Set_rotation messing up accelerometer values?

[jelynch]

I'm trying to get true accelerometer values from the Sense HAT. It works great if I don't use the set_rotation to properly orient the LED matrix. But, when I do use set_rotation to change from the default orientation, my accelerometer values switch up between x, y, and z randomly (at least from what I can guess). I'd like to be able to change the orientation of the LED matrix without effecting the accelerometer values. I'm using

x, y, z = sense.get_accelerometer_raw().values()

to get my accelerometer values. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

[alphanumeric]

Flipped 180? If yes X and Y will be reversed. You'll just have to take it into account in your code and correct the values for it. I have my display flipped 180. My joystick detection is now upside down. I just wrote my code accordingly. Stick up is really stick down etc.

[scotty101]

I can't see any connection between set_rotation for the LED matrix and the accelerometer data.
https://github.com/RPi-Distro/python-se ... nse_hat.py

What are you trying to achieve?

[alphanumeric]

I can't see any connection between set_rotation for the LED matrix and the accelerometer data.
https://github.com/RPi-Distro/python-se ... nse_hat.py

What are you trying to achieve?

I think that's the issue. Look at the accelerometer data, turn your Pi 180 degrees, then look at it again. The X and Y axis are likely now reversed, backwards.

[Davespice]

I think it's because you're using .values() this returns the values unsorted. So it will look like the axes are changing all the time.
Try this instead;

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accel = sense.get_accelerometer_raw()

x = accel["x"]
y = accel["y"]
z = accel["z"]