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Vector 2X compass specs online
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Fri, 8 Mar 1996 03:13:37 GMT
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Randy Sargent <rsargent@newtonlabs.NOSPAMcom>
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> > I'd like to see some specs on the Vector 2X electronic compass just offered
> > for sale. Can anyone supply same, or a source on the Internet?
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> It's produced by Precision Navigation (415) 962-8777, but they don't sell
> them direct; however, they may send you the specs. Jameco sells them for
> $50. Briefly, it's a dual axis magnetometer, no moving parts. It's
> reported accuracy is +/- 2 deg, precision +/- one degree. Update rate is
> about 10 Hz. Size is about 2x2 inches. It has a provision for making bulk
> iron corrections. Since it measures the earth's field, it is the output
> reading is sensitive to tilt. I don't know if it lives up to its specs or not.
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> John-
I called Precision Navigation's fax-back service to get datasheets for this
device. In case anyone else is interested, I put a copy of the datasheets
I received on our web site at
http://www.newtonlabs.com/datasheets/vector-2x-compass/
It looks like a cool device, although we haven't tried it out.
(We have no connection to Precision Navigation.)
-- Randy
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