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Onboard Sensors

There are multiple onboard sensors on Futureboard.

Onboard Sensors Blocks​

Sample Program: Buttons​

Pressing the buttons changes the color.

Sample Program: Temperature and Light sensors​

The sensor values are shown on the screen.

Sample Program: Accelerometer and Gyroscope​

Please refer to the following figure for the axis orientation.

The acceleration values are shown on the screen.

Sample Program: Gestures​

The Futureboard can detect 8 gestures:

  1. 'shake'
  2. 'freefall'
  3. 'tilt_up'
  4. 'tilt_down'
  5. 'tilt_left'
  6. 'tilt_right'
  7. 'face_up'
  8. 'face_down'

Shake the FutureBoard for a sound.

Sample Program: Gesture Triggers​

Shake the FutureBoard for a sound.

Note: Trigger Events only work when the program is uploaded onto the FutureBoard.

Sample Program: Gyroscope​

Shows the roll and pitch of the FutureBoard.

Sample Program: Magnetic Sensor​

The magnetic sensor has a range of ±800(μT)。

The magnetic strengths are shown on FutureBoard.

The magnetic sensor needs to be calibrated before use.

Sample Program: Compass​

The compass returns a compass bearing, with 0 indicating North.

The compass bearing is shown.