Detecting board-flipping with the accelerometer

This recipe will show you how to create a function that detects when the board is flipped over. To achieve this, we will use the orientation data that we fetched from the accelerometer. We will focus on the z axis data as this will indicate whether the board is facing up or facing down. The approach presented in this recipe can be useful to you whenever you are creating a project and want to find a more creative way of interacting with the project than just pushing buttons. This can create a fun level of interaction when someone discovers that all they have to do is flip over your board to interact with it.

Getting ready

You will need access to the REPL on the Adafruit HalloWing...