An Arduino Uno provides the processing power and drives the serial monitor. A joystick and a Hitachi H48C accelerometer are mounted on a breadboard and wired to the Uno.

They also only implement serial sending (so the Arduino receives) so far, although they mention the next step would be to build the other side of the connection.

Hitachi’s HD44780 based 16×2 character LCD are very cheap and widely available, and is an essential part for any project that displays information. Using the LCD backpack, desired data can be ...

He uses a cheap, $12 sensor with an Arduino and a Radiation shield and monitors the data on his computer.