Odd results from HiTechnic compass sensor

[Rickz2020]

Hi all.

I have the compass sensor and for some reason when facing within 10deg of North, I get readings like 1.0.0 up to 9.0.0... these should be 1 or 2 or 3 ....9.

What is going on? It's messing up my navigation!

Regards,

Rich.

[gloomyandy]

Hi,
I'm sorry I don;t really understand the description of your problem. Can you post a short test program along with details of what the output is that you are seeing and the details of what version of leJOS you are using (and are you running your program on the NXT or on a PC)...

Andy

[Rickz2020]

Hi Andy,

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   public double getCompassDirection() {
        double compassDirection = 0.0;
        compassDirection = compass.getDegrees();   
        return compassDirection;
    }

   public void correctCourse(double cLat, double cLon) {
        int bearing = (int) getBearing(cLat, cLon);

        int robotFacing = (int) getCompassDirection();
        int rotation = 0;
        int direction = 0;

        if (robotFacing != bearing) {
            rotation = bearing - robotFacing;
            if (rotation > 0 && rotation < 180) {
                direction = 1; //left
            } else {
                direction = 0; //right
            }
            if (rotation > 180) {
                swapDirection(direction);
            }
            if (rotation < -180) {
                swapDirection(direction);
            }
        } else {
            //move.moveForward(100);
            Sound.twoBeeps();
            move.stopTurning();
        }
        rotate(direction);

        LCD.drawString("rotation: " + rotation, 0, 5);
        LCD.drawString("rf: " + getCompassDirection(), 0, 6);
        rotation = 0;
    }

rf or RobotFacing should always be between 360 and 0, right? But for some reason instead of showing 1.0 or 2.0 up to 9.0 and then the usual 10.0 to 360.0, it shows 1.0.0, 2.0.0, 3.0.0 ect... up till 10.0 and then its normal again.

I'm running this on my nxt brick.

Iv'e got no idea why it would be returning something like 1.0.0.

Rich.

[Rickz2020]

Even

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public class myGPS {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        CompassSensor compass = new CompassSensor(SensorPort.S1);
        do {
            LCD.drawString("direction " + compass.getDegrees(), 0, 5);
        } while (!Button.ENTER.isPressed());
    }
}

gives me the same strange results. Try rotate to 350 and then move it back to +- 3degrees, very slowly.

[gloomyandy]

Hi,
You are not clearing the LCD screen when you display new results. This means that if you display say 300.0 and 3.0 then the display for the 3.0 will actually look like 3.0.0 this is because the final .0 will have been left from displaying the 300.0... Try either adding a LCD.clear() call or erase the individual lines to spaces before you display the result...

Andy

[Rickz2020]

Hi,
You are not clearing the LCD screen when you display new results. This means that if you display say 300.0 and 3.0 then the display for the 3.0 will actually look like 3.0.0 this is because the final .0 will have been left from displaying the 300.0... Try either adding a LCD.clear() call or erase the individual lines to spaces before you display the result...

Andy

OMG!

Thanks so much Andy! I guess this is the reason we should take breaks during coding...bangs head on desk.

Cheers!

Rich.