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Lesson : The gyroscope sensor

2. The gyroscope sensor
• In this lesson, you will learn to use the gyroscope sensor.
• For this, you will use the SensorManager and the sensor
type TYPE_GYROSCOPE.

3. The gyroscope sensor
• To use the gyroscope sensor, you have to get the sensor manager with the
method getSystemService() then get the sensor by default of type
TYPE_GYROSCOPE.
SensorManager sensorManager = (SensorManager)this.getSystemService (SENSOR_SERVICE);
Sensor sensorGyroscope = sensorManager.getDefaultSensor (Sensor.TYPE_GYROSCOPE);

4. The gyroscope sensor
• To get the values ofthe gyroscope, you have to implement
SensorEventListener and the methods onAccuracyChanged() and
onSensorChanged(). With this method, you can get the values of the
sensor :
extends Activity implements SensorEventListener {
public void onAccuracyChanged (Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {
}
public void onSensorChanged (SensorEvent event) {
// Values : event.values [0], event.values [1], event.values [2]
}

5. The gyroscope sensor
• When the application is paused (onPause() called) and when
it’s resumed (onResume() called), you have to respectively
unregister the listener and register it :
protected void onResume() {
sensorManager.registerListener (this, sensorGyroscope,
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_GAME);
super.onResume();
}
protected void onPause() {
sensorManager.unregisterListener (this, sensorGyroscope);
super.onPause();
}

6. Layout main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tv_output"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>

7. File Main.java
public class Main extends Activity implements SensorEventListener {
private SensorManager sensorManager;
private Sensor sensorGyroscope;
private TextView tv_output;
public void onCreate (Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate (savedInstanceState);
setContentView (R.layout.main);
tv_output = (TextView)findViewById (R.id.tv_output);
sensorManager = (SensorManager)this.getSystemService (SENSOR_SERVICE);
sensorGyroscope = sensorManager.getDefaultSensor (Sensor.TYPE_GYROSCOPE);
}
public void onSensorChanged (SensorEvent event) {
tv_output.setText ("0: " + event.values [0] + "n" + "1: " + event.values [1] + "n"
+ "2: " + event.values [2] + "n");
}

8. File Main.java
public void onAccuracyChanged (Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {
}
protected void onResume() {
sensorManager.registerListener (this, sensorGyroscope, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_GAME);
super.onResume();
}
protected void onPause() {
sensorManager.unregisterListener (this, sensorGyroscope);
super.onPause();
}
}

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