This application note explains the integration of a Kionix MEMS tri-axis accelerometer into a handheld electronic compass application. Required theory, plots, equations and circuit block diagrams are ...

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If you have a compass, you can know the direction exactly, but not many people carry a compass with them all the time. Also, smartphone apps with a compass function may not be usable in an emergency ...