Does anyone know how photosphere can be fixed to recognize properly the gyro and compass sensors? I've tried several roms and 4.2 camera versions and on my phone the horizontal motion is not detected at all and the vertical motion is averaged badly (~15s). So I assume there is a setting somewhere or a device link that needs to be made so that photosphere recognizes the gyro and another setting somewhere else for the time averaging constant.
Panorama works ok and that [I think] it relies as well on the gyro.
Yes, I tried GPS Status calibration, letting the phone on a flat surface with photosphere turned on, extreme rotations around all axes.
The razr doesn't have drivers for a gyroscope, just compass and accelerometer so photosphere will never work.
osval. said:
The razr doesn't have drivers for a gyroscope, just compass and accelerometer so photosphere will never work.
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But opening GPS Sensor and Turbo GPS I see the absolute radial tracking is correct. Google sky works and so does panorama. I assume by this that the gyro (measuring speed of rotation) is not really needed since it can be determined from differentiating the magnetometer.
Maybe a custom device driver can be built that emulates this? Would be interested in doing this.
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Ok in the galaxy s2. If you go to settings, display, then at the bottom, you have horizontal calibration and gyro sensor calibration.
If you choose horizontal calibration you get a little test thing with the dot in the middle and it moves as you tilt the device.
When I go to gyro sensor calibration the dot just stays in the middle and does not move. Is this normal ?
Can someone try the above please
yep i tried this before, same here, but i think it's normal
If you look two different calibrations .
jje
I know, but shouldn't the dot move when you tilt the device. I thought thats what the gyro does
Do it while you are in the car (as a passenger), and see if that move when the car accelerates or slows down
Why would one calibration act the same as another .
jje
I am having the same problem the gyro calibration was working till i click on calibrate as soon as i clicked it i no longer see the ball moving :/ tried wiping and everything nothing worked.
Mine doesn't move either.
I could of sworn mine was moving last time I checked! Very strange..
I cant get mine to move either.
Maybe this might help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope
the gyro problem is annoying .. every app just turn into landscape mode :/
hope someone fix it fast ;/
sorrowuk said:
Ok in the galaxy s2. If you go to settings, display, then at the bottom, you have horizontal calibration and gyro sensor calibration.
If you choose horizontal calibration you get a little test thing with the dot in the middle and it moves as you tilt the device.
When I go to gyro sensor calibration the dot just stays in the middle and does not move. Is this normal ?
Can someone try the above please
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Before I root my Samsung, can you tell me what rom you have installed or what you did last?
Thx
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Before I root my Samsung, can you tell me what rom you have installed or what you did last?
Thx
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Lite'ning rom , it was working untill i clicked on calibrate after clicking it it got stuck :/ well that me i don't know about the OP.
I have the same problem (indications for gyro callibration) but also a magnetic sensor problem (see this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111355 threat)
I used an app called sensor test / plot which shows problems with the magnetic sensor and orientation.
Anyone having the same problem?
Try an App called GPS status, it displays the output of all the GS2s sensors on one screen, including satellites, compass, gyro and accelerometer, at least you can reassure yourselves that the various sensors are actually working
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I have the same problem (indications for gyro callibration) but also a magnetic sensor problem (see this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111355 threat)
I used an app called sensor test / plot which shows problems with the magnetic sensor and orientation.
Anyone having the same problem?
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All the numbers move for me using the sensor test/plot app.
in sensor test everything is working but the phone just stay in landscape mode .. thats the problem that i have.
You can try *#0*# on your dialler and then use the Sensor test and check if everything is all right.
tested on *#0*#it says its working fine as well .. :/
Recently my magnetic sensor did not work. Yesterday suddenly it came to life exept I don't trust it.
Just to check if my sensors are OK I would like to compare some data. I use *#0*# and the SENSOR
My readings are (when on table):
ACCELEROMETER Sensor Raw Data
x:-10/10 y:-20/-40 z:3030/3060
Gyroscope Sensor
Y:-0.01/-1.00 P:0.01/0.80 R:0.01/0.90
Gyro self test OK, Graph shows normal plot with rotation around all axes)
Magnetic Sensor
Magnetic: x:-45 y:-600 z:1086 (values change with orientation but stay around the same range, exept for the z value, it stays at 1086.48 contantly)
Azimuth: 176 (changes just +/-2 degr with rotation and +/- 20 degr with roll)
Pitch: 0,050 (changes normal with pitch)
Roll: 0,40 (changes normal with roll)
Little compass indicates South (red line towards you) and does not change with rotation (just +/- 20 degr with roll). It also says need for calibration and the number 0.
I know values will be different with everyone but should be around the same range. I have values (Accelerometer) in the 10 / 30 and 3000 range depending on de axis. Same with the Magnetic sensor 50 /600 and 1080 range.
As the magnetic z-axis value is stuck I expect a faulty sensor.
the test is all good to me but the image test it failed to move from landscape to normal. hope someone can help :/
I like using the app screebl to keep the screen on while reading article. if you haven't heard of it, it uses the accelerometer sensor to detect the tilt of the phone in both landscape and portrait mode and keeps the screen on if it is within the range degree of tilt that is setup in the app. It is strange that I can reliably switch between portrait and landscape by turning the phone but screebl cannot detect the degree of tilt.
Can anyone point me to a solution or is this a bug in cm7 that has not been resolved?
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I am using Simply Honey which I think is based on CM7. None of the sensors work properly including:
Light sensor,
GPS,
accel
compass
They are all messed up one way or the other. Only proximity sensor works. I am missing my froyo with 3-4x of battery life..
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I am using Simply Honey which I think is based on CM7
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Thats touchwiz bro...
I had the same issues when working with CM7. I'm not sure its CM7 though. Download the free app "Androsensor" and check it out. You will see CM7 runs all the sensors just fine. It may be a 2.3.* issue with the apps.
Does the current CM7 build restore functionality to the Proximity and Orientation sensors to the point where they can be used with standard apps?
Does the NT have a proximity sensor? I did not think so.
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Just going by statistics from a couple of apps i.e. Android Assistant which purports to give Name, Vendor, Range Resolution and Power data for installed hardware as follows. (list not complete)
Proximity Sensor - SFH7741 By OSRAM
Rotation Vector Sensor - Google Inc
Temperature and Pressure Sensor - PMP085 by Bosh
Magnetic Field Sensor - HMC5843 Magnetometer By Honeywell
Linear Acceleration Sensor - Google Inc.
Light Sensor - BH1780gli By ROHM
Gravity Sensor - Google Inc.
Accelerometer Sensor - kxtf9_accel by kxtf9
No Gyroscope Sensor or Orientation Sensor listed
My error on the Orientation Sensor I should have said, and am most interested in, the Magnetic Field Sensor
Other apps report similar hardware available.
Besides the holy grail of Bluetooth, I was wondering if the CM7 versions have been able to natively find and activate them (if they in fact exist) or if each had to be detected and programing specially written.
Another possibility is that other necessary hardware was never included to utilize all the sensors.
In other words...
Has anyone with the latest CM7 root tried and successfully to run a compass program? I am happy with my simple Nook and Zergy root with BN access but would build a new SD card if I had a working compass for some astronomy apps.
Thanks for any additional info.
I tried a compass on CM9 and got a magnetic sensor error.
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Screebl Pro doesn't work on CM7 alpha final.
I think you need to wait for next update...
Odd thing that Screebl doesn't work. I would think that it would use the same sensor for angle identification that other programs do. For instance a nice little program called Skeye can show you the night sky when you and change the vertical angle and/or rotate from portrait to landscape but it does not recognize rotation to different compass points apparently because there is no driver for the magnetic field sensor.
It appears that in my list of sensors above that anything listed with a Google driver is functional. Those without are not. But given that the manufacture of the sensor is listed, there might be Google drivers available that can activate them.
Thanks to those that did some testing
I've tried several different apps that report sensor data from the Evo LTE, and almost all of the sensors show no data.
Only things like the proximity sensor, light and sound register data.
The orientation sensor and compass sensor show nothing and the accelerometer shows almost no changes as I move the phone around.
The Compass app always shows North.
And yet... Google sky maps works perfectly.
I wanted to use the orientation sensor to control some servos on an arduino project like I had been with my old Evo 4G.
Have they changed the APIs, or are they using some new chipset that (almost) all the apps don't yet understand?
Use elixir 2 to test the sensors
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I've tried several different apps that report sensor data from the Evo LTE, and almost all of the sensors show no data.
Only things like the proximity sensor, light and sound register data.
The orientation sensor and compass sensor show nothing and the accelerometer shows almost no changes as I move the phone around.
The Compass app always shows North.
And yet... Google sky maps works perfectly.
I wanted to use the orientation sensor to control some servos on an arduino project like I had been with my old Evo 4G.
Have they changed the APIs, or are they using some new chipset that (almost) all the apps don't yet understand?
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I tested my compass app and it works perfectly.
Hmm -
Compass (Catch.com) and Compass Pro are stuck on North.
Compass & Level shows North and always centered level
Smart Compass and Compass (Droidware UK) are showing the actual direction.
Labirynth light works.
Google Sky Map works.
Elixir 2 shows:
Accelerometer: seems to be working
Gravity sensor: nothing
Gyroscope: nothing
Light sensor: works
Linear acceleration sensor: nothing
Magnetic field sensor: works
Microphone: works
Orientation sensor: nothing
Proximity sensor: works
Rotation vector sensor: nothing
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Hmm -
Compass (Catch.com) and Compass Pro are stuck on North.
Compass & Level shows North and always centered level
Smart Compass and Compass (Droidware UK) are showing the actual direction.
Labirynth light works.
Google Sky Map works.
Elixir 2 shows:
Accelerometer: seems to be working
Gravity sensor: nothing
Gyroscope: nothing
Light sensor: works
Linear acceleration sensor: nothing
Magnetic field sensor: works
Microphone: works
Orientation sensor: nothing
Proximity sensor: works
Rotation vector sensor: nothing
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Using a rom of some sort? Possibly it has broken things.
Everything checks out for me in elixir. Go have sprint run their tests on your device. Sounds like yours needs replacement
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Do you think maybe sensor tests are a bit esoteric for your basic Sprint store?
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Do you think maybe sensor tests are a bit esoteric for your basic Sprint store?
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Any store with a service department has a wide assortment of tests. All they have to do is plug it in
hi, everyone.
after i received my moto e this monday, i have installed lollipop 5.1 stock from twrp backup.
now i'm realizing that the acelerometer is not working properly; neither the panoramic capture, nor google sky maps is working.
does anyone have this issue?
what could i do?
well, i've readeing that there's no compass in the moto e, so im wondering if skymaps, and other orientation programs are supposed to work well on this device.
could anyone tellme if skymaps is working for you?
thanks in advance
manuhank said:
well, i've readeing that there's no compass in the moto e, so im wondering if skymaps, and other orientation programs are supposed to work well on this device.
could anyone tellme if skymaps is working for you?
thanks in advance
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moto e 1st gen doesn't have compass..
so any app that shows directions i.e (north,south,east,west) when the phone is held horizontally /Orientation apps will not work... even Google maps doesn't show the maps according to phone orientation.
it just shows the map in north direction.
"The accelerometer is a built-in electronic component that measures tilt and motion. It is also capable of detecting rotation and motion gestures such as swinging or shaking.
The most common use for it is to activate auto screen rotation on mobile devices when the user changes their orientation from portrait to landscape or vice-versa ."(courtesy: gsmarena)
the accelerometer has nothing to do with compass or its applications.
zeshan94 said:
moto e 1st gen doesn't have compass..
so any app that shows directions i.e (north,south,east,west) when the phone is held horizontally /Orientation apps will not work... even Google maps doesn't show the maps according to phone orientation.
it just shows the map in north direction.
"The accelerometer is a built-in electronic component that measures tilt and motion. It is also capable of detecting rotation and motion gestures such as swinging or shaking.
The most common use for it is to activate auto screen rotation on mobile devices when the user changes their orientation from portrait to landscape or vice-versa ."(courtesy: gsmarena)
the accelerometer has nothing to do with compass or its applications.
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oh, that a shame. it's a fair sacrifice for the price, i guess.
thanks for answering, anyways.