[Testing] [OLPC New Zealand] New prototype XO-1.75s in Auckland, New Zealand

[James Cameron]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:39:38PM +1200, Tom Parker wrote:
> Nice! I made a simple "position the turtle based on accelerometer x and
> y" and found the sensor to be quite noisy. 

Could you quantify that please?

Normal shaking of hand, or the earth under you in your case, or nearby
sound, may generate what appears to be noise.

Take a look at /runin/runin-accelerometer for some of the testing we do.

We don't attempt to calibrate.

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James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/