What is Accelerometer?

[melih]

I've searched around a bit, but havnt quite found out what it was, so just wanted to ask what exactly is it?

I downloaded this file

http://www.s60tips.com/wp-content/up...eterPlugin.sis

And installed it, but nothing is up so far, then i noticed that is a plugin, so yea, just wanted to know what exactly is accelerometer?

Cheers

[mcbain]

It is a component soldered to the phones circuit board that senses the orientation of the phone.
ie. if it is tilted one way or another.

[melih]

Ah yea, fair enough thanks for that. So its already in the phone yes? Is there anything else i have to install? What is that plugin used for that i just installed as seen in my first post?

Cheers

[mcbain]

SOME handsets do not have the plugin pre-installed.
All the plugin does is activates the phones ability to utilise the accelerometer.
So if you have different apps on your phone that can use it, they work properly.

[jammy0003]

if a phone as one built in then it means when you are watching a video and turn it horizontal from verticle it will automaticaly put the video horizontal on the screen, it is there to make it easier and also some games use is so when you tilt the phone it will move something on the game

[tmuldoon]

Hi!

I downloaded it as well. Nothing happens.

The bouncing ball demo is really cool - it would be nice if I could work this with my browser and any other apps.

Any way to do that?

Does anyone know of a list of apps it works with?

Thanks!

Tmuldoon

[jammy0003]

normally it comes with the phone i dont no much about downloading it

[jkoppee]

ok quick explanation.

The Accelerometer is a piece of hardware on the phone itself, i.e. as mcbain said it's a chip on the phone, that is used to sense direction and movement (or acceleration hence the ACCELERometer)

The accelerometer plugin that can be downloaded or may be pre-installed is a piece of software that the phone uses to enable access to the readings from the accelerometer. This will allow programs that are installed on the phone to use the readings of acceleromter to do different things such as change the orientation of the screen when the phone is tilted or lock and unlock the phone when you shake it. Programs such as RotateMe, NokMote, ShakeMe or even MosKillTo are all examples of programs that utilize the acceleromter.

[Moz]

Here is the Nokia Accelormeter Plug In.

Download Here

Here is a link for a list of programs which use this function on the phone.


Here
And
Here

[tmuldoon]

Hello,

Tried to install Roate Me 2.0 - got a certifcate error.

Instaled Light Sabre - click - nothing happens.

Have N95AccelerometerPlugin.sis installed.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Tmuldoon