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Accelerometer

If you want to monitor and trigger events based on a rigid body's angular or linear acceleration, use the Accelerometer command to attach an accelerometer to a rigid body.

You can scale the output to represent it as a constant, voltage, or current, or you can trim the output. You can use the output as a signal.

Where do I find it?

Application Mechatronics Concept Designer
Command Accelerometer

How do I

  • Create an accelerometer

Learn more

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Look up more details

  • Accelerometer dialog box

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Accelerometer, NX 2212 Series — © Siemens

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/209349590/PL20220512394070742.mechatronics/xid1067543 · retrieved 2026-07-07