February 18, 2012

Dexter Industries' new sensor!

Dexter Ind. has just come out with it's newest sensor: the dCompass!
Here's the product description from the Dexter Ind. website:
"The Dexter Industries dCompass is a compass sensor for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. This compact sensor detects magnetic fields for navigation. Using a magnetic sensor, the sensor is able to measure the earth's magnetic field and returns a magnetic heading, telling you which way your robot is heading. 

The device can be used without calibration and can be calibrated with software to account for magnetic fields to deliver a highly accurate compass heading. 

The sensor is supported in NXT-G, Labview, and RobotC. 

The sensor communicates with the NXT via I2C and can be placed on any port." 
 You can buy the dCompass on Amazon or on the product page.

jojoguy10

2 comments:

  1. So this is cheaper but uglier than the hitechnic compass sensor.

    http://www.hitechnic.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=NMC1034

    ...any idea if it's functionally any better/different?

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  2. Honestly, I don't know, but I asked John Cole (CEO of Dexter Industries) and this is what he said:
    "It's less expensive by almost half, and it can read in magnetic fields in any direction (3d)"

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