Top "Sensors" questions

Tag for questions about sensors, often used on integrated circuits and electronic devices to sense and measure external environmental variables.

Which Android phones out there do have a gyroscope?

I find it very hard to get any consolidating information about which Android phones do have a gyroscope, or if …

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How to detect movement of an android device?

I need suggestion about how to detect the amount of movement of an android device. Suppose I have put the …

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iPhone Proximity Sensor

Can the iPhone SDK take advantage of the iPhone's proximity sensors? If so, why hasn't anyone taken advantage of them? …

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Android TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION sensor - what does it show?

I am developing application for car acceleration tracking. I used standard accelerometer, calibrating it in specific position beforehand. Then, assuming …

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Use Arduino GSM/GPRS shield to send data to my web service

I know how to make calls and send SMSes using a GSM/GPRS shield for Arduino Uno. But I have …

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How to read serial port data from JavaScript

I connected an Arduino to my laptop using USB, and I can read the serial data using Processing. Is there …

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Meaning of "LSB/Unit" and "Unit/LSB"

At the moment I'm playing with the LSM303DLHC accelerometer/magnetometer/thermometer. This is its datasheet: http://www.st.com/…

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Get device angle by using getOrientation() function

I was using Sensor.TYPE_ORIENTATION to determine current angle of device but TYPE_ORIENTATION is deprecated on API version 8. …

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Smoothing data from a sensor

I have a 3D sensor which measures v(x,y,z) data. I'm only using the x and y data. …

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How to access CPU's heat sensors?

I am working on software in which I need to access the temperature sensors in the CPU and get control …

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