A new velocity gauge that allows use of as many as 64 gauges per signal cable has been developed and tested. The gauge, designated ``make‐wire,'' uses moving wires contacting a printed circuit board to provide a digital signal consisting of a series of electrical offs and ons. The distance and the time between these discrete electrical changes are known; therefore, the velocity of the moving system can be determined. The gauge allows scaling up or down to obtain a sample exposure area as small as 0.6 cm2. The gauges have been used in an underground nuclear effects test. The minimum velocity measured with the present configuration was estimated to be 50 cm/sec.