QMagnetometerReading Class

The QMagnetometerReading class represents one reading from the magnetometer. More...

Header:	#include <QMagnetometerReading>
qmake:	QT += sensors
Since:	Qt 5.1
Inherits:	QSensorReading

This class was introduced in Qt 5.1.

• List of all members, including inherited members

Properties

• calibrationLevel : const qreal
• x : const qreal
• y : const qreal
• z : const qreal

Public Functions

qreal	calibrationLevel() const
void	setCalibrationLevel(qreal calibrationLevel)
void	setX(qreal x)
void	setY(qreal y)
void	setZ(qreal z)
qreal	x() const
qreal	y() const
qreal	z() const

Detailed Description

QMagnetometerReading Units

The magnetometer returns magnetic flux density values along 3 axes. The scale of the values is teslas. The axes are arranged as follows.

The magnetometer can report on either raw magnetic flux values or geomagnetic flux values. By default it returns raw magnetic flux values. The QMagnetometer::returnGeoValues property must be set to return geomagnetic flux values.

The primary difference between raw and geomagnetic values is that extra processing is done to eliminate local magnetic interference from the geomagnetic values so they represent only the effect of the Earth's magnetic field. This process is not perfect and the accuracy of each reading may change.

The image below shows the difference between geomagnetic (on the left) and raw (on the right) readings for a phone that is being subjected to magnetic interference.

The accuracy of each reading is measured as a number from 0 to 1. A value of 1 is the highest level that the device can support and 0 is the worst.

Calibration

If the device is reporting low accuracy, then calibration might be needed before acceptable measurements can be provided. Basic calibration can usually be done by either rotating your device in a figure of eight, or by rotating the device along each of its three axes. For more information, check your device's documentation on how to calibrate the magnetic sensor.

Member Function Documentation

void QMagnetometerReading::setCalibrationLevel(qreal calibrationLevel)

Sets the accuracy of the reading to calibrationLevel.

See also calibrationLevel().

void QMagnetometerReading::setX(qreal x)

Sets the raw magnetic flux density on the X axis to x.

See also x().

void QMagnetometerReading::setY(qreal y)

Sets the raw magnetic flux density on the Y axis to y.

See also y().

void QMagnetometerReading::setZ(qreal z)

Sets the raw magnetic flux density on the Z axis to z.

See also z().