Avionics Anonymous Magnetometer¶

The Avionics Anonymous Magnetometer is a high-performance magnetometer for small unmanned vehicles. It includes a high-quality Memsic MMC5983MA magnetometer enabling better than 1-degree heading accuracy. The device interfaces to your autopilot via a robust DroneCAN interface, which provides high reliability connections to peripherals over greater distances than I2C.

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The following parameter should be set on the autopilot (and then reboot the autopilot):

CAN_P1_DRIVER = 1 (to enable the 1st CAN port)

If the device does not work please follow the instructions on enabling the CANBUS in the CAN Bus Setup page, followed by DroneCAN Setup steps.

The manufacturer’s product page is here for general information about the device.