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CircuitPython driver for the qmc5883l magnetometer

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython
• Bus Device
• Register

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem.

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On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:

pip3 install circuitpython-qmc5883l

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

sudo pip3 install circuitpython-qmc5883l

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install circuitpython-qmc5883l

Installing to a Connected CircuitPython Device with Circup

Make sure that you have circup installed in your Python environment. Install it with the following command if necessary:

pip3 install circup

With circup installed and your CircuitPython device connected use the following command to install:

circup install qmc5883l

Or the following command to update an existing version:

circup update

Usage Example

Take a look a the qmc5883l_simpletest.py in the examples directory