lis2mdl-rs
Provides a platform-agnostic, no_std-compatible driver for the ST LIS2MDL sensor, supporting both I2C and SPI communication interfaces.
Sensor Overview
The LIS2MDL is an ultra-low-power, highperformance 3-axis digital magnetic sensor.
The LIS2MDL has a magnetic field dynamic range of ±50 gauss.
The LIS2MDL includes an I2C serial bus interface that supports standard, fast mode, fast mode plus, and high-speed (100 kHz, 400 kHz, 1 MHz, and 3.4 MHz) and an SPI serial standard interface.
The device can be configured to generate an interrupt signal for magnetic field detection.
The LIS2MDL is available in a plastic land grid array package (LGA) and is guaranteed to operate over an extended temperature range from -40 °C to +85 °C.
For more info, please visit the device page at https://www.st.com/en/mems-and-sensors/lis2mdl.html
Installation
Add the driver to your Cargo.toml dependencies:
[]
= "0.1.0"
Or, add it directly from the terminal:
Usage
Include the crate and its prelude
use lis2mdl_rs as lis2mdl;
use *;
use *;
Create an instance
Create an instance of the driver with the new_<bus> associated function, by passing an I2C (embedded_hal::i2c::I2c) instance and I2C address, or an SPI (embedded_hal::spi::SpiDevice) instance.
An example with I2C:
let mut sensor = new_i2c;
Check "Who Am I" Register
This step ensures correct communication with the sensor. It returns a unique ID to verify the sensor's identity.
let whoami = sensor.device_id_get.unwrap;
if whoami != ID
Configure
See details in specific examples; the following are common api calls:
// Restore default configuration
sensor.reset_set.unwrap;
// Wait for reset to complete
while sensor.reset_get.unwrap != 0
// Enable Block Data Update
sensor.block_data_update_set.unwrap;
// Set Output Data Rate
sensor.data_rate_set.unwrap;
// Set / Reset sensor mode
sensor
.set_rst_mode_set
.unwrap;
// Enable temperature compensation
sensor.offset_temp_comp_set.unwrap;
// Set device in continuous mode
sensor.operating_mode_set.unwrap;
License
Distributed under the BSD-3 Clause license.
More Information: http://www.st.com.
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