Adafruit_CircuitPython_FXOS.../examples/fxos8700_simpletest.py
2020-03-15 18:43:38 -04:00

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# Simple demo of the FXOS8700 accelerometer and magnetometer.
# Will print the acceleration and magnetometer values every second.
import time
import board
import busio
import adafruit_fxos8700
# Initialize I2C bus and device.
i2c = busio.I2C(board.SCL, board.SDA)
sensor = adafruit_fxos8700.FXOS8700(i2c)
# Optionally create the sensor with a different accelerometer range (the
# default is 2G, but you can use 4G or 8G values):
# sensor = adafruit_fxos8700.FXOS8700(i2c, accel_range=adafruit_fxos8700.ACCEL_RANGE_4G)
# sensor = adafruit_fxos8700.FXOS8700(i2c, accel_range=adafruit_fxos8700.ACCEL_RANGE_8G)
# Main loop will read the acceleration and magnetometer values every second
# and print them out.
while True:
# Read acceleration & magnetometer.
accel_x, accel_y, accel_z = sensor.accelerometer
mag_x, mag_y, mag_z = sensor.magnetometer
# Print values.
print(
"Acceleration (m/s^2): ({0:0.3f}, {1:0.3f}, {2:0.3f})".format(
accel_x, accel_y, accel_z
)
)
print(
"Magnetometer (uTesla): ({0:0.3f}, {1:0.3f}, {2:0.3f})".format(
mag_x, mag_y, mag_z
)
)
# Delay for a second.
time.sleep(1.0)