How can we add MPU6050 free fall sensor to dashboard and how to see the output

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Hello. I’ve been working on a project of free fall detection of elderly. How MPU6050 sensor can be added to dashboard .here is the MPU6050 github library

#include Wire.h
#include MPU6050.h

MPU6050 mpu;

boolean ledState = false;
boolean freefallDetected = false;
int freefallBlinkCount = 0;

void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(115200);

  Serial.println("Initialize MPU6050");

  while(!mpu.begin(MPU6050_SCALE_2000DPS, MPU6050_RANGE_16G))
  {
    Serial.println("Could not find a valid MPU6050 sensor, check wiring!");
    delay(500);
  }

  mpu.setAccelPowerOnDelay(MPU6050_DELAY_3MS);
  
  mpu.setIntFreeFallEnabled(true);
  mpu.setIntZeroMotionEnabled(false);
  mpu.setIntMotionEnabled(false);
  
  mpu.setDHPFMode(MPU6050_DHPF_5HZ);

  mpu.setFreeFallDetectionThreshold(17);
  mpu.setFreeFallDetectionDuration(2);	
  
  checkSettings();

  pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  
  attachInterrupt(0, doInt, RISING);
}

void doInt()
{
  freefallBlinkCount = 0;
  freefallDetected = true;  
}

void checkSettings()
{
  Serial.println();
  
  Serial.print(" * Sleep Mode:                ");
  Serial.println(mpu.getSleepEnabled() ? "Enabled" : "Disabled");

  Serial.print(" * Motion Interrupt:     ");
  Serial.println(mpu.getIntMotionEnabled() ? "Enabled" : "Disabled");

  Serial.print(" * Zero Motion Interrupt:     ");
  Serial.println(mpu.getIntZeroMotionEnabled() ? "Enabled" : "Disabled");

  Serial.print(" * Free Fall Interrupt:       ");
  Serial.println(mpu.getIntFreeFallEnabled() ? "Enabled" : "Disabled");

  Serial.print(" * Free Fal Threshold:          ");
  Serial.println(mpu.getFreeFallDetectionThreshold());

  Serial.print(" * Free FallDuration:           ");
  Serial.println(mpu.getFreeFallDetectionDuration());
  
  Serial.print(" * Clock Source:              ");
  switch(mpu.getClockSource())
  {
    case MPU6050_CLOCK_KEEP_RESET:     Serial.println("Stops the clock and keeps the timing generator in reset"); break;
    case MPU6050_CLOCK_EXTERNAL_19MHZ: Serial.println("PLL with external 19.2MHz reference"); break;
    case MPU6050_CLOCK_EXTERNAL_32KHZ: Serial.println("PLL with external 32.768kHz reference"); break;
    case MPU6050_CLOCK_PLL_ZGYRO:      Serial.println("PLL with Z axis gyroscope reference"); break;
    case MPU6050_CLOCK_PLL_YGYRO:      Serial.println("PLL with Y axis gyroscope reference"); break;
    case MPU6050_CLOCK_PLL_XGYRO:      Serial.println("PLL with X axis gyroscope reference"); break;
    case MPU6050_CLOCK_INTERNAL_8MHZ:  Serial.println("Internal 8MHz oscillator"); break;
  }
  
  Serial.print(" * Accelerometer:             ");
  switch(mpu.getRange())
  {
    case MPU6050_RANGE_16G:            Serial.println("+/- 16 g"); break;
    case MPU6050_RANGE_8G:             Serial.println("+/- 8 g"); break;
    case MPU6050_RANGE_4G:             Serial.println("+/- 4 g"); break;
    case MPU6050_RANGE_2G:             Serial.println("+/- 2 g"); break;
  }  

  Serial.print(" * Accelerometer offsets:     ");
  Serial.print(mpu.getAccelOffsetX());
  Serial.print(" / ");
  Serial.print(mpu.getAccelOffsetY());
  Serial.print(" / ");
  Serial.println(mpu.getAccelOffsetZ());

  Serial.print(" * Accelerometer power delay: ");
  switch(mpu.getAccelPowerOnDelay())
  {
    case MPU6050_DELAY_3MS:            Serial.println("3ms"); break;
    case MPU6050_DELAY_2MS:            Serial.println("2ms"); break;
    case MPU6050_DELAY_1MS:            Serial.println("1ms"); break;
    case MPU6050_NO_DELAY:             Serial.println("0ms"); break;
  }  
  
  Serial.println();
}

void loop()
{
  Vector rawAccel = mpu.readRawAccel();
  Activites act = mpu.readActivites();

  Serial.print(act.isFreeFall);
  Serial.print("\n");
  
  if (freefallDetected)
  {
    ledState = !ledState;

    digitalWrite(4, ledState);

    freefallBlinkCount++;

    if (freefallBlinkCount == 20)
    {
      freefallDetected = false;
      ledState = false;
      digitalWrite(4, ledState);
    }
  }
  
  delay(100);
  
}
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