Arduino 101 CurieIMU Step Count
With this tutorial you learn to use the step counting feature of the IMU.
With this tutorial you learn to use the step counting feature of the IMU. You also learn to set the step detection mode and the interrupt based step counting. As an alternative, you can use a timed reading loop (polling) for a more relaxed output on the Serial monitor.
Hardware Required
The Circuit
image developed using Fritzing. No additional hardware is needed to use this tutorial.
Software Essentials
Libraries
CurieIMU.h is the library that gives access to all the parameters, features and readings of the IMU chip of the 101 board. This unit contains a three axes accelerometer and a three axes gyroscope. This library is part of the 101 board core and it is loaded together with the core files for Arduino 101. In this tutorial we set up the Step detection feature and read the steps either with interrupt or polling.
Functions
updateStepCount() - This function reads, when called, the number of steps counted since the initialisation of the IMU sensor. If the number is the same of the last reading, nothing happens, else the new value is printed on the Serial monitor and stored.
Code
This sketch supports both interrupt driven and polling step counting. The Sketch is set up for event driven (interrupt) reading, but you may go to 1s polling changing this line from
boolean stepEventsEnabeled = true;boolean stepEventsEnabeled = false;1/*2
3 * Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.4
5 * See the bottom of this file for the license terms.6
7 */8
9/*10
11   This sketch example demonstrates how the BMI160 accelerometer on the12
13   Intel(R) Curie(TM) module can be used as a Step Counter (pedometer)14
15*/16
17#include "CurieIMU.h"18
19/* To get an interrupt notification for every step detected,20
21    set stepEventsEnabeled to true. Otherwise, the main loop will22
23    poll for the current step count.24
25   By design, the step counter does not immediately update on every step detected.26
27   Please refer to Section 2.7 of the BMI160 IMU SensorData Sheet28
29   for more information on this feature.30
31*/32
33const int ledPin = 13;34
35bool stepEventsEnabeled = true;   // whether you're polling or using events36long lastStepCount = 0;              // step count on previous polling check37
38bool blinkState = false;          // state of the LED39
40void setup() {41
42  Serial.begin(9600); // initialize Serial communication43
44  while(!Serial) ;    // wait for serial port to connect.45
46  // pinMode(13, OUTPUT);47
48  // initialize the sensor:49
50  CurieIMU.begin();51
52  // turn on step detection mode:53
54  CurieIMU.setStepDetectionMode(CURIE_IMU_STEP_MODE_NORMAL);55
56  // enable step counting:57
58  CurieIMU.setStepCountEnabled(true);59
60  if (stepEventsEnabeled) {61
62    // attach the eventCallback function as the63
64    // step event handler:65
66    CurieIMU.attachInterrupt(eventCallback);67
68    CurieIMU.interrupts(CURIE_IMU_STEP);  // turn on step detection69
70    Serial.println("IMU initialisation complete, waiting for events...");71
72  }73}74
75void loop() {76
77  /* Instead of using step detection event notifications,78
79     we can check the step count periodically */80
81  if (!stepEventsEnabeled) {82
83    updateStepCount();84
85  }86
87  digitalWrite(13, blinkState);88
89  blinkState = !blinkState;90
91  delay(1000);92}93
94static void updateStepCount() {95
96  // get the step count:97
98  int stepCount = CurieIMU.getStepCount();99
100  // if the step count has changed, print it:101
102  if (stepCount != lastStepCount) {103
104    Serial.print("Step count: ");105
106    Serial.println(stepCount);107
108    // save the current count for comparison next check:109
110    lastStepCount = stepCount;111
112  }113}114
115static void eventCallback(void) {116
117  if (CurieIMU.stepsDetected())118
119    updateStepCount();120}121
122/*123
124   Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.125
126   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or127
128   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public129
130   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either131
132   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.133
134   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,135
136   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of137
138   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU139
140   Lesser General Public License for more details.141
142   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public143
144   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software145
146   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA147
148*/Suggest changes
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