Years ago I saw a neat dash gadget for a Jeep that had two pictures of a Jeep on the unit. As you drove, the two pictures would move, showing pitch and roll angles, with the idea it would help prevent you from tipping over when driving off road.
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//BMA180 triple axis accelerometer sample code//
//www.geeetech.com//
//
#include <wire.h>
#define BMA180 0x40 //address of the accelerometer
#define RESET 0x10
#define PWR 0x0D
#define BW 0X20
#define RANGE 0X35
#define DATA 0x02
//
int offx = 31;
int offy = 47;
int offz = -23;
//
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
Wire.begin();
Serial.println(“Demo started, initializing sensors”);
AccelerometerInit();
Serial.println(“Sensors have been initialized”);
}
//
void AccelerometerInit()
//
{
byte temp[1];
byte temp1;
//
writeTo(BMA180,RESET,0xB6);
//wake up mode
writeTo(BMA180,PWR,0x10);
// low pass filter,
readFrom(BMA180, BW,1,temp);
temp1=temp[0]&0x0F;
writeTo(BMA180, BW, temp1);
// range +/- 2g
readFrom(BMA180, RANGE, 1 ,temp);
temp1=(temp[0]&0xF1) | 0x04;
writeTo(BMA180,RANGE,temp1);
}
//
void AccelerometerRead()
{
// read in the 3 axis data, each one is 14 bits
// print the data to terminal
int n=6;
byte result[5];
readFrom(BMA180, DATA, n , result);
int x= (( result[0] | result[1]<<8>>2)+offx ;</8>
float x1=x/4096.0;
Serial.print(“x=”);
Serial.print(x1);
Serial.print(“g”);
//
int y= (( result[2] | result[3]<<8>>2)+offy;</8>
float y1=y/4096.0;
Serial.print(“,y=”);
Serial.print(y1);
Serial.print(“g”);
//
int z= (( result[4] | result[5]<<8>>2)+offz;</8>
float z1=z/4096.0;
Serial.print(“,z=”);
Serial.print(z1);
Serial.println(“g”);
}
//
void loop()
{
AccelerometerRead();
delay(300); // slow down output
}
//
//—————- Functions——————–
//Writes val to address register on ACC
void writeTo(int DEVICE, byte address, byte val)
{
Wire.beginTransmission(DEVICE); //start transmission to ACC
Wire.write(address); //send register address
Wire.write(val); //send value to write
Wire.endTransmission(); //end trnsmisson
}
//reads num bytes starting from address register in to buff array
void readFrom(int DEVICE, byte address , int num ,byte buff[])
{
Wire.beginTransmission(DEVICE); //start transmission to ACC
Wire.write(address); //send reguster address
Wire.endTransmission(); //end transmission
Wire.beginTransmission(DEVICE); //start transmission to ACC
Wire.requestFrom(DEVICE,num); //request 6 bits from ACC
int i=0;
while(Wire.available()) //ACC may abnormal
{
buff[i] =Wire.read(); //receive a byte
i++;
}
Wire.endTransmission(); //end transmission
}
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