The API has been changed in some cases - see the apichanges.md
document.
In addition, this driver uses a new upm_vectortypes.i SWIG interface
file to provide a mechanism for methods that return a vector of floats
and ints instead of a pointer to an array.
This works much nicer than C array pointers, and results in Python/JS/Java
code that looks much more "natural" to the language in use.
The Python, JS, and Java examples have been changed to use these
methods. Support for the "old" C-style pointer methods are still
provided for backward compatibility with existing code.
As an example - to retrieve the x, y, and z data for Euler Angles from
the bno055, the original python code would look something like:
...
x = sensorObj.new_floatp()
y = sensorObj.new_floatp()
z = sensorObj.new_floatp()
...
sensor.getEulerAngles(x, y, z)
...
print("Euler: Heading:", sensorObj.floatp_value(x), end=' ')
print(" Roll:", sensorObj.floatp_value(y), end=' ')
...
Now the equivalent code is simply:
floatData = sensor.getEulerAngles()
print("Euler: Heading:", floatData[0], ...
print(" Roll:", floatData[1], end=' ')
...
Additionally, interrupt handling for Java is now implemented
completely in the C++ header file now rather than the .cxx file, so no
special SWIG processing is required anymore. See Issue #518 .
Signed-off-by: Jon Trulson <jtrulson@ics.com>
This driver implements support for the Bosch BNO055 Absolute
Orientation 9DOF Fusion Hub. It was implemented on the Adafruit
variant at https://www.adafruit.com/products/2472.
The BNO055 is a System in Package (SiP), integrating a triaxial 14-bit
accelerometer, a triaxial 16-bit gyroscope with a range of ±2000
degrees per second, a triaxial geomagnetic sensor and a 32-bit cortex
M0+ microcontroller running Bosch Sensortec sensor fusion software, in
a single package.
This sensor handles the hard problem of combining various sensor
information into a reliable measurement of sensor orientation (refered
to as 'sensor fusion'). The onboard MCU runs this software and can
provide fusion output in the form of Euler Angles, Quaternions, Linear
Acceleration, and Gravity Vectors in 3 axes.
The focus on this driver has been on supporting the fusion components.
Less support is available for use of this device as a generic
accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer, however enough
infrastructure is available to add any missing functionality.
Signed-off-by: Jon Trulson <jtrulson@ics.com>
Signed-off-by: Noel Eck <noel.eck@intel.com>
