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Accelerometer demo on Windows Pc

Developed By: Evothings

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 3 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.0
Size 466.6 KB
Release Date April 14, 16
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (5)]

Description from Developer:
The Accelerometer demo app for the BBC micro:bit is used to read accelerometer data from the the BBC micro:bit and display this data as graphs in the mobile app. The data is sent f... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Accelerometer demo and install on Windows PC. Accelerometer demo is free Education app, developed by Evothings. Latest version of Accelerometer demo is 1.0.0, was released on 2016-04-14 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500. Overall rating of Accelerometer demo is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Accelerometer demo on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Accelerometer demo on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Accelerometer demo on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Accelerometer demo using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Accelerometer demo" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Accelerometer demo on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Accelerometer demo" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.0.

Download Accelerometer demo 1.0.0 on Windows PC – 466.6 KB

The Accelerometer demo app for the BBC micro:bit is used to read accelerometer data from the the BBC micro:bit and display this data as graphs in the mobile app. The data is sent from the BBC micro:bit to the mobile phone via Bluetooth.

The app can easily be modified and used as a starting point to develop other apps using the Accelerometer and Bluetooth capabilities of the BBC micro:bit. Read more below how to use the app and how to modify the app.


How to use the accelerometer demo app

Follow these simple steps to use the demo app
1. First make sure your micro:bit is paired with your Android device. Use the official BBC micro:bit app to do the pairing.
2. Download, install and run the Accelerometer demo app on your Android device
3. Start scanning for the micro:bit by pressing the ”Start button”.
4. If everything works, the app should automatically detect the micro:bit and start plotting the accelerometer data.


How to modify the accelerometer demo app

The Accelerometer demo app can easily be modified and used as a starting point to develop other apps using the Accelerometer or Bluetooth communication features in the BBC micro:bit. Coding is done with web technologies like HTML5 and JavaScript. With a tad bit of knowledge in web technologies, it is easy to get started, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest version of Evothings Studio. This is a tool that enables mobile apps to be developed with web technologies:
https://evothings.com/download/

2. Follow the instructions in this article to run and modify the Accelerometer app in Evothings Studio: https://evothings.com/doc/examples/microbit-accelerometer.html

More examples and tutorials for the BBC micro:bit can be found here:
https://evothings.com/evothings-and-the-bbc-microbit/
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.