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-rw-r--r--src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp b/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp
index 98098c83b..1ffca2f43 100644
--- a/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/l3gd20/l3gd20.cpp
@@ -333,8 +333,13 @@ L3GD20::init()
write_reg(ADDR_CTRL_REG4, REG4_BDU);
write_reg(ADDR_CTRL_REG5, 0);
- write_reg(ADDR_CTRL_REG5, REG5_FIFO_ENABLE); /* disable wake-on-interrupt */
- write_reg(ADDR_FIFO_CTRL_REG, FIFO_CTRL_STREAM_MODE); /* Enable FIFO, old data is overwritten */
+
+ write_reg(ADDR_CTRL_REG5, REG5_FIFO_ENABLE); /* disable wake-on-interrupt */
+
+ /* disable FIFO. This makes things simpler and ensures we
+ * aren't getting stale data. It means we must run the hrt
+ * callback fast enough to not miss data. */
+ write_reg(ADDR_FIFO_CTRL_REG, FIFO_CTRL_BYPASS_MODE);
set_range(500); /* default to 500dps */
set_samplerate(0); /* max sample rate */