HMC5883 3-Axis Digital Magnetometer Electronic Compass
The HMC5883 device, provides magnetic field in 3-axis.
This Device is available from ControlEverything.com [SKU: HMC5883_I2CS]
https://www.controleverything.com/content/Compass?sku=HMC5883_I2CS
This Sample code can be used with Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Particle Photon, Beaglebone Black and Onion Omega.
Download and install pi4j library on Raspberry pi. Steps to install pi4j are provided at:
Download (or git pull) the code in pi.
Compile the java program.
$> pi4j HMC5883.javaRun the java program.
$> pi4j HMC5883Download and install smbus library on Raspberry pi. Steps to install smbus are provided at:
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/smbus-cffi/0.5.1
Download (or git pull) the code in pi. Run the program.
$> python HMC5883.pyDownload and install Arduino Software (IDE) on your machine. Steps to install Arduino are provided at:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
Download (or git pull) the code and double click the file to run the program.
Compile and upload the code on Arduino IDE and see the output on Serial Monitor.
Login to your Photon and setup your device according to steps provided at:
https://docs.particle.io/guide/getting-started/connect/photon/
Download (or git pull) the code. Go to online IDE and copy the code.
https://build.particle.io/build/
Verify and flash the code on your Photon. Code output is shown in logs at dashboard:
https://dashboard.particle.io/user/logs
Download (or git pull) the code in Beaglebone Black.
Compile the c program.
$>gcc HMC5883.c -o HMC5883Run the c program.
$>./HMC5883Get Started and setting up the Onion Omega according to steps provided at :
https://wiki.onion.io/Get-Started
To install the Python module, run the following commands:
opkg updateopkg install python-light pyOnionI2CDownload (or git pull) the code in Onion Omega. Run the program.
$> python HMC5883.py#####The code output is raw value of magnetic field in X, Y and Z axis.