{"id":9614,"date":"2024-03-20T08:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T08:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/?p=9614"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:06:17","slug":"accelerometer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/accelerometer\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerometer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/accelerometer\/#STEP_1\" title=\"STEP 1\">STEP 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/accelerometer\/#STEP_2\" title=\"STEP 2\">STEP 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/accelerometer\/#STEP_3\" title=\"STEP 3\">STEP 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/accelerometer\/#STEP_4\" title=\"STEP 4\">STEP 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/accelerometer\/#STEP_5\" title=\"STEP 5\">STEP 5<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/modules\/accelerometer\/#STEP_6\" title=\"STEP 6\">STEP 6<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_1\"><\/span>STEP 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make a directory inside your \u201ctessel-code\u201d folder called \u201caccelerometer\u201d, change directory into that folder, and initialize a tessel project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"mkdir accelerometer; cd accelerometer; t2 init\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">mkdir<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">accelerometer<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">cd<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">accelerometer<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">t2<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">init<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_2\"><\/span>STEP 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Plug the accelerometer module into Tessel&nbsp;<strong>port A<\/strong>&nbsp;with the hexagon\/icon side down and the electrical components on the top, then plug Tessel into your computer via USB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_3\"><\/span>STEP 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Install by typing&nbsp;<code>npm install accel-mma84<\/code>&nbsp;into the command line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"npm install accel-mma84\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">npm<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">install<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">accel-mma84<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_4\"><\/span>STEP 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rename \u201cindex.js\u201d to \u201caccelerometer.js\u201d and replace the file\u2019s contents with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"\/\/ Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.\n\/\/ http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\n\n\/*********************************************\nThis basic accelerometer example logs a stream\nof x, y, and z data from the accelerometer\n*********************************************\/\n\nvar tessel = require('tessel');\nvar accel = require('accel-mma84').use(tessel.port['A']);\n\n\/\/ Initialize the accelerometer.\naccel.on('ready', function () {\n\/\/ Stream accelerometer data\naccel.on('data', function (xyz) {\n  console.log('x:', xyz[0].toFixed(2),\n    'y:', xyz[1].toFixed(2),\n    'z:', xyz[2].toFixed(2));\n});\n\n});\n\naccel.on('error', function(err){\n  console.log('Error:', err);\n});\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/*********************************************<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">This basic accelerometer example logs a stream<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">of x, y, and z data from the accelerometer<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">*********************************************\/<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">tessel<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">require<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">tessel<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">accel<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">require<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">accel-mma84<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">use<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">tessel<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">port<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">[<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">])<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ Initialize the accelerometer.<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">accel<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">on<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">ready<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">function<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">()<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\">\/\/ Stream accelerometer data<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">accel<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">on<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">data<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">function<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">xyz<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">console<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">x:<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">xyz<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">[<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">0<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">]<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">toFixed<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">2<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">    <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">y:<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">xyz<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">[<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">]<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">toFixed<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">2<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">    <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">z:<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">xyz<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">[<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">2<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">]<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">toFixed<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">2<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">))<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">accel<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">on<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">error<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">function<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">err<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">){<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">console<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">Error:<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">err<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_5\"><\/span>STEP 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/KnXf6uL.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9621\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In your command line,&nbsp;<code>t2 run accelerometer.js<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch x, y, and z values appear in your terminal! Move the Tessel module around to see acceleration along different axes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonus:<\/strong>&nbsp;Instead of just printing data, can you make the accelerometer tell you something useful? Make the Tessel log whether it\u2019s right side up or upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see what else you can do with the accelerometer module, see the module docs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/tessel\/accel-mma84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_6\"><\/span>STEP 6<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What else can you do with a accelerometer module? Try a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairesdev.com\/tools\/tessel\/blog\/8-awesome-tessel-projects\/\">community-created project.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEP 1 Make a directory inside your \u201ctessel-code\u201d folder called \u201caccelerometer\u201d, change directory into that folder, and initialize a tessel project: STEP 2 Plug the accelerometer module into Tessel&nbsp;port A&nbsp;with the hexagon\/icon side down and the electrical components on the top, then plug Tessel into your computer via USB. 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