NXP FXOS8700 Element
The FXOS8700 element is used to measure XYZ acceleration and magnetic forces. This element is for using the NXP FXOS8700 six-axis Xtrinsic accelerometer and magnetometer sensor.
The FXOS8700 is a sensor element that can be imported into the Element Toolbox through the Add Element
button located in the toolbox from Embedded View. NXP Rapid IoT projects have this element imported by default.
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Properties
The following properties can be changed for the FXOS8700 element:
Name
The name of the element.
GPIO Driver Instance
The GPIO driver used for interrupt pins. This will be 0 for most platforms.
I2C Driver Instance
The I2C bus used to communicate with the sensor.
I2C Address
The I2C address the element sends data to.
Interrupt One Enabled
The state of the first interrupt pin: disabled or enabled. The FXOS8700 has two interrupt pins, either of which you can use.
Interrupt One GPIO Pin
The platform-specific interrupt GPIO pin while interrupt one is enabled.
Interrupt Two Enabled
The state of the second interrupt pin: disabled or enabled.
Interrupt Two GPIO Pin
The platform-specific interrupt GPIO pin while interrupt two is enabled.
Movement Detection Type
The movement type to detect. The FXOS8700 can detect freefall, motion, or tap events, but only one type at a time.
Triggers
The following triggers are available to execute events from within the FXOS8700 element:
Triggered
Execute an event when the source element connected to the buzzer triggers.
Sensor Data Read
Execute an event when the sensor’s data is read.
Accelerometer X Value Read
Execute an event when the accelerometer’s x-axis value is read.
Accelerometer Y Value Read
Execute an event when the accelerometer’s y-axis value is read.
Accelerometer Z Value Read
Execute an event when the accelerometer’s z-axis value is read.
Magnetometer X Value Read
Execute an event when the magnetometer’s x-axis value is read.
Magnetometer Y Value Read
Execute an event when the magnetometer’s y-axis value is read.
Magnetometer Z Value Read
Execute an event when the magnetometer’s z-axis value is read.
Freefall Detected
Execute an event when a freefall event is detected.
Motion Detected
Execute an event when a motion event is detected.
Tap Detected
Execute an event when a tap event is detected.
Abilities
The following abilities are available for the FXOS8700 element when its source element triggers:
Trigger
Trigger the element(s) that follow the FXOS8700 element.
Enable
Enable the sensor.
Disable
Disable the sensor.
Set Enabled State
Set the state of the sensor: enabled or disabled.
Read Sensor Data
Read the sensor’s accelerometer and magnetometer data.
Read Accelerometer X Value
Read the accelerometer’s x-axis data.
Read Accelerometer Y Value
Read the accelerometer’s y-axis data.
Read Accelerometer Z Value
Read the accelerometer’s z-axis data.
Read Magnetometer X Value
Read the magnetometer’s x-axis data.
Read Magnetometer Y Value
Read the magnetometer’s y-axis data.
Read Magnetometer Z Value
Read the magnetometer’s z-axis data.
Enable Freefall Detection
Enabled the hardware to detect freefall events, and disable other detection events.
Enable Motion Detection
Enabled the hardware to detect motion events, and disable other detection events.
Enable Tap Detection
Enabled the hardware to detect tap events, and disable other detection events.
Disable Movement Detection
Disable the hardware from detecting movement events.