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Meadow.Foundation.Sensors.Motion.Mag3110

Mag3110
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The MAG3110 is a three axis magnetometer with an I2C interface. The magnetometer is capable of single and continuous readings.

Code Example

Mag3110 sensor;

public override Task Initialize()
{
Resolver.Log.Info("Initialize...");

sensor = new Mag3110(Device.CreateI2cBus());

// classical .NET events can be used
sensor.Updated += (sender, result) =>
{
Resolver.Log.Info($"Magnetic Field: [X:{result.New.MagneticField3D?.X.MicroTesla:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.New.MagneticField3D?.Y.MicroTesla:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.New.MagneticField3D?.Z.MicroTesla:N2} (microTeslas)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Temp: {result.New.Temperature?.Celsius:N2}C");
};

// Example that uses an IObservable subscription to only be notified when the filter is satisfied
var consumer = Mag3110.CreateObserver(
handler: result => Resolver.Log.Info($"Observer: [x] changed by threshold; new [x]: X:{result.New.MagneticField3D?.X.MicroTesla:N2}, old: X:{result.Old?.MagneticField3D?.X.MicroTesla:N2}"),
// only notify if there's a greater than 1 micro tesla on the Y axis
filter: result =>
{
if (result.Old is { } old)
{
return ((result.New.MagneticField3D - old.MagneticField3D)?.Y > new MagneticField(1, MU.MicroTesla));
}
return false;
});
sensor.Subscribe(consumer);

return Task.CompletedTask;
}

public async override Task Run()
{
var result = await sensor.Read();
Resolver.Log.Info("Initial Readings:");
Resolver.Log.Info($"Magnetic field: [X:{result.MagneticField3D?.X.MicroTesla:N2}," +
$"Y:{result.MagneticField3D?.Y.MicroTesla:N2}," +
$"Z:{result.MagneticField3D?.Z.MicroTesla:N2} (microTeslas)]");

Resolver.Log.Info($"Temp: {result.Temperature?.Celsius:N2}C");

sensor.StartUpdating(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500));
}

Sample project(s) available on GitHub

Polling Mode

The following application reads the values from the magnetometer and displays the readings on the debug output:

public class MeadowApp : App<F7Micro, MeadowApp>
{
public MeadowApp()
{
Console.WriteLine("MAG3110 Test Application");
Mag3110 mag3110 = new Mag3110();
mag3110.Standby = false;
int readingCount = 0;

while (true)
{
mag3110.Read();
readingCount++;
Console.WriteLine(
"Reading " + readingCount.ToString() +
": x = " + mag3110.X.ToString() +
", y = " + mag3110.Y.ToString() +
", z = " + mag3110.Z.ToString());
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}
}

Wiring Example

In it's basic configuration the magnetometer requires four connections:

Meadow PinSensor PinWire Color
3.3VVccRed
GNDGNDBlack
SCSCKGreen
SDSDABlue
D8INT1Orange

Class Mag3110

Represents the Xtrinsic MAG3110 Three-Axis, Digital Magnetometer

Assembly: MAG3110.dll
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Declaration
public class Mag3110 : ByteCommsSensorBase<(MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D, Temperature? Temperature)>, IObservable<IChangeResult<(MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D, Temperature? Temperature)>>, ISamplingSensor<(MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D, Temperature? Temperature)>, ISensor<(MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D, Temperature? Temperature)>, IDisposable, ITemperatureSensor, ISamplingSensor<Temperature>, ISensor<Temperature>, IMagnetometer, ISamplingSensor<MagneticField3D>, ISensor<MagneticField3D>, ISensor, ISamplingSensor, II2cPeripheral

Inheritance: System.Object -> Meadow.Foundation.ObservableBase<UNIT>

Implements:

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System.IObservable<Meadow.IChangeResult<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>>, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>, System.IDisposable, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ITemperatureSensor, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor<Meadow.Units.Temperature>, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor<Meadow.Units.Temperature>, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.Motion.IMagnetometer, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor, Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor, Meadow.Hardware.II2cPeripheral

Properties

DefaultI2cAddress

The default I2C address for the peripheral

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Declaration
public byte DefaultI2cAddress { get; }

MagneticField3D

The current magnetic field value

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Declaration
public MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D { get; }

Temperature

Current temperature of the die

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Declaration
public Temperature? Temperature { get; }

Standby

Change or get the standby status of the sensor

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Declaration
public bool Standby { get; set; }

IsDataReady

Indicate if there is any data ready for reading (x, y or z).

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Declaration
public bool IsDataReady { get; }

DigitalInputsEnabled

Enable or disable interrupts.

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Declaration
public bool DigitalInputsEnabled { get; set; }

Fields

interruptPort

Interrupt port used to detect then end of a conversion

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Declaration
protected readonly IDigitalInterruptPort? interruptPort

Methods

Reset()

Reset the sensor

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Declaration
public void Reset()

RaiseEventsAndNotify(IChangeResult<(MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D, Temperature? Temperature)>)

Raise events for subscribers and notify of value changes

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Declaration
protected override void RaiseEventsAndNotify(IChangeResult<(MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D, Temperature? Temperature)> changeResult)
Parameters
TypeNameDescription
Meadow.IChangeResult<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>changeResultThe updated sensor data

ReadSensor()

Reads data from the sensor

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Declaration
protected override Task<(MagneticField3D? MagneticField3D, Temperature? Temperature)> ReadSensor()
Returns

System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>: The latest sensor reading

Implements

  • System.IObservable<Meadow.IChangeResult<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>>
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor<System.ValueTuple<System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>,System.Nullable<Meadow.Units.Temperature>>>
  • System.IDisposable
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ITemperatureSensor
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor<Meadow.Units.Temperature>
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor<Meadow.Units.Temperature>
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.Motion.IMagnetometer
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor<Meadow.Units.MagneticField3D>
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISensor
  • Meadow.Peripherals.Sensors.ISamplingSensor
  • Meadow.Hardware.II2cPeripheral