Hi everyone,
I am currently using the bmm150 (directly from the BMX160) to measure the magnetic field of a very small NdFeB magnet (250 micron size).
I use the Bosh API to set correctly every parameter (bmx160.c), and therefore use the compensated values for x, y and z, which are returned in int16.
While reading those values, I correctly find that when it overflows, the value is at 32768 for all three axis.
However, I don't understand the range of the magnetometer. Indeed, if I use the fact that LSB = 1/16 uT (as it is said here), and because the x and y axis are coded on 13 bits, then I should have a range of +/- 255.9375 uT (From -4905 to +4095, as -4096 is used to define a saturated state). When I measure the earth's magnetic field, convert binary into uT (by dividing by 16), calibrate the data against Soft Iron and Hard Iron effects, the value I obtain is 10 times lower than the actual earth's magnetic field.
Am I missing something obvious?
The other possible approach is the following: as the Datasheet gives +/-1300 uT range for x and y axis, and as the saturated value of x and y axis is -4096, does it mean that 4095 is associated to +1300uT, and -4095 to -1300 uT? That means that LSB = 0.32 uT, not 1/16 uT...
Following the same thought, for the z axis, the binary value for +2500 uT is 16383 and -2500uT is -16383?
So basically, my question is: how to get from binary to uT value?
Thank you for your answer,
Corentin
