A smart, communication-enabled distance gauge for recording deflections and displacements in MEC-Line experiments. An articulated arm built from one long and two short segments places the measuring head freely in the plane, and an integrated inclinometer reports the measurement direction so the Sangari software registers readings in the correct axis. The module clips into the
ST500 digital experiment frame without cabling and its position can be adjusted in the software by drag and drop. Readings are displayed locally on the OLED and in real time in the host software.