Retrieving state of the different SoC devices

Hi all,
currently we can easily check if the LCD is on with isLCDOn().

As far as I can see there are (for now) no corresponding functions for

• Compass
  
• GPS
  
• BLE
  
• and HRM
  
  

Is there another way of getting the status, e.g. by reading a pin status (which ones?) until we have convenience functions for this purpose?

Mon 2020.04.13

Did not check for thoroughness for the specific pin request, but has this reference been reviewed?

https://banglejs.com/reference
https://banglejs.com/reference#l_Bangle_­getCompass
https://banglejs.com/reference#l_Bangle_­GPS

I found them but wasn't sure if I could work with them in case they don't fire.

I worked around with this code

Bangle.on('mag', (() => {
  console.log("mag received");
  compassEventReceived = true;
}));
    
Bangle.on('GPS', (() => {
  console.log("GPS received");
  gpsEventReceived = true;
}));

Bangle.on('HRM', (() => {
  console.log("HRM received");
  hrmEventReceived = true;
}));

// Wait two seconds, that should be enough for each of the events to get raised once
setTimeout(() => { 
  Bangle.on('mag', () => {});
  Bangle.on('GPS', () => {});
  Bangle.on('HRM', () => {});
}, 2000);

The only issue is removing the eventlisteners now. The code above fails to do that. I already posted another question for that, though ;)

Thanks - I'm afraid that would appear to be the best bet for now. I'll add that to the next firmware though.

In terms of removing listeners, you need to have a named function so you can remove it...

function magListener() {
  console.log("mag received");
  compassEventReceived = true;
}
Bangle.on('mag', magListener);
// Wait two seconds, that should be enough for each of the events to get raised once
setTimeout(() => { 
  Bangle.removeListener('mag', magListener);
}, 2000);