Hmc5883l Class Reference

C++ API for Hmc5883l (3-axis digital compass) More...

Detailed Description

• ID: hmc5883l
• Name: Hmc5883l 3-Axis Digital Compass
• Category: compass
• Manufacturer: seeed
• Connection: i2c

The Honeywell HMC5883L is a 3-axis digital compass. Communication with the HMC5883L is simple and all done through an I2C interface. Different breakout boards are available, typically a 3V supply is all that is needed to power the sensor.

    // Instantiate on I2C
    upm::Hmc5883l* compass = new upm::Hmc5883l(0);
    int16_t *pos;

    compass->set_declination(0.2749); // Set your declination from true north in radians

    // Print out the coordinates, heading, and direction every second
    while(true){
        compass->update(); // Update the coordinates
        pos = compass->coordinates();
        fprintf(stdout, "coor: %5d %5d %5d ", pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]);
        fprintf(stdout, "heading: %5.2f direction: %3.2f\n", compass->heading(), compass->direction());
        sleep(1);
    }

Public Member Functions
	Hmc5883l (int bus)
float	direction ()
float	heading ()
int16_t *	coordinates ()
mraa_result_t	update ()
void	set_declination (float dec)
float	get_declination ()

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Hmc5883l

(

int

bus

)

Creates a Hmc5883l object

Parameters

bus	number of used i2c bus

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Member Function Documentation

int16_t * coordinates

(

void

)

Returns a pointer to an int[3] that contains the coordinates as ints

Returns

*int to an int[3]

mraa_result_t update

(

void

)

Updates the values by reading from i2c

Returns

0 for success

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void set_declination

(

float

dec

)

Sets the magnetic declination for better calibration

float get_declination

(

)

Gets the current magnetic declination value

Returns

magnetic declination as a float

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/upm-doc-stable/src/hmc5883l/hmc5883l.h
• /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/upm-doc-stable/src/hmc5883l/hmc5883l.cxx