Accelerometer

Accelerometer sample

This sample shows how to use the Accelerometer class.

This sample allows the user to view the acceleration forces along the X-, Y-, and Z-axes for a 3-axis accelerometer. You can choose one of four scenarios:

• Accelerometer data events
• Accelerometer shake events
• Poll accelerometer readings
• Accelerometer orientation changed
• Accelerometer data events batching

Accelerometer Data Events

When you choose the Enable button for the Data Events option, the app begins streaming accelerometer readings in real time.

Accelerometer Shake Events

When you choose the Enable button for the Shake Events option, the app displays the cumulative number of shake events each time an event occurs. (The app first increments the event count and then renders the most recent value.)

Note that shake events are not supported in Windows 10 build 10240, so the Shaken event will never be raised, but the sample demonstrates how to handle the event when support for shake is added.

Poll Accelerometer Readings

When you choose the Enable button for the Polling option, the app will retrieve the sensor readings at a fixed interval.

Accelerometer Orientation Changed

When you choose the Enable button for the OrientationChange option, the app will display both raw sensor readings, as well as sensor readings that align with the current display orientation.

Accelerometer data events batching

When you choose the Enable button for the Data Events option, the app begins streaming accelerometer readings. The readings may be delivered in batches if the device supports data batching.

Related topics

Samples

Display orientation sample

Reference

Accelerometer.GetCurrentReading method

Accelerometer.ReadingChanged event handler

Quickstart: Responding to user movement with the accelerometer

Windows.Devices.Sensors namespace

System requirements

Client: Windows 10

Server: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview

Phone: Windows 10

Build the sample

1. If you download the samples ZIP, be sure to unzip the entire archive, not just the folder with the sample you want to build.
2. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
3. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples, go to the Samples subfolder, then the subfolder for this specific sample, then the subfolder for your preferred language (C++, C#, or JavaScript). Double-click the Visual Studio 2015 Solution (.sln) file.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

• Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

• To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or selectDebug > Start Without Debugging.