DESCRIPTION
It's time to start utilising the superior magnetometer, and what better way than to throw it onto an easy-to-use breakout board? The SparkFun MLX90393 Magnetometer Breakout is a triple-axis magnetic sensor board capable of sensing very small fields (like the Earth's magnetic field), while still behaving as one would expect during saturation in larger fields (like a nearby magnet). The MLX90393 breakout can be used as a compass sensor but also works well as a non-contact controller, a flow meter with a magnetic impeller, or a linear actuator position sensor. To make it even easier to get your readings, all communication is enacted exclusively via I2C, utilising the handy Qwiic system. However, there are still 0.1" spaced pins broken out in case you prefer to use a breadboard.
The MLX90393 features a resolution rate of 0.161µT with an operating voltage range of 2.2V to 3.6V at 100µA. This breakout is also equipped with a couple of jumper pads on the back of the board, a set that allows you to change the I2C address as well as one that can put the breakout into SPI mode (if I2C isn't your cup of tea).
FEATURES
- Operating Voltage: 2.2V-3.6V
- Current Consumption: 100µA (Typ.)
- Operating Temperature: -20C - 85C
- Resolution: 0.161µT
- Max Full Scale Resolution: 44,000µT
- I2C Address: 0xC0
- 2x Qwiic Connection Ports
RESOURCES
- Schematic
- Eagle Files
- Hookup Guide
- Datasheet (MLX90393)
- Arduino Library (Special thanks to Ted Yapo!)
- Qwiic Page
- GitHub
