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SensorAccel (UORB message)

TOPICS: sensor_accel

Fields

Name Type Unit [Frame] Range/Enum Description
timestamp uint64 time since system start (microseconds)
timestamp_sample uint64
device_id uint32 unique device ID for the sensor that does not change between power cycles
x float32 acceleration in the FRD board frame X-axis in m/s^2
y float32 acceleration in the FRD board frame Y-axis in m/s^2
z float32 acceleration in the FRD board frame Z-axis in m/s^2
temperature float32 temperature in degrees Celsius
error_count uint32
clip_counter uint8[3] clip count per axis in the sample period
samples uint8 number of raw samples that went into this message

Constants

Name Type Value Description
ORB_QUEUE_LENGTH uint8 8

Source Message

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uint64 timestamp          # time since system start (microseconds)
uint64 timestamp_sample

uint32 device_id          # unique device ID for the sensor that does not change between power cycles

float32 x                 # acceleration in the FRD board frame X-axis in m/s^2
float32 y                 # acceleration in the FRD board frame Y-axis in m/s^2
float32 z                 # acceleration in the FRD board frame Z-axis in m/s^2

float32 temperature       # temperature in degrees Celsius

uint32 error_count

uint8[3] clip_counter     # clip count per axis in the sample period

uint8 samples             # number of raw samples that went into this message

uint8 ORB_QUEUE_LENGTH = 8

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