diff --git a/examples/python/hmc5883l.py b/examples/python/hmc5883l.py new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50430732 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/python/hmc5883l.py @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# Author: Mihai Tudor Panu +# Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation. +# +# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining +# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the +# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including +# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, +# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to +# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to +# the following conditions: +# +# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be +# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. +# +# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, +# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF +# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND +# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE +# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION +# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION +# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. + +from time import sleep +import pyupm_hmc5883l as hmc5883l + +# Create an I2C compass object and set declination +hmc = hmc5883l.Hmc5883l(0) +hmc.set_declination(0.2749) + +# Loop indefinitely +while True: + + hmc.update() # Update the data + pos = hmc.coordinates() # Read raw coordinates + hdg = hmc.heading() # Read heading + dir = hmc.direction() # Read direction + + # Print values + print "Coor: %5d %5d %5d" % (pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]) + print "Heading: %5.2f" % (hdg) + print "Direction: %3.2f\n" % (dir) + + # Sleep for 1 s + sleep(1)