Flex Sensor Hookup Guide

Contributors: jimblom, bboyho

Example Circuit

The simplest way to incorporate this sensor into your project is by using it in a voltage divider. This circuit requires one resistor. Many values from 10KΩ to 100KΩ will work. If you have a resistor kit, you may want to introduce some trial-and-error to hone in on that perfect static resistance.

A value between the minimum and maximum resistance values is usually a good choice. We'll use a 47kΩ resistor in this example. Here's the hookup:

And a schematic:

The 47kΩ resistor on the ground side, and the flex sensor on the 5V side, means as the flex sensor's resistance increases (meaning the sensor is bending) the voltage on A0 will decrease.