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Robot

compassRead()

Description

Get the current direction from on-board compass. The values are degrees of rotation from north (in a clockwise direction), so that east is 90, south is 180, and west is 270.

Syntax

Robot.compassRead()

Parameters

none

Returns

int: 0 to 359, representing the number of degrees of rotation from north.

Note

The compass module may be disrupted by magnetic fields in surrounding areas.

Examples

#include <ArduinoRobot.h>

void setup(){
  Robot.begin();
  Serial.begin(9600);

}
void loop(){
  Serial.println(Robot.compassRead());
  delay(100);
}
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