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is there a way to access the gyroscope data in the Garmin Fenix 5? I wanted to develop an App which takes advantage of the Gyro built in (or ANT+ Gyro if available).

I know the Accelerometer is readable with Toybox::Sensor::Info but in the current SDK version doest seem to have any method for Gyro.

Can anyone confirm that?

Lango
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No, the current Connect IQ SDK does not provide (direct) access to the gyroscope. As a matter of fact, the gyroscope is not even mentioned in the official user manual.

Based on the research of some (avid) users, it seems that the gyroscope is internally used in order to improve tracking:

https://forums.garmin.com/forum/on-the-trail/wrist-worn/fenix-5x/155802-what-s-the-main-advantage-of-gyroscope-in-fenix-5x-please-explain

For the Fenix 3/5 there exists a Service Test Boot Mode where you can see gyroscope data but, as indicated above, this is not accessible from the SDK (yet).

https://www.facebook.com/GarminFenix5/photos/a.584053075128378/640524422814576/?type=3&theater

-cfs

Christoph F. Strnadl
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  • you are right, I remember searching the SDK official docs and finding nothing related to the gyro.thank you for your comment and link! – Lango Jan 23 '19 at 13:29