Create Sensor - Orientation - Azimuth 0.0

[Alan Hendry]

Hi,

DS 2.06 Android 10 Go

When I run the Create Sensor Orientation Example the Azimuth is always 0.0

Pitch and Roll change, I presume the units are degrees.

Regards, ah

[Steve Garman]

Perhaps you have a limited sensor on your device

I get all 3 values constantly changing when I run the Orientation examplr from the Docs

[Alan Hendry]

Hi,

On another device (Nougat) it works.

Could be a defect on the failing phone (not sure it makes sense to have a sensor for 2 axes only).

Thanks, ah

[Steve Garman]

Sensors are more complicated than we assume at first sight

Historically (perhaps now too) if a device did not have one of the common sensors Android would attempt to emulate it using more than one other sensor

I wouldn't be surprised if that's more necessary on Android Go

One of the few things sns.GetNames is useful for is to let us guess what sensors are available on a device

Try using the GetNames example on both devices and see if it gives you any clues

function OnStart()

{

    sns = app.CreateSensor();

    var names = sns.GetNames();

    app.Alert(names.replace(/,/g, ",\n"), "Sensor Names");

}

[Alan Hendry]

Hi,

On the Android 10 Nokia 1.3 the Example seems to show a list of hardware including

Two for BMA25X Accel, three for MN59XXX ALS/PS (ambient light/proximity), four for Steps, Significant Motion, Tilt,

AMD (temperature), RMD (radiation?), Gestures, Facing, Pedometer, Motion Accel, Coarse Motion, SX9310 SAR (radar?).

On Oreo Alcatel 3 (where azimuth is shown)

Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Orientation, Light, Proximity, Significant_Motion, GeoMag Rotation Vector Sensor 

Regards, ah

[Steve Garman]

BMA25X Accel is a perfectly good 3-axis accelerometer so your original guess about the failing phone is probably as good as any