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Dinsmore Compass 1490
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Fri, 5 Feb 1999 20:25:36 GMT
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Gustav Schulz <[simon.schulz@hagener]Spamcake[-tgz.de]>
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Hi,
I found this on the internet, and I wanted to know if anyone
is using it:
http://dinsmoregroup.com/dico/1490spec.htm
They produce a digital Compass which is very cheap ($12 only).
Anyone already used such a compass ?
Is there a way to get such a compass working with
the HandyBoard ?
Thanks in advance!
Bye, Simon
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Dinsmore Compass 1490
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| (...) The dinsmore devices are really easy to work with. This one has 4 hall effect devices in it, and the output is digital. If you align it with cardinal coordinates you can tell North, East, South, and West very easily only one device is (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
| | | Re: Dinsmore Compass 1490
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| The Dinsmore 1490 (basically a Hall effect unit) reports the 8 cardinal compass points, a 45 degree precsion (N-NE-E-SE-S-SW-W-NW). If you wanted more precision then you have to upgrade to the Dinsmore 1525 or 1655 which produce analog signals. They (...) (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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