MMA7260 3-Axis Accelerometer Sensor Module AVR Code PIC For Arduino

I purchased my sensor from Amazon. This was by far my worst online shopping experience. The first sensor that I received was broken. The new sensor came in a reasonable amount of time however they sent me a different kind of sensor. On Amazon they advertise a MMA"7260" 3-
Axis accelerometer. I was sent a MMA"7361" 3 axis accelerometer

I am not sure what the big difference is between the two. The 7361 sensor has 10 pins and the 7260 has 8 pins. I had a lot more difficulty finding a tutorial online that focused on the 7361 sensor. But this YouTube video helped me figure out what pins did what.

I was able to test the sensor readings with a code I found on the Arduino site.

Arduino code

const int groundpin = 18; // analog input pin 4 -- ground

const int powerpin = 19; // analog input pin 5 -- voltage

const int xpin = A3; // x-axis of the accelerometer

const int ypin = A2; // y-axis

const int zpin = A1; // z-axis (only on 3-axis models)

void setup()

{

// initialize the serial communications:

Serial.begin(9600);

// Provide ground and power by using the analog inputs as normal

// digital pins. This makes it possible to directly connect the

// breakout board to the Arduino. If you use the normal 5V and

// GND pins on the Arduino, you can remove these lines.

pinMode(groundpin, OUTPUT);

pinMode(powerpin, OUTPUT);

digitalWrite(groundpin, LOW);

digitalWrite(powerpin, HIGH);

}

void loop()

{

// print the sensor values:

Serial.print(analogRead(xpin));

// print a tab between values:

Serial.print("\t");

Serial.print(analogRead(ypin));

// print a tab between values:

Serial.print("\t");

Serial.print(analogRead(zpin));

Serial.println();

// delay before next reading:

delay(500);

}

The accelermoeter isn't too sensitive but its just right for my project.

My Fritzing diagram isn't too clear. My MMA7361 sensor wasn't an option. The wiring is still accurate.