Feature - Fall detect

[MR-Zon]

Great Firmware Thank you!

• I'm submitting a ... Feature request

• Do you want to request a feature or report a bug? Feature. Would it be possible to detect a free-fall (off desk), and possible impact and switch off? acceleration of over 9m/s2 for 0.2sec-0.3sec. I do not know what 'normal use' gives in acceleration. this might make the feature non viable. The sleep function does reduce the need for this feature.

• What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior? Motivation : I have burnt holes in carpets before (not with this iron). This would be a safety feature.

Thanks again for your work.

[LarsSimonsen]

Impact detection would be easiest to implement, and then you could turn it off by giving it a whack. Nice idea.

Not sure if it would save your carpets, though. It does take some time to cool down.

[XNinety9]

Very nice idea, indeed! Looking forward to its implementation!

[dhiltonp]

It looks like MMA8652FC has free-fall detection built in, which is pretty handy!

The detection of “Freefall” involves the monitoring of the X, Y, and Z axes for the condition where the acceleration magnitude is below a user-specified threshold for a user-definable amount of time. Usable threshold levels are typically between ±100 mg and ±500 mg.