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1.1 KiB
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42 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
# Set Accelerometer Range
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Set up the part of the micro:bit that measures
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[acceleration](/reference/input/acceleration) (how much the microbit
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is speeding up or slowing down), in case you need to measure high
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or low acceleration.
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```sig
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input.setAccelerometerRange(AcceleratorRange.OneG);
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```
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### Parameters
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* ``range`` means the biggest number of gravities of acceleration you
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will be measuring (either `1g`, `2g`, `4g`, or `8g`). Any bigger numbers
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will be ignored by your micro:bit, both when you are picking a
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number of gravities, and when you are measuring acceleration.
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### Example
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This program says the highest acceleration that your micro:bit
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will measure is 4G. Then it measures acceleration from side to side
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until you stop the program.
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```blocks
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input.setAccelerometerRange(AcceleratorRange.FourG);
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basic.forever(() => {
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basic.showNumber(input.acceleration(Dimension.X));
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});
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```
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#### ~hint
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This program does not work in the simulator, only in a micro:bit.
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#### ~
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### See Also
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[compass heading](/reference/input/compass-heading),
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[light level](/reference/input/light-level)
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