Using P3-ROC accelerometer for tilt

[ohmbrew]

Hello,

Has anyone used P3-ROC's accelerometer for tilt functionality? There is not much on the MPF doc site...just how to enable the accelerometer in config:

accelerometers:
  p3_roc_accelerometer:
    number: 1

Any example code linking the accelerometer messages to tilt_warnings would be appreciated.

Greg

[Pucksnok]

https://docs.missionpinball.org/en/latest/examples/accelerometer/index.html?highlight=Accelerometer%20

There is a example config, anything of use for you?

[ohmbrew]

https://docs.missionpinball.org/en/latest/examples/accelerometer/index.html?highlight=Accelerometer%20

There is a example config, anything of use for you?

Hey, that looks promising, thanks. The docs should link to that page on their discussion of accelerometers, guess I missed this.

[ohmbrew]

That example code worked. I am getting accelerometer hit messages when I shook my table.

[Pucksnok]

Great to hear. 👍

[ohmbrew]

Well now I'm trying to integrate the tilt mode into my game. I've got it registering tilt warnings, and when it hits the limit for tilt (default of 3), it activates ball_ending and plays my base mode slides for ball_ending, all the modes shut down, player turn ends, but then my machine just sits there. MPF does not activate player's next turn ball. Here's where I define everything:

# tilt
accelerometers:
  accelerometer:
    number: 1
    level_x: 0
    level_y: 0
    level_z: 0
    hit_limits:
      0.5: accelerometer_hit1
      1.5: accelerometer_hit2
    level_limits:
      2: accelerometer_level1
      5: accelerometer_level2

#config_version=5
##! mode: tilt

tilt:    # the following are the defaults only copy those if you want to change them
  tilt_warning_events: accelerometer_hit1

Here's the log when the tilt happens:

2022-11-16 10:43:24,602 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'accelerometer_hit1'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,602 : INFO : Mode.tilt : Tilt Warning
2022-11-16 10:43:24,602 : DEBUG : Player : Setting 'tilt_warnings' to: 1, (prior: 0, change: 1)
2022-11-16 10:43:24,603 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'player_tilt_warnings'====== Args={'value': 1, 'prev_value': 0, 'change': 1, 'player_num': 1}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,604 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'tilt_warning'====== Args={'warnings': 1, 'warnings_remaining': 2}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,604 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'tilt_warning_1'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,615 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'accelerometer_hit1'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,616 : INFO : Mode.tilt : Tilt Warning
2022-11-16 10:43:24,616 : DEBUG : Player : Setting 'tilt_warnings' to: 2, (prior: 1, change: 1)
2022-11-16 10:43:24,616 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'player_tilt_warnings'====== Args={'value': 2, 'prev_value': 1, 'change': 1, 'player_num': 1}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,617 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'tilt_warning'====== Args={'warnings': 2, 'warnings_remaining': 1}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,617 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'tilt_warning_2'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,620 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_warning_1_created'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,620 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_warning_1_active'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,627 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'accelerometer_hit1'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,627 : INFO : Mode.tilt : Tilt Warning
2022-11-16 10:43:24,627 : DEBUG : Player : Setting 'tilt_warnings' to: 3, (prior: 2, change: 1)
2022-11-16 10:43:24,627 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'player_tilt_warnings'====== Args={'value': 3, 'prev_value': 2, 'change': 1, 'player_num': 1}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,628 : INFO : Mode.tilt : Processing Tilt. Balls to collect: 1
2022-11-16 10:43:24,628 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'tilt'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,629 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'ball_will_end'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,629 : DEBUG : Player : Setting 'tilt_warnings' to: 0, (prior: 3, change: -3)
2022-11-16 10:43:24,629 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'player_tilt_warnings'====== Args={'value': 0, 'prev_value': 3, 'change': -3, 'player_num': 1}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,629 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_global_will_stop'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,630 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_global_stopping'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,630 : DEBUG : ball_save.ball_save : Disabling...
2022-11-16 10:43:24,630 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'ball_save_ball_save_disabled'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,640 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'stop_mode_field'====== Args={'priority': 0}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,640 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'stop_missions'====== Args={'priority': 0}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,640 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_field_will_stop'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,640 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_field_stopping'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,641 : INFO : Mode.global : Stopped.
2022-11-16 10:43:24,641 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'modes_active_modes_changed'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,641 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_global_stopped'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,641 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'clear'====== Args={'key': 'global'}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,642 : INFO : Mode.field : Stopped.
2022-11-16 10:43:24,642 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'modes_active_modes_changed'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,643 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_field_stopped'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,643 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'clear'====== Args={'key': 'field'}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,645 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'ball_ending'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,646 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_warning_2_created'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,646 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_warning_2_active'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,646 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_created'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,646 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_base_slide_removed'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,646 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_active'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,647 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'play_random_drain_clip'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,647 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'drain_play_firstbeer'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:24,659 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_video_firstbeer_slide_created'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:25,608 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_warning_1_removed'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:26,624 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_tilt_warning_2_removed'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,648 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'drain_audio_complete'====== Args={'priority': 0}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,650 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_multiball_will_stop'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,651 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_multiball_stopping'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,651 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_base_will_stop'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,652 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_base_stopping'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,652 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'stop_mode_global'====== Args={'priority': 0}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,653 : INFO : Mode.base : Stopped.
2022-11-16 10:43:27,653 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'modes_active_modes_changed'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,654 : INFO : coil.cl_popbumper_left : Disabling Driver
2022-11-16 10:43:27,654 : DEBUG : PROCDriver 50 : Disabling Driver
2022-11-16 10:43:27,657 : INFO : coil.cl_popbumper_right : Disabling Driver
2022-11-16 10:43:27,657 : DEBUG : PROCDriver 49 : Disabling Driver
2022-11-16 10:43:27,658 : INFO : coil.cl_popbumper_lower : Disabling Driver
2022-11-16 10:43:27,658 : DEBUG : PROCDriver 48 : Disabling Driver
2022-11-16 10:43:27,662 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_base_stopped'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,662 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'clear'====== Args={'key': 'base'}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,664 : DEBUG : ball_save.ball_save : Removing...
2022-11-16 10:43:27,667 : INFO : Mode.multiball : Stopped.
2022-11-16 10:43:27,667 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'modes_active_modes_changed'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,667 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'mode_multiball_stopped'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,667 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'clear'====== Args={'key': 'multiball'}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,668 : DEBUG : multiball_lock.pt_lock2 : Disabling...
2022-11-16 10:43:27,668 : DEBUG : multiball_lock.pt_lock1 : Disabling...
2022-11-16 10:43:27,670 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'ball_ended'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,670 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'player_turn_will_end'====== Args={'player': <Player 1>, 'number': 1}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,671 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'player_turn_ending'====== Args={'player': <Player 1>, 'number': 1}
2022-11-16 10:43:27,745 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'slide_video_firstbeer_slide_removed'====== Args={'_from_bcp': True}
2022-11-16 10:43:34,748 : INFO : Machine : Shutting down...
2022-11-16 10:43:34,748 : INFO : EventManager : Event: ======'shutdown'====== Args={}
2022-11-16 10:43:34,748 : DEBUG : servo.servo_diverter : Stopping servo
2022-11-16 10:43:34,749 : DEBUG : ball_device.bd_trough : Stopping ball device
2022-11-16 10:43:34,750 : DEBUG : ball_device.bd_plunger_lane : Stopping ball device
2022-11-16 10:43:34,754 : INFO : root : MPF run loop ended.

[ohmbrew]

Nevermind...I was shaking the machine while ball was still in plunger lane. I never drained the ball...once the ball drained everything progressed as normal :-)

[colemanomartin]

I've read that the sensitivity and super-fast response of the accelerometer makes it difficult to use as a tilt bob. How is it working in your case?

[ohmbrew]

It is working pretty well in my case. I am only listening for accelerometer_hit1, I used the default value of 0.5.