Modes Of Operation - Silicon Laboratories DIGITAL COMPASS-RD User Manual

DIGITAL COMPASS-RD

6. Modes Of Operation

6.1. Power Up
When powered from USB, battery or AC-DC adaptor, at power up, all the segments of the LCD display will turn on.
This is an indicator that a normal power up has occurred. After power-up, the compass will display the azimuth mode.
6.2. Azimuth
The default information that is displayed after each reset, power-up or calibration is the azimuth. If you choose
another mode to be displayed and want to return to the azimuth mode, choose menu option "A" and press the
ENTER button to select this option. The following list along with
the LCD.
a) The degrees of the azimuth angle
b) The minutes of the azimuth angle
c) The direction of NORTH relative to the reference point
d) Silicon Laboratories logo
e) Heading direction relative to the reference point
6.3. Temperature
Another feature of the Digital Compass Reference Design board is measuring and displaying the ambient
temperature. Choose menu option "t" and press the ENTER button to select this option. Temperature can be
displayed either in Celsius degrees or Fahrenheit degrees, as shown in
between temperature displays. Temperature is displayed by default using Fahrenheit degrees.
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Figure 3. LCD Azimuth Mode Display
Figure 4. LCD Temperature Mode Display
Rev. 0.1
show the details on the azimuth display on
Figure 3
. Press the ENTER button to toggle
Figure 4