Application:AccelService - Revision history

RodWhitby at 22:59, 20 January 2010

2010-01-20T22:59:31Z

Bsiegel at 22:54, 20 January 2010

2010-01-20T22:54:54Z

RodWhitby at 04:35, 19 January 2010

2010-01-19T04:35:35Z

Egaudet at 21:46, 7 August 2009

2009-08-07T21:46:45Z

Egaudet: Fixed Summary formatting

2009-08-07T04:38:29Z

Fixed Summary formatting

Egaudet: /* Summary */

2009-08-07T00:25:00Z

Summary

Hopspitfire: Bullet-pointed the options (pre/emulator)

2009-08-05T23:40:39Z

Bullet-pointed the options (pre/emulator)

RodWhitby at 11:28, 5 August 2009

2009-08-05T11:28:10Z

RodWhitby at 11:27, 5 August 2009

2009-08-05T11:27:51Z

RodWhitby: New page: {{application |name=AccelService |type=webOS |version=Version: Pre-Alpha 0.0.1
(5 Aug 2009) (first public release) |tag=Utilities |screenshot= |description= == Summary == == Stat...

2009-08-05T10:23:02Z

New page: {{application |name=AccelService |type=webOS |version=Version: Pre-Alpha 0.0.1 <br />(5 Aug 2009) (first public release) |tag=Utilities |screenshot= |description= == Summary == == Stat...

New page

{{application
|name=AccelService
|type=webOS
|version=Version: Pre-Alpha 0.0.1 <br />(5 Aug 2009) (first public release)
|tag=Utilities
|screenshot=
|description=

== Summary ==

== Status ==

This is early-alpha software.

== Repository ==

AccelService is housed in the Applications section of the Webos-internals repository at Gitorious. http://gitorious.org/webos-internals.

Source code for the example Mojo app can be browsed at http://gitorious.org/webos-internals/applications/trees/master/org.webosinternals.accelexample

Source code for the service can be browsed at http://gitorious.org/webos-internals/applications/trees/master/AccelService

== License ==

Please be aware that org.webosinternals.accelservice and org.webosinternals.accelexample are licensed under the GPLv2.

They cannot be used by a closed source application. If you want to use them in a non-GPLv2 but otherwise open source application, please contact the authors.

== Operating notes ==

=== Recent enhancements ===

=== Known bugs ===

== Installation ==

Do not stray from or vary these instructions. If you don't do it all, in precisely the right order, with zero mistakes, it's not going to work. Copy & Paste will be your friend.

'''You need to be logged in as root with a writeable filesystem.''' Instructions for both those things can be found elsewhere on this wiki.

==== The first time you install accelservice you must do all these steps: ====
<source lang="text">
mkdir -p /var/etc/ipkg/
ln -s /etc/ipkg/arch.conf /var/etc/ipkg/
echo "src/gz all http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/preware/all" > /var/etc/ipkg/preware.conf
</source>

If you are on the Pre, type:

<source lang="text">
echo "src/gz armv7 http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/preware/armv7" >> /var/etc/ipkg/preware.conf
</source>

If you are on the Emulator, type:

<source lang="text">
echo "src/gz i686 http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/preware/i686" >> /var/etc/ipkg/preware.conf
</source>

Then type:

<source lang="text">
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var update
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var install org.webosinternals.accelservice
/bin/sh /var/usr/lib/ipkg/info/org.webosinternals.accelservice.postinst
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var install org.webosinternals.accelexample
</source>

Then restart the GUI service to pick up the new service:

<source lang="text">
initctl stop LunaSysMgr && initctl start LunaSysMgr
</source>

If the above fails to show the results you're expecting, reboot the device.

=== Updating ===

==== After your first install, only the following is required to upgrade to a new version. ====

'''You need to be logged in as root with a writeable filesystem.''' Instructions for both those things can be found elsewhere on this wiki.

From a shell:

<source lang="text">
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var update
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var upgrade
reboot
</source>

=== Other PreWare Applications ===

'''You need to be logged in as root with a writeable filesystem.''' Instructions for both those things can be found elsewhere on this wiki.

Note that you can use the same commands to install other applications from PreWare:

<source lang="text">
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var update
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var list
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var install <package> # choose a package from the list
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var remove <package>
</source>

=== Removal ===

'''You need to be logged in as root with a writeable filesystem.''' Instructions for both those things can be found elsewhere on this wiki.

<source lang="text">
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var remove org.webosinternals.accelexample
/usr/bin/ipkg -o /var remove org.webosinternals.accelservice
</source>

Then restart the GUI service:

<source lang="text">
initctl stop LunaSysMgr && initctl start LunaSysMgr
</source>

If the above fails to show the results you're expecting, reboot the device.
}}

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 == Deprecated ==
-The use of this service should be phased out. WebOS 1.3.5 and above include an official API for adjusting the accelerometer resolution. The StageController.setWindowProperties() method now supports the fastAccelerometer  property to increase the frequency of accelerometer events from 4Hz to 30Hz.
+This service is deprecated, and has been removed from the feeds. WebOS 1.3.5 and above include an official API for adjusting the accelerometer resolution. The StageController.setWindowProperties() method now supports the fastAccelerometer  property to increase the frequency of accelerometer events from 4Hz to 30Hz.
 == Summary ==

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 The four methods exposed to the user are:
-getPollFreq()          - returns the frequency in HZ of the accelerometer events
+;getPollFreq()          :returns the frequency in HZ of the accelerometer events
-getPollPeriod()        - returns the period in ms of the accelerometer events
+;getPollPeriod()        :returns the period in ms of the accelerometer events
-setPollFreq(freq)      - sets the frequency in HZ of the accelerometer events
+;setPollFreq(freq)      :sets the frequency in HZ of the accelerometer events
-setPollPeriod(period)  - sets the period in ms of the accelerometer events
+;setPollPeriod(period)  :sets the period in ms of the accelerometer events
-NOTE: This service does not modify the hardware, it simply increases the rate at which the driver sends accelerometer events to the application handlers listening for the 'acceleration' event.
+'''NOTE:''' This service does not modify the hardware, it simply increases the rate at which the driver sends accelerometer events to the application handlers listening for the 'acceleration' event.
 == Status ==

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 Source code for the example Mojo app can be browsed at http://gitorious.org/webos-internals/applications/trees/master/org.webosinternals.accelexample
-Source code for the service can be browsed at http://gitorious.org/webos-internals/applications/trees/master/AcceleromterService
+Source code for the service can be browsed at http://gitorious.org/webos-internals/applications/trees/master/AccelerometerService
 == License ==

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 |screenshot=
 |description=
 == Summary ==

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 == Installation ==
-Do not stray from or vary these instructions.  If you don't do it all, in precisely the right order, with zero mistakes, it's not going to work. Copy & Paste will be your friend.
+You can install it from Preware.
 }}

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 |name=AccelService
 |type=webOS
-|version=Version: Pre-Alpha 0.0.1 <br />(5 Aug 2009) (first public release)
+|version=Version: Pre-Alpha 0.0.3 <br />(7 Aug 2009)
 |tag=Utilities
 |screenshot=

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 </source>
-If you are on the Pre, type:
+* If you are on the Pre, type:
 <source lang="text">
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 </source>
-If you are on the Emulator, type:
+* If you are on the Emulator, type:
 <source lang="text">