WiFi Magnetic Compass 2
Under construction
The Arduino MKR 1010 of the first compass version had its RF front-end broken, perhaps by an atmospheric discharge, so the WiFi no longer worked. Rather than replacing the board I investigated if the MKR 1010 could be replaced by something cheaper, and I came out with a solution based on the ESP8266 chip. At the same time I changed the Telnet readout with a more practical Web readout. The new compass still uses the the Olimex HMC 5883L board and no attempt was made to use the more recent chinese clones.
Article for the MKR 1010
- A WiFi Antenna Rotator Compass, QST February 2022
- Original draft of the article, with more details
Schematic Diagram
Figures
Compass heading as displayed on the smartphone
Arduino Sketches and extra information
- ESP-12_Webserver_Compass_Web.ino Software to install using the Arduino IDE. Read the comments.
- Schematic of the Olimex HMC 5883L board
25/1/2022
