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+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* Copyright (c) FIRST 2014. All Rights Reserved.                             */
+/* Open Source Software - may be modified and shared by FRC teams. The code   */
+/* must be accompanied by the FIRST BSD license file in $(WIND_BASE)/WPILib.  */
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+#pragma once
+
+/**
+ * Interface for 3-axis accelerometers
+ */
+class Accelerometer {
+ public:
+  virtual ~Accelerometer() = default;
+
+  enum Range { kRange_2G = 0, kRange_4G = 1, kRange_8G = 2, kRange_16G = 3 };
+
+  /**
+   * Common interface for setting the measuring range of an accelerometer.
+   *
+   * @param range The maximum acceleration, positive or negative, that the
+   * accelerometer will measure.  Not all accelerometers support all ranges.
+   */
+  virtual void SetRange(Range range) = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * Common interface for getting the x axis acceleration
+   *
+   * @return The acceleration along the x axis in g-forces
+   */
+  virtual double GetX() = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * Common interface for getting the y axis acceleration
+   *
+   * @return The acceleration along the y axis in g-forces
+   */
+  virtual double GetY() = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * Common interface for getting the z axis acceleration
+   *
+   * @return The acceleration along the z axis in g-forces
+   */
+  virtual double GetZ() = 0;
+};