MPU 5883L compass


// I2C device class (I2Cdev) demonstration Arduino sketch for HMC5883L class
// 10/7/2011 by Jeff Rowberg <jeff@rowberg.net>
// Updates should (hopefully) always be available at https://github.com/jrowberg/i2cdevlib
//
// Changelog:
//     2013-05-04 - Added Heading Calculation in degrees
//     2011-10-07 - initial release

/* ============================================
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// Arduino Wire library is required if I2Cdev I2CDEV_ARDUINO_WIRE implementation
// is used in I2Cdev.h
#include "Wire.h"

// I2Cdev and HMC5883L must be installed as libraries, or else the .cpp/.h files
// for both classes must be in the include path of your project
#include "I2Cdev.h"
#include "HMC5883L.h"

// class default I2C address is 0x1E
// specific I2C addresses may be passed as a parameter here
// this device only supports one I2C address (0x1E)
HMC5883L mag;

int16_t mx, my, mz;

#define LED_PIN 13
bool blinkState = false;

void setup() {
    // join I2C bus (I2Cdev library doesn't do this automatically)
    Wire.begin();

    // initialize serial communication
    // (38400 chosen because it works as well at 8MHz as it does at 16MHz, but
    // it's really up to you depending on your project)
    Serial.begin(38400); // JDN

    // initialize device
    Serial.println("Initializing I2C devices...");
    mag.initialize();

    // verify connection
    Serial.println("Testing device connections...");
    Serial.println(mag.testConnection() ? "HMC5883L connection successful" : "HMC5883L connection failed");

    // configure Arduino LED for
    pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
    // read raw heading measurements from device
    mag.getHeading(&mx, &my, &mz);

    // display tab-separated gyro x/y/z values
    Serial.print("mag:\t");
    Serial.print(mx); Serial.print("\t");
    Serial.print(my); Serial.print("\t");
    Serial.print(mz); Serial.print("\t");

// To calculate heading in degrees. 0 degree indicates North
    float heading = atan2(my, mx);
    if(heading < 0)
      heading += 2 * M_PI;
    Serial.print("heading:\t");
    Serial.println(heading * 180/M_PI);

    // blink LED to indicate activity
    blinkState = !blinkState;
    digitalWrite(LED_PIN, blinkState);
}