Thread: NavX Compass Stuck at 270
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Re: NavX Compass Stuck at 270
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Originally Posted by Brindlefly View Post
This year our team is working with the NavX for both its gyro and its compass. While experimenting with it I was able to get the compass values but when I redeployed I found that the compass was stuck at 270 degrees. When I saw this I tried to pull gyro values to confirm that the NavX was working and I found that the gyro was working fine. Any help with getting the compass unstuck would be much appreciated.
Have you calibrated the magnetometer? The output of the magnetometer is only valid once calibrated. See this page for more info: http://navx-mxp.kauailabs.com/guidan...er-calibration