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by Wiz
Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:29 am
Forum: Project Talent Show
Topic: Magnetometer Sensor Module HMC5883L Breakout problems
Replies: 3
Views: 11353

Re: Magnetometer Sensor Module HMC5883L Breakout problems

Hi, thanks for your help! ;)

Here is a print-out of sensor values. The first values are taken when I rotated the magnetometer a little, the last ones are captured when the sensor was lying on my desk. There is something wrong with the Z values.

Raw: -103 -29 2 Scaled: -94.76 -26.68 1.84 Heading ...
by Wiz
Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:48 pm
Forum: Project Talent Show
Topic: Magnetometer Sensor Module HMC5883L Breakout problems
Replies: 3
Views: 11353

Magnetometer Sensor Module HMC5883L Breakout problems

Hi,

A while ago I purchased the HMC5883L sensor breakout board. I tried it with Arduino and the Multiwii multirotor flight controller software. The magnetometer shows OK values on axis X and Y, but axis Z gives random values, making it unusable. It seems that the chip has a defective axis. What to ...