Position - HMC5883L¶
Adafruit HMC5883L Breakout - Triple-Axis Magnetometer Compass Sensor
Plugin details¶
Type: Position
Name: HCM5883L
Status: COLLECTION E
GitHub: P121_HMC5883L.ino
Maintainer: svn2208
Used libraries: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_HMC5883_Unified (modified local copy)
Description¶
This plugin is the interface to the Adafruit HMC5883L I2C module.
The breakout board will provide x, y and z values. For wiring please follow the tutorial at https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-hmc5883l-breakout-triple-axis-magnetometer-compass-sensor/
Supported hardware¶
Configuration¶
Name: A unique name should be entered here.
Enabled: The device can be disabled or enabled. When not enabled the device should not use any resources.
I2C Options¶
The available settings here depend on the build used. At least the Force Slow I2C speed option is available, but selections for the I2C Multiplexer can also be shown. For details see the Hardware page
Device Settings¶
DeclinationAngle: In degree. For getting the heading a correction value need to be entered. Determine the value at https://www.magnetic-declination.com/. If set to 0.00 the direction is slightly off.
Values¶
There are 4 values available for this sensor:
x
y
z
dir
Change log¶
Changed in version 1.0: …
added 2021-11-24 Initial release version.