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Data Type of Accelerometer Measurement

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‎07-13-2021 13:38

‎07-13-2021 13:38

What data type of the x y z read from the accelerometer? I am trying to utilize the memory efficiently. Is 1 byte for each value enough?

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‎07-13-2021 13:55

‎07-13-2021 13:55

Javascript Number. One byte would probably be enough. You'll need to scale the values, taking into account the maximum acceleration that you expect. I've found that you can get 50+ m/s/s, although normal exercise is usually much less.

Peter McLennan
Gondwana Software

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‎07-13-2021 13:55

‎07-13-2021 13:55

Javascript Number. One byte would probably be enough. You'll need to scale the values, taking into account the maximum acceleration that you expect. I've found that you can get 50+ m/s/s, although normal exercise is usually much less.

Peter McLennan
Gondwana Software
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