Lis2Mdl

LIS2MDL - Ultra-low-power, high-performance 3-axis digital magnetic sensor

Some of the applications mentioned by the datasheet:

• Tilt-compensated compasses
• Map rotation
• Intelligent power saving for handheld devices
• Gaming and virtual reality input devices

Documentation

• Datasheet

Usage

Important: make sure you properly setup the I2C pins especially for ESP32 before creating the I2cDevice, make sure you install the nanoFramework.Hardware.ESP32 nuget:

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// when connecting to an ESP32 device, need to configure the I2C GPIOs
// used for the bus
Configuration.SetPinFunction(21, DeviceFunction.I2C1_DATA);
Configuration.SetPinFunction(22, DeviceFunction.I2C1_CLOCK);

For other devices like STM32, please make sure you're using the preset pins for the I2C bus you want to use.

using Iot.Device.Lis2Mdl;
using System.Device.I2c;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;

using Lis2Mdl lis2mdlDevice = new(CreateI2cDevice());

while (true)
{
    var tempValue = lis2mdlDevice.Temperature;
    var magFieldValue = lis2mdlDevice.MagneticField;

    Debug.WriteLine($"Temperature: {tempValue.DegreesCelsius:F1}\u00B0C");
    Debug.WriteLine($"Mag. field X: {magFieldValue[0].Milligausses:F3}mG");
    Debug.WriteLine($"Mag. field Y: {magFieldValue[1].Milligausses:F3}mG");
    Debug.WriteLine($"Mag. field Z: {magFieldValue[2].Milligausses:F3}mG");

    Thread.Sleep(1000);
}

I2cDevice CreateI2cDevice()
{
    I2cConnectionSettings settings = new(1, Lis2Mdl.DefaultI2cAddress);
    return I2cDevice.Create(settings);
}