壓電式加速度傳感器，又稱振動傳感器，是基于壓電晶體的壓電效應工作的。某些晶體在一定方向上受力變形時，其內部會產生極化現象，同時在它的兩個表面上產生符號相反的電荷；當外力去除后，又重新恢復到不帶電狀態，這種現象稱為“壓電效應"，具有“壓電效應"的晶體稱為壓電晶體。常用的壓電晶體有石英、壓電陶瓷等，在現代生產生活中被應用于許許多多的方面，如手提電腦的硬盤抗摔保護，目前用的數碼相機和攝像機里，也有加速度傳感器，用來檢測拍攝時候的手部的振動，并根據這些振動，自動調節相機的聚焦。壓電加速度傳感器還應用于汽車安全氣囊、防抱死系統、牽引控制系統等安全性能方面。

美國Dytran的3274A1是一款超小型IEPE加速度傳感器/振動傳感器，IEEE1451.2是智能傳感器接口模塊標準。它提供了將傳感器和變送器連接到網絡的接口標準，主要用于實現傳感器的網絡化。IEEE1451.2標準采用通用的A/D或D/A轉換裝置作為傳感器的I/O接口，將各種傳感器模擬量轉換成標準規定格式的數據，連同一個小存儲器—傳感器電子數據表TEDS（Transducer Electronic Data Sheet），與標準規定的處理器目標模型—網絡適配器NCAP（Network Capable Application Process）連接。如此，數據可以按網絡規定的協議接入網絡。該標準結構模型提供了一個連接智能變送器的接口模型STIM（Smart Transducer Interface Module）NCAP的10線標準接口—變送獨立接口TII（Transducer Independence Interface）。

The Dytran 3274A1 is an ultra miniature high frequency IEPE accelerometer with IEEE 1451.4 TEDS capabilities.

Units have an overall height of just 0.24-inches (6.1-millimeters), weigh just 2 grams, and are ideal for the measurement of shock and vibration of very small, lightweight objects such as printed circuit boards and board mounted components.

Offered with a sensitivity of 5 mV/g, the model 3274A1 features a quartz shear sensing element, packaged in a lightweight, teardrop titanium housing. Designed for adhesive mount, the Dytran model 3274A1 has an upper frequency response of 10,000 Hz. Due to their low mass and high crystal stiffness, units have a resonant frequency of >40 kHz, allowing them to be used to measure high frequency vibration with very little error.

The model 3274A1 utilizes a specially designed 3-56 coaxial connector, mating with a 3-foot (0.9-meter) replaceable coaxial cable and terminating to a 10-32 jack. Units are hermetically sealed for reliable operation in high humidity environments, as well as case isolated to avoid EMI/ground loop interference.