From c92a0a87a02c3cc610e23fa832a749e2e75c4220 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ctzsnooze Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 12:52:12 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] fixes thanks for review Mark --- docs/wiki/archive/Magnetometer.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/wiki/archive/Magnetometer.md b/docs/wiki/archive/Magnetometer.md index 5a3b1345c8..3d5fc75700 100644 --- a/docs/wiki/archive/Magnetometer.md +++ b/docs/wiki/archive/Magnetometer.md @@ -1,9 +1,11 @@ import MagOrientation from '/img/MagOrientationDiagram.png' -# Magnetometer / Compass 4.5 +# Magnetometer / Compass :::warning +These notes only apply to Magentometers in Betaflight 4.5 or higher + Do **NOT** use a magnetometer unless you have confirmed that: - the magnetometer's axes are correctly oriented @@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ Calibration 'zeroes out' local magnetic fields arising from nearby ferrous objec The calibration process can be initiated while connected to Configurator, or by using stick commands. -:::important +:::note In Betaflight 4.5, the frame must be 'tapped' quite hard, within 15s of initiating the calibration process, to start acquiring data. Once the data acquisition phase commences, the LED stops flashing. Data will be acquired over the next 30s and used to calibrate the sensor. ::: @@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ If we are connected to the Sensors tab, we should see the X axis being close to The resulting cal value for X can be returned with `get mag_calibration` the CLI; the first value is the X cal value. Record that value. Repeat the process to be sure the X cal value is reliable. Then repeat separately for the Y and Z axes, until you have all three cal values. Then you can type in the cal value for each axis into the CLI in the form `set mag_calibration = X,Y,Z`. -Typically, the arm swinging while rotating method works very well, and it returns a cal value for all three axes in the one calibration run. +Normally the method of swinging the arm as it rotates works very well, returning a calibration value for all three axes in one calibration run. ### Validating the Heading using a mobile phone.