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Accurately monitor vibrations with LDT0-028K and STM32L496AG for enhanced safety

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Vibra Sense 2 Click with Discovery kit with STM32L496AG MCU

Published Jul 22, 2025

Click board™

Vibra Sense 2 Click

Dev. board

Discovery kit with STM32L496AG MCU

Compiler

NECTO Studio

MCU

STM32L496AG

Enhance equipment reliability with our piezo vibro sensor to monitor and analyze mechanical vibrations, enabling proactive maintenance

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Hardware Overview

How does it work?

Vibra Sense 2 Click is based on the LDT0-028K, a flexible 28 μm thick piezoelectric PVDF polymer film with screen-printed silver ink electrodes, laminated to a 0.125 mm polyester substrate, and fitted with two crimped contacts from TE Connectivity. This piezo sensor comes with solderable crimp pins often used for flex, touch, vibration, and shock measurements. When the sensor moves back and forth, the voltage comparator inside will create a small AC and a large voltage. However, it has a high receptivity for strong impacts with a wide dynamic range that guarantees excellent measuring performance. The LDTM-028K is a vibration sensor where the sensing element comprises a cantilever beam loaded by an additional mass to offer high

sensitivity at low frequencies. A charge amplifier detects the output signal as a vibration and sends it to the single-ended analog input pin of the ADC. Using a charge amplifier allows a very long measurement time constant and thus allows the "open-circuit" voltage response to be calculated). To bring the corresponding signal to the ADC pin, this Click board™ uses an analog circuitry made of OpAmp MCP6282 from Microchip that has a buffer function. Vibra Sense 2 Click communicates with MCU through the MCP3221, a successive approximation A/D converter with a 12-bit resolution from Microchip, using a 2-wire I2C compatible interface. This device provides one single-ended input with low power consumption, a low maximum conversion current, and a

Standby current of 250μA and 1μA, respectively. Data on the I2C bus can be transferred to 100 kbit/s in the Standard Mode and 400 kbit/s in the Fast Mode. Also, maximum sample rates of 22.3 kSPS with the MCP3221 are possible in a Continuous-Conversion Mode with a clock rate of 400 kHz. This Click board™ can operate with either 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs can use the communication lines properly. Also, this Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

Vibra Sense 2 Click top side image
Vibra Sense 2 Click bottom side image

Features overview

Development board

The 32L496GDISCOVERY Discovery kit serves as a comprehensive demonstration and development platform for the STM32L496AG microcontroller, featuring an Arm® Cortex®-M4 core. Designed for applications that demand a balance of high performance, advanced graphics, and ultra-low power consumption, this kit enables seamless prototyping for a wide range of embedded solutions. With its innovative energy-efficient

architecture, the STM32L496AG integrates extended RAM and the Chrom-ART Accelerator, enhancing graphics performance while maintaining low power consumption. This makes the kit particularly well-suited for applications involving audio processing, graphical user interfaces, and real-time data acquisition, where energy efficiency is a key requirement. For ease of development, the board includes an onboard ST-LINK/V2-1

debugger/programmer, providing a seamless out-of-the-box experience for loading, debugging, and testing applications without requiring additional hardware. The combination of low power features, enhanced memory capabilities, and built-in debugging tools makes the 32L496GDISCOVERY kit an ideal choice for prototyping advanced embedded systems with state-of-the-art energy efficiency.

Discovery kit with STM32L496AG MCU double side image

Microcontroller Overview

MCU Card / MCU

STM32L496AG Image

Architecture

ARM Cortex-M4

MCU Memory (KB)

1024

Silicon Vendor

STMicroelectronics

Pin count

169

RAM (Bytes)

327680

Used MCU Pins

mikroBUS™ mapper

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NC
AN
NC
NC
RST
NC
NC
CS
NC
NC
SCK
NC
NC
MISO
NC
NC
MOSI
Power Supply
3.3V
3.3V
Ground
GND
GND
NC
NC
PWM
NC
NC
INT
NC
NC
TX
NC
NC
RX
I2C Clock
PB8
SCL
I2C Data
PB7
SDA
Power Supply
5V
5V
Ground
GND
GND
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Take a closer look

Click board™ Schematic

Vibra Sense 2 Click Schematic schematic

Step by step

Project assembly

Discovery kit with STM32H750XB MCU front image hardware assembly

Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Discovery kit with STM32L496AG MCU as your development board.

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Software Support

Library Description

This library contains API for Vibra Sense 2 Click driver.

Key functions:

  • vibrasense2_read_data - Read data function

  • vibrasense2_read_voltage - Read voltage function

  • vibrasense2_vibration_level - Get Vibration Level function

Open Source

Code example

The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.

/*!
 * @file main.c
 * @brief VibraSense2 Click example
 *
 * # Description
 * This example shows capabilities of Vibra Sense 2 Click board.
 *
 * The demo application is composed of two sections :
 *
 * ## Application Init
 * Initalizes I2C driver and makes an initial log.
 *
 * ## Application Task
 * Demonstrates use of Vibra Sense 2 Click board by checking
 * vibration levels and displaying changes via USART terminal.
 *
 * @author Stefan Ilic
 *
 */

#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "vibrasense2.h"

static vibrasense2_t vibrasense2;
static log_t logger;

int8_t old_val;
int8_t new_val;

void application_init ( void ) {
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;  /**< Logger config object. */
    vibrasense2_cfg_t vibrasense2_cfg;  /**< Click config object. */

    /** 
     * Logger initialization.
     * Default baud rate: 115200
     * Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
     * @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX 
     * are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will 
     * need to define them manually for log to work. 
     * See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
     */
    LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
    log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
    log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );

    // Click initialization.
    vibrasense2_cfg_setup( &vibrasense2_cfg );
    VIBRASENSE2_MAP_MIKROBUS( vibrasense2_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    err_t init_flag = vibrasense2_init( &vibrasense2, &vibrasense2_cfg );
    if ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == init_flag ) {
        log_error( &logger, " Application Init Error. " );
        log_info( &logger, " Please, run program again... " );

        for ( ; ; );
    }

    old_val = VIBRASENSE2_ERROR;
    log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
    log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
}

void application_task ( void ) {
    new_val = vibrasense2_vibration_level( &vibrasense2 );
    Delay_ms ( 100 );
    if ( new_val != old_val ) {
        switch ( new_val ) {
            case VIBRASENSE2_VIBRA_LVL_0: {
                log_printf( &logger, "            No Vibration \r\n" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
                break;
            }
            case VIBRASENSE2_VIBRA_LVL_1: {
                log_printf( &logger, " Vibration level : Marginal Vibration \r\n" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
                break;
            }
            case VIBRASENSE2_VIBRA_LVL_2: {
                log_printf( &logger, " Vibration level : Slight Vibration \r\n" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
                break;
            }
            case VIBRASENSE2_VIBRA_LVL_3: {
                log_printf( &logger, " Vibration level : Enhanced Vibration \r\n" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
                break;
            }
            case VIBRASENSE2_VIBRA_LVL_4: {
                log_printf( &logger, " Vibration level : Moderate Vibration \r\n" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
                break;
            }
            case VIBRASENSE2_VIBRA_LVL_5: {
                log_printf( &logger, " Vibration level : High Vibration \r\n" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
                break;
            }
            case VIBRASENSE2_VIBRA_LVL_6: {
                log_printf( &logger, " Vibration level : Severe Vibration \r\n" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
                break;
            }
            default: {
                log_printf( &logger, "Error occured!" );
                log_printf( &logger, "-------------------------------------\r\n" );
            }
        }
        old_val = new_val;
    }
}

int main ( void ) 
{
    /* Do not remove this line or clock might not be set correctly. */
    #ifdef PREINIT_SUPPORTED
    preinit();
    #endif
    
    application_init( );
    
    for ( ; ; ) 
    {
        application_task( );
    }

    return 0;
}

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