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HiLetgo GY 271 QMC5883L Compass Magnetometer Review

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Terrible

Revainrating 1.5 out of 5  
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1.5
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Description of HiLetgo GY 271 QMC5883L Compass Magnetometer

Main Chip:HMC5883L. Power Supply : 3V-5V. Measuring range : +/- 1.3-8 Gauss. Means of communication: IIC communication protocol. Using high-quality immersion gold PCB, machine welding process to ensure quality.

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Revainrating 2 out of 5

Doesn't work with online sketches

I'm a mechanical engineering student and I work with Arduino as a hobby. I'm not good at programming and rely heavily on copying from the internet. The library returned nulls, and no attempts at it changed this result. I tried 4 different codes to get values from it and all failed. In a word, this toy is not for beginners. Only buy if you know what you are doing.

Pros
  • Power supply: 3V-5V
Cons
  • Some little things

Revainrating 1 out of 5

cheap eat cheap

0 stars. Ordered qmc5883 from another vendor, i2c scanner could not find it. Got this from HiLetgo and the i2c scanner found it ok, worked on the code and libraries and couldn't calibrate it and stabilize the reading. Came back the next day to work on it again, plugged in the breadboard and magic smoke came out. Nothing has changed in the wiring, just poof. I'm done wasting my time. I ordered the original magnetic sensor from adafruit. Despite this, my adxl345 from Hiletgo still seems to work…

Pros
  • Measuring range: +/- 1.3-8 gauss
Cons
  • New competitors have appeared