Access raw accelerometer data?

[hgoldwire]

Hi gang,

Is there a way to access raw x/y/z accelerometer data? If not, please consider this a feature request.

Thanks!

[bsatrom]

Hey @hgoldwire thanks for the question, and welcome to the community!

Raw accelerometer data is not currently developer-accessible, so your feature request is noted! What are you thinking of using the raw data for, if you had access to it?

[hgoldwire]

I want to determine orientation with greater precision than face-up/-down etc.

My device will be installed in potentially any orientation, so I want to take x/y/z accel readings as a baseline, and then I want to periodically take new x/y/z readings, from which I can infer pitch/roll relative to the baseline.

[bsatrom]

Great, thanks for the additional context! I’ll log a feature request with the firmware team. Thanks again for posting and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any other questions.