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by clydemcqueen
Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:37 pm
Forum: C/C++
Topic: Calibrating 1044 compass with C++
Replies: 3
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Re: Calibrating 1044 compass with C++

Thanks for the reply, @mparadis. Very helpful. I don't see how to enter the local field strength in the command-line program, compass-calibrator-c-2.1.8. (I'm not running the GUI tool.) But perhaps I don't need to... should I just replace the 1st argument in setCompassCorrectionParameters ("mag...
by clydemcqueen
Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:40 pm
Forum: C/C++
Topic: Calibrating 1044 compass with C++
Replies: 3
Views: 25968

Calibrating 1044 compass with C++

Hi, I'm using a 1044 on an RPi3 running Debian Jessie with the ROS Phidgets drivers. I've read the 1044 user guide, run the Linux compasscal program, and I've entered the data in the appropriate spot in the ROS launch files. Everything generally works. However, the compass accuracy isn't what I had ...