LSM6DSO wake-up source interrupt with slope filter but trigger by a specific axis

[dino]

hello everyone,

I am trying to create an interrupt using LSM6DSO wake-up source with slope filter above a certain threshold.

the problem is that right now I get an interrupt if the accelerometer exceed the threshold at any axis x,y,z.

I want the LSM6DSO interrupt to trigger my esp32 only when it exceed at a specific axis, is there a way I can do it?

thanks.

[Federica Bossi]

Hi @dino ,

Welcome to ST Community!

As explained in the AN5192 section 5.3, the embedded wake-up feature generates an interrupt when there is a generic acceleration on the device. 
You cannot generate the interrupt for only one selected axis but, once received the interrupt, you can check the WU_X, WU_Y and WU_Z bits to see which axis triggered the wake-up event.

Alternatively, you can program the FSM to generate the interrupt when there is an acceleration on a specific axis. All the details in the AN5226.

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[dino]

thank you for replaying.

note that I use the SLOPE FILTER. when I looked at the FSM I didnt see an option to use that slope filter and if so the FSM doesn't help me.

one more thing, I only need to generate the interrupt. so at axises I dont use for the interrupt, I will not use at all. so if there is a way to disable accelerometer measurement at specific axises or something like that, it will be a valid solution as well. 

[Federica Bossi]

Ciao @dino ,

Yes, if you want to use the slope filter you can't use the FSM and you can't set the threshold only for one axis.

Unfortunately, there is not a way to disable some accelerometer axes.

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