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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Author: Ron Evans (@deadprogram)
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE
+
+import time, sys, signal, atexit
+import pyupm_curieimu as curieimu
+
+## Exit handlers ##
+# This stops python from printing a stacktrace when you hit control-C
+def SIGINTHandler(signum, frame):
+	raise SystemExit
+
+# This lets you run code on exit,
+# including functions from myAccelrCompass
+def exitHandler():
+	print "Exiting"
+	sys.exit(0)
+
+# Register exit handlers
+atexit.register(exitHandler)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, SIGINTHandler)
+
+
+while(1):
+	# Get the acceleration
+	curieimu.updateAccel();
+
+	outputStr = "acc: gX {0} - gY {1} - gZ {2}".format(
+	curieimu.getAccelX(), curieimu.getAccelY(),
+	curieimu.getAccelZ())
+	print outputStr
+
+	print " "
+	time.sleep(1)