on Gesture

Run some code when you perform a gesture, like shaking the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express.

input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake,() => {
})

Parameters

• gesture: the gesture to detect. A gesture is the way you hold or move the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express. Gestures are:

  • shake: shake the board
  • logo up: the logo is facing up
  • logo down: the logo is facing down
  • screen up: the screen side is up
  • screen down: the screen side is down
  • tilt left: the board is tilted to the left
  • tilt right: the board is tilted to the right
  • free fall: the board is falling for a distance
  • 2g: acceleration force of 2 g (works well for step detection)
  • 3g: acceleration force of 3 g
  • 6g: acceleration force of 6 g

• body: code to run when the gesture event occurs

Example: random number

Log a message when you shake the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express.

input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, function() {}
    console.log("I'm shaking!")
})

accelerometer