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From: morris@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Mike Morris)
Subject: Re: Electronic compass available?
Message-ID: <1995Jul4.063351.25181@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us>
Organization: College Park Software, Altadena, CA
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Date: Tue, 4 Jul 1995 06:33:51 GMT
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angelus@ix.netcom.com (Don Golding ) writes:

>In <kas219.46.2FE9DC03@psu.edu> kas219@psu.edu (Keith Soldavin) writes:

>>I am looking for an electronic compass that would have a resolution of
>about 
>>1/2 degree, run off of five volts, and be small and inexpensive enough
>to put 
>>in a mobile robot.  It couldn't be more than fifty or sixty dollars
>and it has 
>>to have a simple interface.  Any information would be helpful.  Thanks
>in 
>>advance.  
>>
>>   Keith Soldavin
>>   KAS219@psu.edu

>Dinsmore Instruments has such a device.  We are planning on using this
>in one of our future products.
>
>    Dinsmore Intruments
>    1814 Remell St.
>    Flint, MI 48503
>    (313) 744-1330

Didn't (or maybe the word should be Doesn't) Radio Shack have a 
electronic compass for sale?  I seem to remember it had sine and
cosine outputs...

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