Library for driving the MMA8452 accelerometer over I2C
Dependents: MMA8452_Test MMA8452_Demo Dualing_Tanks IMU-Controlled_MP3_Player ... more
Here is a simple example:
#include "mbed.h" #include "MMA8452.h" int main() { Serial pc(USBTX,USBRX); pc.baud(115200); double x = 0, y = 0, z = 0; MMA8452 acc(p28, p27, 40000); acc.setBitDepth(MMA8452::BIT_DEPTH_12); acc.setDynamicRange(MMA8452::DYNAMIC_RANGE_4G); acc.setDataRate(MMA8452::RATE_100); while(1) { if(!acc.isXYZReady()) { wait(0.01); continue; } acc.readXYZGravity(&x,&y,&z); pc.printf("Gravities: %lf %lf %lf\r\n",x,y,z); } }
An easy way to test that this actually works is to run the loop above and hold the MMA8452 parallel to the ground along the respective axis (and upsidedown in each axis). You will see 1G on the respective axis and 0G on the others.
Diff: MMA8452.cpp
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diff -r 27aa3cd43234 -r b3d0abd97e55 MMA8452.cpp --- a/MMA8452.cpp Wed Oct 16 16:26:26 2013 +0000 +++ b/MMA8452.cpp Wed Oct 16 18:55:16 2013 +0000 @@ -57,6 +57,39 @@ } +// Get 'Fast Read Mode' called F_READ. If bit 1 is set '1' then F_READ is active. Fast read will skip LSB when reading xyz +// resisters from 0x01 to 0x06. When F_READ is '0' then all 6 registers will be read. + +int Accelerometer_MMA8452::get_CTRL_Reg1(int& CTRL_Reg) +{ +{ + char mcu_address = (MMA8452_ADDRESS<<1); + m_i2c.start(); + if( m_i2c.write( mcu_address & 0xFE) == 0) // just good practice to force bit 1 to a '0' by ANDing with 0xFE + { + return 1; // we failed to write the mcu address on the bus to initiate dialogue + } + if( m_i2c.write( CTRL_REG_1) == 0) + { + return 1; // we failed to write 'status' to the chip + } + m_i2c.start(); + if( m_i2c.write( mcu_address | 0x01) == 0) // this is asking to read the slave mcu address - even though it's a 'write' method!!! Crap API... + { + return 1; // we failed to request a read from that mcu - this really is just writing the mcu vaule on the bus + } + CTRL_Reg = m_i2c.read(0); + m_i2c.stop(); + return 0; + + +} + + + + +} + // Setting the control register bit 1 to true to activate the MMA8452 int Accelerometer_MMA8452::standby() {