Electric Dollar Store

The LIS3MDL is an ultra-low-power high-performance three-axis magnetic sensor. In typical use it delivers a 16-bit 3D (X,Y,Z) magnetic field reading 80 times per second.

The sensor is factory calibrated for sensitivity and zero-gauss level. The trimming values are stored in the device in non-volatile memory. Each time the device is turned on, the trimming parameters are downloaded to the calibration registers. So the device can be used without further calibration. 

import sys
import struct
import time

from i2cdriver import I2CDriver, EDS

if __name__ == '__main__':
    i2 = I2CDriver(sys.argv[1])

    d = EDS.Magnet(i2)
    while 1:
        print(d.measurement())

#include <Wire.h>

class magnet {
  uint8_t a;
  byte status;
public:
  int16_t x, y, z;
  void begin(byte _a = 0x1c) {
    a = _a;
    regwr(0x22, 0); // CTRL_REG3 operating mode 0: continuous conversion
  }
  void regwr(byte addr, byte val) {
    Wire.beginTransmission(a);
    Wire.write(addr);
    Wire.write(val);
    Wire.endTransmission();
  }
  int16_t rd16() {
    int16_t r = Wire.read();
    r |= Wire.read() << 8;
    return r;
  }
  void read() {
    do {
      Wire.beginTransmission(a);
      Wire.write(0x27);
      Wire.endTransmission(false);
      Wire.requestFrom(a, (uint8_t)7);
      status = Wire.read();
      x = rd16();
      y = rd16();
      z = rd16();
    } while ((status & 8) == 0);
  }
};

magnet Magnet;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Wire.begin();
  Magnet.begin();
}

void loop() {
  Magnet.read();
  Serial.print(Magnet.x); Serial.print(' ');
  Serial.print(Magnet.y); Serial.print(' ');
  Serial.print(Magnet.z); Serial.println();
}

from machine import I2C
import struct
import time

class Magnet:
    """ MAGNET is an ST LIS3MDL 3-axis magnetometer """
    def __init__(self, i2, a = 0x1c):
        self.i2 = i2
        self.a = a
        self.regwr(0x22, 0) # CTRL_REG3 operating mode 0: continuous conversion

    def regwr(self, memaddr, val):
        self.i2.writeto(self.a, bytes((memaddr, val)))

    def rd(self):
        """ Read the measurement STATUS_REG and OUT_X,Y,Z """
        return struct.unpack("<B3h", self.i2.readfrom_mem(self.a, 0x27, 7))

    def measurement(self):
        """ Wait for a new field reading, return the (x,y,z) """
        while True:
            (status, x, y, z) = self.rd()
            if status & 8:
                return (x, y, z)


def main():
    i2 = I2C(1, freq = 100000)

    d = Magnet(i2)

    while True:
        print(d.measurement())
Default I²C address 0x1c (0b0011100)
Current consumption (typ.) 0.04 mA
Vcc 1.9 - 3.6 V