topic Questions about the MAG3100 magnetometer in Other NXP Products https://community.nxp.com/t5/Other-NXP-Products/Questions-about-the-MAG3100-magnetometer/m-p/681907#M4834 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have several questions regarding the MAG3100 magnetometer.&nbsp;</P><P>1. The spec lists many Output rates &nbsp;and oversample&nbsp;ratios. What are the use cases? For example when should an output rate of 80Hz be used vs 0.08 Hz? What is the optimal output rate / oversample ratio for an e-compass application?</P><P></P><P>2. The &nbsp;part has an option to do triggered measurement, i.e sample&nbsp;once and go into standby, as opposed to continuous sampling in active mode. What is a typical use case for this feature? &nbsp;Can/should it be used in an e-compass application?&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Thank you</P><P>Andy</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 May 2017 15:34:50 GMT heelcurve5 2017-05-16T15:34:50Z Questions about the MAG3100 magnetometer https://community.nxp.com/t5/Other-NXP-Products/Questions-about-the-MAG3100-magnetometer/m-p/681907#M4834 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have several questions regarding the MAG3100 magnetometer.&nbsp;</P><P>1. The spec lists many Output rates &nbsp;and oversample&nbsp;ratios. What are the use cases? For example when should an output rate of 80Hz be used vs 0.08 Hz? What is the optimal output rate / oversample ratio for an e-compass application?</P><P></P><P>2. The &nbsp;part has an option to do triggered measurement, i.e sample&nbsp;once and go into standby, as opposed to continuous sampling in active mode. What is a typical use case for this feature? &nbsp;Can/should it be used in an e-compass application?&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Thank you</P><P>Andy</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 May 2017 15:34:50 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Other-NXP-Products/Questions-about-the-MAG3100-magnetometer/m-p/681907#M4834 heelcurve5 2017-05-16T15:34:50Z