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Subject: Re: IBM HDAPS, I need a tip.
From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
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On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 22:56 -0600, Alejandro Bonilla Beeche wrote:
> Second Try... ;-)
> 
> Anyone? 

You're obviously getting different values because "moving the laptop
left to right" will produce a different acceleration every time.

So in order to calibrate it you need a readily available source of
constant acceleration, preferably with a known value.

Hint: -9.8 m/sec^2.

Lee