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RE: Dinsmore Compass 1490
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Sat, 6 Feb 1999 14:42:40 GMT
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John Hatton <johnha@icsplc.coSAYNOTOSPAM.uk>
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You say these devices just use hall effect devices to detect the
direction, do you have any technical information that would assist in
producing a digital compass from scratch ?.
Thanks
John Hatton
mailto:johnhatton@email.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Brusehaver [SMTP:tgb@cozy.wamnet.com]
> Sent: 05 February 1999 21:11
> To: Simon.Schulz@hagener-tgz.de
> Cc: handyboard@media.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: Dinsmore Compass 1490
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> > 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 ?
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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 triggered, and the NW, NE, SE, NW
> coordinates when two devices are triggered.
>
> Simply bias the the devices, and read the digital output at any device
> output.
>
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| (...) Why would you want to? They would be as expensive to build than to buy. The Dinsmore device is only $12, and PNI Vector2X is $49. (retail, probably cheaper somewhere). The Dinsmore device has a compass mechanism (real basic, like you take (...) (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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