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# Class «accelerometer»

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Represents the [accelerometer](/en/trik/programming-code/object-brick.md#accelerometer) of the TRIK controller.

| Method                                                                     | Description                                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [read](/en/trik/programming-code/object-brick/class-accelerometer.md#read) | Returns the current sensor reading as an array of three elements corresponding to the sensor readings along each axis. |

| Signal                                                                           | Description                                           |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| [newData](/en/trik/programming-code/object-brick/class-accelerometer.md#newdata) | The signal sent by the sensor when new data is ready. |

## read

Returns the current sensor reading as an array of three elements corresponding to the sensor readings along each axis.

#### Syntax

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```javascript
brick.accelerometer().read();
```

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```
brick.accelerometer().read();
```

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## newData

The signal sent by the sensor when new data is ready.