HMC5883L Magnetometer chip Possibilities.


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    Default Re: HMC5883L Magnetometer chip Possibilities.

    Hi..

    Some success.... with code as below:-

    Am I correct in assuming the compass is in the X-Y Axis ..., Z is purely for Azimuth?

    I think something is wrong with Azimuth and Degree calcs as Degree is only moving between 0-256...

    The good news is both of them are moving now :-)

    I really am wishing I paid more attention to maths now at school... Being a hardware engineer I can blag my way though it... Dabbling with S/W it not so easy...

    Any pointers welcome.... Happy New year to All

    BR
    Andy



    Code:
    '****************************************************************
    '*  Name    : COMPASS_818.BAS                                      *
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    '****************************************************************
    
    
    
    ' LCD should be connected as follows:
    '       LCD     PIC
    '       DB4     PortA.0
    '       DB5     PortA.1
    '       DB6     PortA.2
    '       DB7     PortA.3
    '       RS      PortA.4 (add 4.7K (10k)pullup resistor to 5 volts)
    '       E       PortB.3
    '       RW      Ground
    '       Vdd     5 volts
    '       Vss     Ground
    '       Vo      5K potentiometer (or ground)
    '       DB0-3   No connect
    
    
    
    
    
        adcon1 = 7     ' Turns Analogs off
        
        DEFINE OSC 12	'Set oscillator in MHz
        'OSCCON = $70
        DEFINE LCD_EREG PORTB
        DEFINE LCD_EBIT 6
        DEFINE LCD_RSREG PORTB
        DEFINE LCD_RSBIT 7 
    
    ' -----[ Pins/Constants/Variables ]-------------------------------------------
    SDA            var      portb.1                  'transceives to/from SDA
    SCL            var      portb.4                  'sends clock pulses
    
    WRITE_DATA     CON     $3C  'Used to perform a Write operation
    READ_DATA      CON     $3D  'Used to perform a Read operation
    
    MODE           CON     $02  'Read/Write Register, Selects the operating mode. Default = Single measurement
                                 'Send $3C $02 $00 on power up to change to continuous measurement mode.
    X_MSB          CON     $03  'Read Register, Output of X MSB 8-bit value.
    X_LSB          CON     $04  'Read Register, Output of X LSB 8-bit value.
    Z_MSB          CON     $05  'Read Register, Output of Z MSB 8-bit value.
    Z_LSB          CON     $06  'Read Register, Output of Z LSB 8-bit value.
    Y_MSB          CON     $07  'Read Register, Output of Y MSB 8-bit value.
    Y_LSB          CON     $08  'Read Register, Output of Y LSB 8-bit value.
    Cont_Mode      CON     $0
    SCALEFACTOR    CON     4081 'SCALEFACTOR = 65536 * (255/4095) = 4081
    SCALEOFFSET    CON     2048 'The output range of the HMC5883L is -2048 to 2047; therefore to get a 0 (LOWRANGE)to 4095 range
                                'to 4095 (HIGHRANGE) range 2048 must be added to the sensor value.
    ATNFACTOR      CON     127  'the ATN function input range is -127 TO 127. In order to get the positive scaled range of
                                '0 to 255 into the range of -127 to 127, 127 must be subtracted.
    LOWRANGE       CON     0    'see SCALEOFFSET
    HIGHRANGE      CON     4095 'see SCALEOFFSET
    
    X              VAR      byte 'x sensor measured value
    Y              VAR      byte 'y sensor measured value
    Z              VAR      byte 'z sensor measured value
    READX         VAR      WORD 
    READY         VAR      WORD
    READZ         VAR      WORD
    
    brads          VAR      Word 'angle in brads
    degr           VAR      Word 'angle in degrees
    azimuth        VAR      Word 'value calculated using X ATN -Y
    
    
    ' -----[ Main Routine ]-------------------------------------------------------
    
    PAUSE 500                                     ' Give sensor needed power up time
    
      I2CWRITE SDA,SCL,WRITE_DATA,MODE,[Cont_Mode]  ' Send continuous output command
    
    DO
    
      GOSUB GetRawReading                       ' Get RAW Compass reading
    
      'RAW X,Y,Z data...
      
    
            'Lcdout $fe, 1 ' Clear LCD screen
            'Lcdout "X=",SDEC READX  ,"   Y=",SDEC READY 
            'Lcdout $fe, $C0, "Z=",SDEC READZ
            
            
      'DEBUG HOME, "RAW X,Y,Z", CR
      'DEBUG       "X = ",11, SDEC x, CR
      'DEBUG       "Y = ",11, SDEC y, CR
      'DEBUG       "Z = ",11, SDEC z, CR         ' Print angle
      'DEBUG CR
    
      'Calculate Azimuth
    
      GOSUB GetAzimuth
    
      'Calculated Heading in Degrees
    
      brads = azimuth     'get angle
      'degr = brads */ 361 'convert to degrees
       degr = brads*360/256
      
       Lcdout $fe, $C0, "Degrees =",SDEC degr
      
      
      'DEBUG CR
      'DEBUG "Heading in NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, and WEST clockwise from NORTH:", CLREOL, CR, CR
      'DEBUG "Degree " ,11, SDEC degr, CR 'display degrees
      GOSUB GetHeading
    
    LOOP
    
    
    ' -----[ Subroutines ]--------------------------------------------------------
    
    GetRawReading:                                 'Compass module subroutine
    
    
        PAUSE 400                                  'Wait for new data to become available
    
    
        I2CREAD SDA,SCL,READ_DATA, X_MSB,[READX.HIGHBYTE]  'Read the data starting at x_msb 3
    
    
        I2CREAD SDA,SCL,READ_DATA ,X_LSB,[READX.lowBYTE]
    
    'Do the same for Z and Y:
    
        I2CREAD SDA,SCL,READ_DATA, Z_MSB,[READZ.HIGHBYTE]
    
    
        I2CREAD SDA,SCL,READ_DATA ,Z_LSB,[READZ.lowBYTE]
    
    
    
        I2CREAD SDA,SCL,READ_DATA, Y_MSB,[READY.HIGHBYTE]
    
    
        I2CREAD SDA,SCL,READ_DATA ,Y_LSB,[READY.lowBYTE]
    
    RETURN
    
    GetAzimuth:
    'The output range of the HMC5883L is -2048 to 2047 and the input range of the ATN function
    'is -127 to 127.  I used the method to scale the output to the input discribed in Parallax's Smart
    'Sensors Student Guide v1 starting on page 76.
    'SCALEFACTOR = 65536 * (255/4095) = 4081
    'SCALEOFFSET = 2048
    'ATNFACTOR = 127
    'LOWRANGE = 0
    'HIGRANGE = 4095 (2048 + 2047 = 4095)
    
        'x = x + SCALEOFFSET
        'x = (x MIN LOWRANGE MAX HIGHRANGE) ** SCALEFACTOR - ATNFACTOR
    
        'y = y + SCALEOFFSET
        'y = (y MIN LOWRANGE MAX HIGHRANGE) ** SCALEFACTOR - ATNFACTOR
        
    x = readx >>4  
    Y = readY >>4
    Z = readZ >>4
    
      'DEBUG       "SCALED X,Y", CR
      'DEBUG       "X = ",11, SDEC x, CR
      'DEBUG       "Y = ",11, SDEC y, CR
    
       'azimuth = x ATN -y
       azimuth = ( x ATN -y) */ 360 
    
          Lcdout $fe, 1 ' Clear LCD screen
          Lcdout "Azimuth=",SDEC azimuth 
    
      'DEBUG "Azimuth ",11, SDEC azimuth, CR ' display scaled azimuth
      'DEBUG "COS Azimuth ",11, SDEC COS azimuth, CR ' display scaled cos azimuth
    RETURN
    
    GetHeading:
    'Gives a heading in North, South, East and West.
    
        IF degr = 90 THEN
        
          'Lcdout "North"
            'DEBUG "NORTH"
            'DEBUG CLREOL
        ENDIF
    
    
        IF degr = 0 THEN
               
          'Lcdout "East"
        
             'DEBUG "EAST"
             'DEBUG CLREOL
        ENDIF
    
    
        IF degr = 270 THEN
               
          'Lcdout "South"
        
             'DEBUG "SOUTH"
             'DEBUG CLREOL
        ENDIF
    
    
        IF degr = 180 THEN
               
          'Lcdout "West"
        
             'DEBUG "WEST"
             'DEBUG CLREOL
        ENDIF
    
    RETURN

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    Default Re: HMC5883L Magnetometer chip Possibilities.

    your degree calc is incorrect

    Code:
    degr = brads*360/256
    this will overflow a word var causing errors

    Code:
    degr = brads */ 360
    is the better way

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    Default Re: HMC5883L Magnetometer chip Possibilities.

    Hi Richard.

    Still reading between 100 to 900 on degrees.

    Close to the River Mersey in Liverpool here fireworks are all ready noisy

    Thank you for help ....

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    Default Re: HMC5883L Magnetometer chip Possibilities.

    looks like you are converting azimuth to degrees twice
    once here
    Code:
     'Calculate Azimuth
    
      GOSUB GetAzimuth
    
      'Calculated Heading in Degrees
    
       brads = azimuth     'get angle
      'degr = brads */ 361 'convert to degrees
       degr = brads*360/256      and this is still wrong needs to be  degr = brads */ 360 
    
      
       Lcdout $fe, $C0, "Degrees =",SDEC degr
    and once here


    Code:
    x = readx >>4  
    Y = readY >>4
    Z = readZ >>4
    
      'DEBUG       "SCALED X,Y", CR
      'DEBUG       "X = ",11, SDEC x, CR
      'DEBUG       "Y = ",11, SDEC y, CR
    
       'azimuth = x ATN -y
      azimuth = ( x ATN -y) */ 360 
    surly once is enough

    Code:
    azimuth = x ATN -y

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