Connecting the Duinotech 3-Axis Compass to an Arduino

David Such

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Oct 14, 2022

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The Duinotech 3-Axis Compass Magnetometer Module (Part Number: XC-4496 — see Figure 1) can be purchased from Jaycar Electronics.

Unfortunately, the module comes with no instructions and very brief specifications:

• Operating Voltage: 5VDC (or 3.3 VDC)
• Resolution: 12 bits
• Interface: I2C