canadianpoet2012
New Member
I am going to try and build an electronic compass for my car! I thought it would make an interesting and challenging project. However, I have no idea how to start with it's brains!!!
I thought of using a ring of say 8 to 16 LEDs for the directional O/P and maybe a small LCD showing the bearing.
Could anyone give me any help on where to start?! Is there an IC that would do the thinking? How do I determine true north electronically, and then translate that to a bearing?
Any info would be much appreitated! The questions might get a bit more specific later on! Thanks.
I thought of using a ring of say 8 to 16 LEDs for the directional O/P and maybe a small LCD showing the bearing.
Could anyone give me any help on where to start?! Is there an IC that would do the thinking? How do I determine true north electronically, and then translate that to a bearing?
Any info would be much appreitated! The questions might get a bit more specific later on! Thanks.