{"id":11556,"date":"2014-12-01T12:51:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T12:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11556"},"modified":"2014-12-01T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T12:52:31","slug":"create-a-digital-compass-with-the-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11556","title":{"rendered":"Create a digital compass with the Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ozzmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Compass-Feature.jpg?resize=955%2C491\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mark Williams is currently running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/2135028730\/berryimu-orientation-sensor-for-the-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter campaign to fund the BerryIMU<\/a>. One of the three sensors on the board is a magnetometer, with which you can create a digital compass. <a href=\"http:\/\/ozzmaker.com\/2014\/12\/01\/compass1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s how to do it in C<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Williams is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the BerryIMU. One of the three sensors on the board is a magnetometer, with which you can create a digital compass. 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