Examples

get acceleration

Acceleration
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Get Acceleration as tuple value in 3-axis x,y,z from BNO055
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# Get Acceleration Example
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# Created: 2017-02-24 12:48:43.342375
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from bosch.bno055 import bno055
import streams

streams.serial()

# Setup sensor 
# This setup is referred to bno055 mounted on 10DOF Click in slot A of a Flip n Click device 

print("Start...")
bno = bno055.BNO055(I2C0)
bno.start()
print("Init...")
# Enabled Accelerometer
bno.init("acc") # Operating Mode ACCONLY (only raw accelerometer data)
print("Ready!")
print("--------------------------------------------------------")

while True:
    data = bno.get_acc() # Read Data on 3 axis
    print("Acceleration on XYZ", data)
    print("--------------------------------------------------------")
    sleep(5000)

inclination alarm

Inclination Alarm
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Basic Example of BNO055 usage for overcoming tilt threshold alarm
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# Inclination Alarm
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# Created: 2017-02-24 14:30:21.325536
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from bosch.bno055 import bno055
import streams

streams.serial()

# Setup sensor 
# This setup is referred to bno055 mounted on 10DOF Click in slot A of a Flip n Click device 

print("Start...")
bno = bno055.BNO055(I2C0)
bno.start()
print("Init...")
# Eenabled Accelerometer, Magnetometer, and Gyroscope
bno.init("comp") # Operating Mode COMPASS (measure the magnetic earth field and calculate the geographic direction)
print("Ready!")
print("--------------------------------------------------------")

while True:
    data = bno.get_euler() # Read Data
    print('heading: ',data[0],' roll: ',data[1],' pitch: ',data[2])
    angle = int(max(abs(data[1]),abs(data[2]))) # max angle between roll and pitch
    if angle >= 0 and angle<= 30: # angle check
        print("OK! inclination pack: "+str(angle)+" degrees!")
    else:
        print("WARNING! inclination pack: "+ str(angle)+" degrees!")        
    sleep(1000)