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Meadow.Foundation.Sensors.Motion.Bno055

Bno055
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BNO055 is a 9-axis absolute orientation sensor. The three sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer) are measured with a 32-bit cortex M0 microcontroller. The BNO055 is controlled via I2C.

Code Example

Bno055 sensor;

public override Task Initialize()
{
Resolver.Log.Info("Initialize...");

// create the sensor driver
sensor = new Bno055(Device.CreateI2cBus());

// classical .NET events can also be used:
sensor.Updated += (sender, result) =>
{
Resolver.Log.Info($"Accel: [X:{result.New.Acceleration3D?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.New.Acceleration3D?.Y.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.New.Acceleration3D?.Z.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2} (m/s^2)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Gyro: [X:{result.New.AngularVelocity3D?.X.DegreesPerSecond:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.New.AngularVelocity3D?.Y.DegreesPerSecond:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.New.AngularVelocity3D?.Z.DegreesPerSecond:N2} (degrees/s)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Compass: [X:{result.New.MagneticField3D?.X.Tesla:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.New.MagneticField3D?.Y.Tesla:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.New.MagneticField3D?.Z.Tesla:N2} (Tesla)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Gravity: [X:{result.New.GravityVector?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.New.GravityVector?.Y.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.New.GravityVector?.Z.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2} (meters/s^2)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Quaternion orientation: [X:{result.New.QuaternionOrientation?.X:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.New.QuaternionOrientation?.Y:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.New.QuaternionOrientation?.Z:N2}]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Euler orientation: [heading: {result.New.EulerOrientation?.Heading:N2}," +
$"Roll: {result.New.EulerOrientation?.Roll:N2}," +
$"Pitch: {result.New.EulerOrientation?.Pitch:N2}]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Linear Accel: [X:{result.New.LinearAcceleration?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.New.LinearAcceleration?.Y.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.New.LinearAcceleration?.Z.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2} (meters/s^2)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Temp: {result.New.Temperature?.Celsius:N2}C");
};

// Example that uses an IObservable subscription to only be notified when the filter is satisfied
var consumer = Bno055.CreateObserver(
handler: result => Resolver.Log.Info($"Observer: [x] changed by threshold; new [x]: X:{result.New.Acceleration3D?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}, old: X:{result.Old?.Acceleration3D?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}"),
// only notify if there's a greater than 1 micro tesla on the Y axis

filter: result =>
{
if (result.Old is { } old)
{
return ((result.New.Acceleration3D - old.Acceleration3D)?.Y > new Acceleration(1, AU.MetersPerSecondSquared));
}
return false;
});
sensor.Subscribe(consumer);

return Task.CompletedTask;
}

public async override Task Run()
{
await ReadConditions();

sensor.StartUpdating(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500));
}

protected async Task ReadConditions()
{
var result = await sensor.Read();
Resolver.Log.Info("Initial Readings:");
Resolver.Log.Info($"Accel: [X:{result.Acceleration3D?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.Acceleration3D?.Y.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.Acceleration3D?.Z.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2} (m/s^2)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Gyro: [X:{result.AngularVelocity3D?.X.DegreesPerSecond:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.AngularVelocity3D?.Y.DegreesPerSecond:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.AngularVelocity3D?.Z.DegreesPerSecond:N2} (degrees/s)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Compass: [X:{result.MagneticField3D?.X.Tesla:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.MagneticField3D?.Y.Tesla:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.MagneticField3D?.Z.Tesla:N2} (Tesla)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Gravity: [X:{result.GravityVector?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.GravityVector?.Y.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.GravityVector?.Z.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2} (meters/s^2)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Quaternion orientation: [X:{result.QuaternionOrientation?.X:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.QuaternionOrientation?.Y:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.QuaternionOrientation?.Z:N2}]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Euler orientation: [heading: {result.EulerOrientation?.Heading:N2}," +
$"Roll: {result.EulerOrientation?.Roll:N2}," +
$"Pitch: {result.EulerOrientation?.Pitch:N2}]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Linear Accel: [X:{result.LinearAcceleration?.X.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.LinearAcceleration?.Y.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.LinearAcceleration?.Z.MetersPerSecondSquared:N2} (meters/s^2)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Temp: {result.Temperature?.Celsius:N2}C");
}

Sample project(s) available on GitHub

Wiring Example

The following diagram shows the BNO055 configured for bas