gesture_control.py

import smbus

import time

bus = smbus.SMBus(1)

bus.write_byte_data(0x53, 0x2C, 0x0A)

bus.write_byte_data(0x53, 0x2D, 0x08)


bus.write_byte_data(0x53, 0x31, 0x08)

time.sleep(0.5)

data0 = bus.read_byte_data(0x53, 0x32)

data1 = bus.read_byte_data(0x53, 0x33)


xAccl = ((data1 & 0x03) * 256) + data0

if xAccl > 511 :
    xAccl -= 1024


data0 = bus.read_byte_data(0x53, 0x34)

data1 = bus.read_byte_data(0x53, 0x35)


yAccl = ((data1 & 0x03) * 256) + data0

if yAccl > 511 : 
    yAccl -= 1024


data0 = bus.read_byte_data(0x53, 0x36)

data1 = bus.read_byte_data(0x53, 0x37)


zAccl = ((data1 & 0x03) * 256) + data0

if zAccl > 511 :
    zAccl -= 1024



print "Acceleration in X-Axis : %d" %xAccl

print "Acceleration in Y-Axis : %d" %yAccl
print "Acceleration in Z-Axis : %d" %zAccl

if (xAccl<0 and zAccl>0 and yAccl<0):
 print "Up"
if (xAccl<0 and zAccl>0 and yAccl>0):
 print "Right"
if (yAccl<0 and zAccl>0 and xAccl>0):
 print "Up"
if (yAccl>0 and zAccl<0 and xAccl<0):
 print "Down"