NXP® E-Compass Software

E-Compass

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NXP® offers tilt-compensated e-compass and magnetic calibration software as part of the NXP Sensor Fusion software library

  • The e-Compass functions in the Sensor Fusion library use data from accelerometer and magnetometer sensors to provide an accurate magnetic compass heading corrected for orientation and hard and soft iron magnetic interference
  • Target applications are mobile, consumer, or Internet of Things product that needs a compass, such as wearables, fitness bands, and gaming products
  • The software is provided free of charge for evaluation and commercial use NXP customers using MAG3110, FXOS8700CQ or other NXP magnetometer

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Xtrinsic E-Compass Software

Xtrinsic E-Compass Software
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Features

  • Easy to use software library for development of sensor fusion applications
  • Based on CodeWarrior® and Kinetis® Design Studio (KDS)
  • Pre-built fusion templates for a variety of NXP® Freedom boards
  • Full documentation and online training materials
  • Our award winning magnetic hard/soft iron compensation, along with support for 3-, 6- and 9-axis fusion options, programmable sampling, fusion rates, frame of reference, etc.

Supported Devices

  • MAG3110: High Accuracy, 3D Magnetometer
  • MMA8451Q: ±2g/±4g/±8g, Low g, 14-bit Digital Accelerometer
  • FXOS8700CQ: Digital Motion Sensor - 3D Accelerometer (±2g/±4g/±8g) + 3D Magnetometer

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