QGyroscope

#include <QtSensors/QGyroscope>

QtSensors

The QGyroscope class is a convenience wrapper around QSensor.

The only behavioural difference is that this class sets the type properly.

This class also features a reading() function that returns a QGyroscopeReading instead of a QSensorReading.

For details about how the sensor works, see QGyroscopeReading.

See also:

QGyroscopeReading

Inheritance

QSensor
	QGyroscope

Properties Index

Only has inherited properties

bool	active
bool	alwaysOn
QtMobility::qrangelist	availableDataRates [read-only]
int	bufferSize
bool	busy [read-only]
bool	connectedToBackend [read-only]
int	dataRate
QString	description [read-only]
int	efficientBufferSize [read-only]
int	error [read-only]
int	maxBufferSize [read-only]
int	outputRange
QtMobility::qoutputrangelist	outputRanges [read-only]
QSensorReading	reading [read-only]
QByteArray	sensorid
bool	skipDuplicates

Public Static Attributes Index

char const *const

type

Public Functions Index

	QGyroscope (QObject *parent=0)
virtual	~QGyroscope ()
QGyroscopeReading *	reading () const
void	addFilter (QSensorFilter *filter)
qrangelist	availableDataRates () const
int	bufferSize () const
Q_INVOKABLE bool	connectToBackend ()
int	dataRate () const
QString	description () const
int	efficientBufferSize () const
int	error () const
QList< QSensorFilter * >	filters () const
QByteArray	identifier () const
bool	isActive () const
bool	isAlwaysOn () const
bool	isBusy () const
bool	isConnectedToBackend () const
int	maxBufferSize () const
int	outputRange () const
qoutputrangelist	outputRanges () const
	QSensor (const QByteArray &type, QObject *parent=0)
void	removeFilter (QSensorFilter *filter)
void	setActive (bool active)
void	setAlwaysOn (bool alwaysOn)
void	setBufferSize (int bufferSize)
void	setDataRate (int rate)
void	setEfficientBufferSize (int efficientBufferSize)
void	setIdentifier (const QByteArray &identifier)
void	setMaxBufferSize (int maxBufferSize)
void	setOutputRange (int index)
void	setSkipDuplicates (bool skipDuplicates)
bool	skipDuplicates () const
QByteArray	type () const

Static Public Functions Index

Only has inherited static public functions

QByteArray	defaultSensorForType (const QByteArray &type)
QList< QByteArray >	sensorsForType (const QByteArray &type)
QList< QByteArray >	sensorTypes ()

Protected Functions Index

Only has inherited protected functions

QSensorPrivate *	d_func () const
	QSensor (const QByteArray &type, QSensorPrivate dd, QObject parent=0)

Public Slots Index

Only has inherited public slots

bool	start ()
void	stop ()

Signals Index

Only has inherited signals

void	activeChanged ()
void	alwaysOnChanged ()
void	availableSensorsChanged ()
void	bufferSizeChanged (int bufferSize)
void	busyChanged ()
void	dataRateChanged ()
void	efficientBufferSizeChanged (int efficientBufferSize)
void	maxBufferSizeChanged (int maxBufferSize)
void	readingChanged ()
void	sensorError (int error)
void	skipDuplicatesChanged (bool skipDuplicates)

Related Members Index

Only has inherited related members

Properties

(Only has inherited properties)

bool active

a value to indicate if the sensor is active.

This is true if the sensor is active (returning values). This is false otherwise.

Note that setting this value to true will not have an immediate effect. Instead, the sensor will be started once the event loop has been reached.

Since:

1.1

bool alwaysOn

a value to indicate if the sensor should remain running when the screen is off.

Some platforms have a policy of suspending sensors when the screen turns off. Setting this property to true will ensure the sensor continues to run.

QtMobility::qrangelist availableDataRates[read-only]

the data rates that the sensor supports.

This is a list of the data rates that the sensor supports. Measured in Hertz.

Entries in the list can represent discrete rates or a continuous range of rates. A discrete rate is noted by having both values the same.

See the sensor_explorer example for an example of how to interpret and use this information.

Note that this information is not mandatory as not all sensors have a rate at which they run. In such cases, the list will be empty.

See also:

QSensor::dataRate, qrangelist

Since:

1.0

int bufferSize

This property holds the size of the buffer.

By default, the buffer size is 1, which means no buffering. If the maximum buffer size is 1, then buffering is not supported by the sensor.

Setting bufferSize greater than maxBufferSize will cause maxBufferSize to be used.

Buffering is turned on when bufferSize is greater than 1. The sensor will collect the requested number of samples and deliver them all to the application at one time. They will be delivered to the application as a burst of changed readings so it is particularly important that the application processes each reading immediately or saves the values somewhere else.

If stop() is called when buffering is on-going, the partial buffer is not delivered.

When the sensor is started with buffering option, values are collected from that moment onwards. There is no pre-existing buffer that can be utilized.

Some backends like Blackberry only support enabling or disabling the buffer and do not give control over the size. In this case, the maxBufferSize and efficientBufferSize properties might not be set at all, even though buffering is supported. Setting the bufferSize property to any value greater than 1 will enable buffering. After the sensor has been started, the bufferSize property will be set to the actual value by the backend.

On Blackberry, buffering will not wait until the buffer is full to deliver new readings. Instead, the buffer will be used if the backend does not manage to retrieve the readings in time, for example when the event loop is blocked for too long. Without a buffer, these readings would simply be dropped.

bool busy[read-only]

a value to indicate if the sensor is busy.

Some sensors may be on the system but unavailable for use. This function will return true if the sensor is busy. You will not be able to start() the sensor.

Note that this function does not return true if you are using the sensor, only if another process is using the sensor.

See also:

busyChanged()

Since:

1.0

bool connectedToBackend[read-only]

a value indicating if the sensor has connected to a backend.

A sensor that has not been connected to a backend cannot do anything useful.

Call the connectToBackend() method to force the sensor to connect to a backend immediately. This is automatically called if you call start() so you only need to do this if you need access to sensor properties (ie. to poll the sensor's meta-data before you use it).

Since:

1.0

int dataRate

the data rate that the sensor should be run at.

Measured in Hertz.

The data rate is the maximum frequency at which the sensor can detect changes.

Setting this property is not portable and can cause conflicts with other applications. Check with the sensor backend and platform documentation for any policy regarding multiple applications requesting a data rate.

The default value (0) means that the app does not care what the data rate is. Applications should consider using a timer-based poll of the current value or ensure that the code that processes values can run very quickly as the platform may provide updates hundreds of times each second.

This should be set before calling start() because the sensor may not notice changes to this value while it is running.

Note that there is no mechanism to determine the current data rate in use by the platform.

See also:

QSensor::availableDataRates

Since:

1.0

QString description[read-only]

a descriptive string for the sensor.

Since:

1.0

int efficientBufferSize[read-only]

The property holds the most efficient buffer size.

Normally this is 1 (which means no particular size is most efficient). Some sensor drivers have a FIFO buffer which makes it more efficient to deliver the FIFO's size worth of readings at one time.

int error[read-only]

the last error code set on the sensor.

Note that error codes are sensor-specific.

Since:

1.0

int maxBufferSize[read-only]

The property holds the maximum buffer size.

Note that this may be 1, in which case the sensor does not support any form of buffering.

int outputRange

the output range in use by the sensor.

This value represents the index in the QSensor::outputRanges list to use.

Setting this property is not portable and can cause conflicts with other applications. Check with the sensor backend and platform documentation for any policy regarding multiple applications requesting an output range.

The default value (-1) means that the app does not care what the output range is.

Note that there is no mechanism to determine the current output range in use by the platform.

See also:

QSensor::outputRanges

Since:

1.0

QtMobility::qoutputrangelist outputRanges[read-only]

a list of output ranges the sensor supports.

A sensor may have more than one output range. Typically this is done to give a greater measurement range at the cost of lowering accuracy.

Note that this information is not mandatory. This information is typically only available for sensors that have selectable output ranges (such as typical accelerometers).

See also:

QSensor::outputRange, qoutputrangelist

Since:

1.0

QSensorReading reading[read-only]

the reading class.

The reading class provides access to sensor readings. The reading object is a volatile cache of the most recent sensor reading that has been received so the application should process readings immediately or save the values somewhere for later processing.

Note that this will return 0 until a sensor backend is connected to a backend.

Also note that readings are not immediately available after start() is called. Applications must wait for the readingChanged() signal to be emitted.

See also:

isConnectedToBackend(), start()

Since:

1.0

QByteArray sensorid

the backend identifier for the sensor.

Note that the identifier is filled out automatically when the sensor is connected to a backend. If you want to connect a specific backend, you should call setIdentifier() before connectToBackend().

Since:

1.0

bool skipDuplicates

Indicates whether duplicate reading values should be omitted.

When duplicate skipping is enabled, successive readings with the same or very similar values are omitted and skipped. This helps reducing the amount of processing done, as less sensor readings are made available. As a consequence, readings arrive at an irregular interval.

Duplicate skipping is not just enabled for readings that are exactly the same, but also for readings that are quite similar, as each sensor has a bit of jitter even if the device is not moved.

Support for this property depends on the backend. It is disabled by default.

Duplicate skipping can only be changed while the sensor is not active.

Public Static Attributes

char const *const type ()

Public Functions

QGyroscope (
QObject *parent)

Construct the sensor as a child of parent.

Since:

1.2

virtual~QGyroscope ()

Destructor.

Stops the sensor if it has not already been stopped.

Since:

1.2

QGyroscopeReading * reading ()

Returns the reading class for this sensor.

See also:

QSensor::reading()

Since:

1.2

void addFilter (
QSensorFilter *filter)

Add a filter to the sensor.

The sensor does not take ownership of the filter. QSensorFilter will inform the sensor if it is destroyed.

See also:

QSensorFilter

Since:

1.0

qrangelist availableDataRates ()

int bufferSize ()

Q_INVOKABLE bool connectToBackend ()

Try to connect to a sensor backend.

Returns true if a suitable backend could be found, false otherwise.

The type must be set before calling this method if you are using QSensor directly.

See also:

isConnectedToBackend()

Since:

1.0

int dataRate ()

QString description ()

int efficientBufferSize ()

int error ()

QList< QSensorFilter * > filters ()

Returns the filters currently attached to the sensor.

See also:

QSensorFilter

Since:

1.2

QByteArray identifier ()

bool isActive ()

bool isAlwaysOn ()

bool isBusy ()

bool isConnectedToBackend ()

int maxBufferSize ()

int outputRange ()

qoutputrangelist outputRanges ()

QSensor (
const QByteArray &type,
QObject *parent )

Construct the type sensor as a child of parent.

Since:

1.0

void removeFilter (
QSensorFilter *filter)

Remove filter from the sensor.

See also:

QSensorFilter

Since:

1.0

void setActive (
boolactive)

void setAlwaysOn (
boolalwaysOn)

void setBufferSize (
intbufferSize)

void setDataRate (
intrate)

void setEfficientBufferSize (
intefficientBufferSize)

Sets the efficient buffer size to efficientBufferSize.

This is to be called from the backend.

void setIdentifier (
const QByteArray &identifier)

void setMaxBufferSize (
intmaxBufferSize)

Sets the maximum buffer size to maxBufferSize.

This is to be called from the backend.

void setOutputRange (
intindex)

void setSkipDuplicates (
boolskipDuplicates)

Sets the duplicate skipping to skipDuplicates.

bool skipDuplicates ()

QByteArray type ()

Static Public Functions

(Only has inherited static public functions)

QByteArray defaultSensorForType (
const QByteArray &type)

Returns the default sensor identifier for type.

This is set in a config file and can be overridden if required. If no default is available the system will return the first registered sensor for type.

Note that there is special case logic to prevent the generic plugin's backends from becoming the default when another backend is registered for the same type. This logic means that a backend identifier starting with {generic.} will only be the default if no other backends have been registered for that type or if it is specified in {Sensors.conf}.

See also:

{Determining the default sensor for a type}

Since:

1.0

QList< QByteArray > sensorsForType (
const QByteArray &type)

Returns a list of ids for each of the sensors for type.

If there are no sensors of that type available the list will be empty.

Since:

1.0

QList< QByteArray > sensorTypes ()

Returns a list of all sensor types.

Since:

1.0

Protected Functions

(Only has inherited protected functions)

QSensorPrivate * d_func ()

QSensor (
const QByteArray &type,
QSensorPrivate dd,
QObject parent )

Public Slots

(Only has inherited public slots)

bool start ()

Start retrieving values from the sensor.

Returns true if the sensor was started, false otherwise.

The sensor may fail to start for several reasons.

Once an application has started a sensor it must wait until the sensor receives a new value before it can query the sensor's values. This is due to how the sensor receives values from the system. Sensors do not (in general) poll for new values, rather new values are pushed to the sensors as they happen.

For example, this code will not work as intended.

sensor->start(); sensor->reading()->x(); // no data available

To work correctly, the code that accesses the reading should ensure the readingChanged() signal has been emitted.

    connect(sensor, SIGNAL(readingChanged()), this, SLOT(checkReading()));
    sensor->start();
}
void MyClass::checkReading() {
    sensor->reading()->x();

See also:

QSensor::busy

Since:

1.0

void stop ()

Stop retrieving values from the sensor.

This releases the sensor so that other processes can use it.

See also:

QSensor::busy

Since:

1.0

Signals

(Only has inherited signals)

void activeChanged ()

This signal is emitted when the QSensor::active property has changed.

See also:

QSensor::active

Since:

1.1

void alwaysOnChanged ()

This signal is emitted when the alwaysOn property changes.

void availableSensorsChanged ()

This signal is emitted when the list of available sensors has changed.

The sensors available to a program will not generally change over time however some of the avilable sensors may represent hardware that is not permanently connected. For example, a game controller that is connected via bluetooth would become available when it was on and would become unavailable when it was off.

Since:

1.2

void bufferSizeChanged (
intbufferSize)

void busyChanged ()

This signal is emitted when the sensor is no longer busy.

This can be used to grab a sensor when it becomes available.

sensor.start();
if (sensor.isBusy()) {
    // need to wait for busyChanged signal and try again
}

Since:

1.0

void dataRateChanged ()

void efficientBufferSizeChanged (
intefficientBufferSize)

void maxBufferSizeChanged (
intmaxBufferSize)

void readingChanged ()

This signal is emitted when a new sensor reading is received.

The sensor reading can be found in the QSensor::reading property. Note that the reading object is a volatile cache of the most recent sensor reading that has been received so the application should process the reading immediately or save the values somewhere for later processing.

Before this signal has been emitted for the first time, the reading object will have uninitialized data.

See also:

start()

Since:

1.0

void sensorError (
interror)

This signal is emitted when an error code is set on the sensor.

Note that some errors will cause the sensor to stop working. You should call isActive() to determine if the sensor is still running.

Since:

1.0

void skipDuplicatesChanged (
boolskipDuplicates)

Related Members

(Only has inherited related members)

qoutputrangelist ()

qoutputrange::maximum

This is the maximum value for this output range. The units are defined by the sensor.

qoutputrange::minimum

This is the minimum value for this output range. The units are defined by the sensor.

qoutputrange::accuracy

The accuracy value represents the resolution of the sensor. It is the smallest change the sensor can detect and is expressed using the same units as the minimum and maximum.

QtSensors

This type is defined as a list of qoutputrange values.

typedef QList<qoutputrange> qoutputrangelist;

qrange ()

QtSensors

This type is defined as a QPair.

typedef QPair<int,int> qrange;

qrangelist ()

QtSensors

This type is defined as a list of qrange values.

typedef QList<qrange> qrangelist;

QTM_BEGIN_NAMESPACEqtimestamp ()

QtSensors

Sensor timestamps are represented by this typedef which is a 64 bit unsigned integer.

Timestamps values are microseconds since a fixed point. You can use timestamps to see how far apart two sensor readings are.

Note that sensor timestamps from different sensors may not be directly comparable (as they may choose different fixed points for their reference).

{Note that some platforms do not deliver timestamps correctly}. Applications should be prepared for occasional issues that cause timestamps to jump forwards or backwards. The {sensors-api.html#platform-notes}{platform notes} have more details.

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Overview

Inheritance

Properties Index

Public Static Attributes Index

Public Functions Index

Static Public Functions Index

Protected Functions Index

Public Slots Index

Signals Index

Related Members Index

Properties

bool active

bool alwaysOn

QtMobility::qrangelist availableDataRates[read-only]

int bufferSize

bool busy[read-only]

bool connectedToBackend[read-only]

int dataRate

QString description[read-only]

int efficientBufferSize[read-only]

int error[read-only]

int maxBufferSize[read-only]

int outputRange

QtMobility::qoutputrangelist outputRanges[read-only]

QSensorReading reading[read-only]

QByteArray sensorid

bool skipDuplicates

Public Static Attributes

char const *const type ()

Public Functions

QGyroscope (QObject *parent)

virtual~QGyroscope ()

QGyroscopeReading * reading ()

void addFilter (QSensorFilter *filter)

qrangelist availableDataRates ()

int bufferSize ()

Q_INVOKABLE bool connectToBackend ()

int dataRate ()

QString description ()

int efficientBufferSize ()

int error ()

QList< QSensorFilter * > filters ()

QByteArray identifier ()

bool isActive ()

bool isAlwaysOn ()

bool isBusy ()

bool isConnectedToBackend ()

int maxBufferSize ()

int outputRange ()

qoutputrangelist outputRanges ()

QSensor (const QByteArray &type, QObject *parent )

void removeFilter (QSensorFilter *filter)

void setActive (boolactive)

void setAlwaysOn (boolalwaysOn)

void setBufferSize (intbufferSize)

void setDataRate (intrate)

void setEfficientBufferSize (intefficientBufferSize)

void setIdentifier (const QByteArray &identifier)

void setMaxBufferSize (intmaxBufferSize)

void setOutputRange (intindex)

void setSkipDuplicates (boolskipDuplicates)

bool skipDuplicates ()

QByteArray type ()

Static Public Functions

QByteArray defaultSensorForType (const QByteArray &type)

QList< QByteArray > sensorsForType (const QByteArray &type)

QList< QByteArray > sensorTypes ()

Protected Functions

QSensorPrivate * d_func ()

QSensor (const QByteArray &type, QSensorPrivate *dd, QObject *parent )

Public Slots

bool start ()

void stop ()

Signals

void activeChanged ()

void alwaysOnChanged ()

void availableSensorsChanged ()

void bufferSizeChanged (intbufferSize)

void busyChanged ()

QGyroscope (
QObject *parent)

void addFilter (
QSensorFilter *filter)

QSensor (
const QByteArray &type,
QObject *parent )

void removeFilter (
QSensorFilter *filter)

void setActive (
boolactive)

void setAlwaysOn (
boolalwaysOn)

void setBufferSize (
intbufferSize)

void setDataRate (
intrate)

void setEfficientBufferSize (
intefficientBufferSize)

void setIdentifier (
const QByteArray &identifier)

void setMaxBufferSize (
intmaxBufferSize)

void setOutputRange (
intindex)

void setSkipDuplicates (
boolskipDuplicates)

QByteArray defaultSensorForType (
const QByteArray &type)

QList< QByteArray > sensorsForType (
const QByteArray &type)

QSensor (
const QByteArray &type,
QSensorPrivate dd,
QObject parent )

void bufferSizeChanged (
intbufferSize)

void efficientBufferSizeChanged (
intefficientBufferSize)

void maxBufferSizeChanged (
intmaxBufferSize)

void sensorError (
interror)

void skipDuplicatesChanged (
boolskipDuplicates)