Source code for wpilib.analogaccelerometer

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import hal

from .analoginput import AnalogInput
from .livewindow import LiveWindow
from .livewindowsendable import LiveWindowSendable

__all__ = ["AnalogAccelerometer"]

[docs]class AnalogAccelerometer(LiveWindowSendable): """Analog Accelerometer The accelerometer reads acceleration directly through the sensor. Many sensors have multiple axis and can be treated as multiple devices. Each is calibrated by finding the center value over a period of time. .. not_implemented: initAccelerometer """ def __init__(self, channel): """Create a new instance of Accelerometer from either an existing AnalogChannel or from an analog channel port index. :param channel: port index or an already initialized :class:`.AnalogInput` """ if not hasattr(channel, "getAverageVoltage"): channel = AnalogInput(channel) self.analogChannel = channel self.voltsPerG = 1.0 self.zeroGVoltage = 2.5 hal.HALReport(hal.HALUsageReporting.kResourceType_Accelerometer, self.analogChannel.getChannel()) LiveWindow.addSensorChannel("Accelerometer", self.analogChannel.getChannel(), self)
[docs] def getAcceleration(self): """Return the acceleration in Gs. The acceleration is returned units of Gs. :returns: The current acceleration of the sensor in Gs. :rtype: float """ return (self.analogChannel.getAverageVoltage() - self.zeroGVoltage) / self.voltsPerG
[docs] def setSensitivity(self, sensitivity): """Set the accelerometer sensitivity. This sets the sensitivity of the accelerometer used for calculating the acceleration. The sensitivity varies by accelerometer model. There are constants defined for various models. :param sensitivity: The sensitivity of accelerometer in Volts per G. :type sensitivity: float """ self.voltsPerG = sensitivity
[docs] def setZero(self, zero): """Set the voltage that corresponds to 0 G. The zero G voltage varies by accelerometer model. There are constants defined for various models. :param zero: The zero G voltage. :type zero: float """ self.zeroGVoltage = zero
[docs] def pidGet(self): """Get the Acceleration for the PID Source parent. :returns: The current acceleration in Gs. :rtype: float """ return self.getAcceleration()
def getSmartDashboardType(self): return "Accelerometer" # Live Window code, only does anything if live window is activated. def updateTable(self): table = self.getTable() if table is not None: table.putNumber("Value", self.getAcceleration()) def startLiveWindowMode(self): # Don't have to do anything special when entering the LiveWindow. pass def stopLiveWindowMode(self): # Don't have to do anything special when exiting the LiveWindow. pass