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April 1st, 2016: Version 1 of the Magnetic Sensor Extension released for App Inventor version ai2extensions7 and Companion version 236.cdk1.
Aug 11th, 2016: Version 1a: avoid DX execution failed error: build each extension separately
Magnetic Sensor component.
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Returns whether sensor is available.
Returns whether sensor is enabled.
Specifies whether sensor is enabled.
Returns the X (northward) component of the magnetic field in microteslas (10^-6).
To return meaningful values the sensor must be enabled.
Returns the Y (eastward) component of the magnetic field in microteslas (10^-6).
To return meaningful values the sensor must be enabled.
Returns the Z (downward) component of the magnetic field in microteslas (10^-6).
To return meaningful values the sensor must be enabled.
Returns the absolute field strength using the formula SQRT(X*X+Y*Y+Z*Z).
To return meaningful values the sensor must be enabled.
Event indicating that a sensor change occurred.
Tested successfully on Nexus 5 running Android 6.0.1.
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Download TaifunMagnetic extension (aix file)
Download Magnetic Sensor Test (aia file)
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