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org.apache.cordova.device-motion

This plugin provides access to the device's accelerometer. The accelerometer is a motion sensor that detects the change (delta) in movement relative to the current device orientation, in three dimensions along the x, y, and z axis.

Installation

cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.device-motion

Supported Platforms

  • Amazon Fire OS
  • Android
  • BlackBerry 10
  • Firefox OS
  • iOS
  • Tizen
  • Windows Phone 7 and 8
  • Windows 8

Methods

  • navigator.accelerometer.getCurrentAcceleration
  • navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration
  • navigator.accelerometer.clearWatch

Objects

  • Acceleration

navigator.accelerometer.getCurrentAcceleration

Get the current acceleration along the x, y, and z axes.

These acceleration values are returned to the accelerometerSuccess callback function.

navigator.accelerometer.getCurrentAcceleration(accelerometerSuccess, accelerometerError);

Example

function onSuccess(acceleration) {
    alert('Acceleration X: ' + acceleration.x + '\n' +
          'Acceleration Y: ' + acceleration.y + '\n' +
          'Acceleration Z: ' + acceleration.z + '\n' +
          'Timestamp: '      + acceleration.timestamp + '\n');
};

function onError() {
    alert('onError!');
};

navigator.accelerometer.getCurrentAcceleration(onSuccess, onError);

iOS Quirks

  • iOS doesn't recognize the concept of getting the current acceleration at any given point.

  • You must watch the acceleration and capture the data at given time intervals.

  • Thus, the getCurrentAcceleration function yields the last value reported from a watchAccelerometer call.

navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration

Retrieves the device's current Acceleration at a regular interval, executing the accelerometerSuccess callback function each time. Specify the interval in milliseconds via the acceleratorOptions object's frequency parameter.

The returned watch ID references the accelerometer's watch interval, and can be used with navigator.accelerometer.clearWatch to stop watching the accelerometer.

var watchID = navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration(accelerometerSuccess,
                                                       accelerometerError,
                                                       [accelerometerOptions]);
  • accelerometerOptions: An object with the following optional keys:
    • frequency: How often to retrieve the Acceleration in milliseconds. (Number) (Default: 10000)

Example

function onSuccess(acceleration) {
    alert('Acceleration X: ' + acceleration.x + '\n' +
          'Acceleration Y: ' + acceleration.y + '\n' +
          'Acceleration Z: ' + acceleration.z + '\n' +
          'Timestamp: '      + acceleration.timestamp + '\n');
};

function onError() {
    alert('onError!');
};

var options = { frequency: 3000 };  // Update every 3 seconds

var watchID = navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration(onSuccess, onError, options);

iOS Quirks

The API calls the success callback function at the interval requested, but restricts the range of requests to the device between 40ms and 1000ms. For example, if you request an interval of 3 seconds, (3000ms), the API requests data from the device every 1 second, but only executes the success callback every 3 seconds.

navigator.accelerometer.clearWatch

Stop watching the Acceleration referenced by the watchID parameter.

navigator.accelerometer.clearWatch(watchID);
  • watchID: The ID returned by navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration.

Example

var watchID = navigator.accelerometer.watchAcceleration(onSuccess, onError, options);

// ... later on ...

navigator.accelerometer.clearWatch(watchID);

Acceleration

Contains Accelerometer data captured at a specific point in time. Acceleration values include the effect of gravity (9.81 m/s^2), so that when a device lies flat and facing up, x, y, and z values returned should be 0, 0, and 9.81.

Properties

  • x: Amount of acceleration on the x-axis. (in m/s^2) (Number)
  • y: Amount of acceleration on the y-axis. (in m/s^2) (Number)
  • z: Amount of acceleration on the z-axis. (in m/s^2) (Number)
  • timestamp: Creation timestamp in milliseconds. (DOMTimeStamp)