HMC5883 Digital compass Library
Dependents: sensor Cansat_program Cansat_program2 compass_cal ... more
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Diff: HMC5883L.cpp
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--- a/HMC5883L.cpp Wed Oct 31 04:35:08 2012 +0000 +++ b/HMC5883L.cpp Wed Oct 31 05:06:34 2012 +0000 @@ -127,4 +127,21 @@ for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) // fill the output variables output[i] = int16_t(((unsigned char)data[i*2] << 8) | (unsigned char)data[i*2+1]); +} + +double HMC5883L::getHeadingXY() +{ + int raw_data[3]; + getXYZ(raw_data); + double heading = atan2(raw_data[1], raw_data[0]); // heading = arctan(Y/X) + + // TODO: declenation angle compensation + + if(heading < 0.0) // fix sign + heading += 2PI; + + if(heading > 2PI) // fix overflow + heading -= 2PI; + + return heading; } \ No newline at end of file