How to turn the N97 into a Magnetic Compass

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This is cool , but will be best if you add the screen shots if possible.

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Code Example

Source file: Media:PhoneCompass.zip

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Created: mahbub_s60 (07 Dec 2009)

Last edited: hamishwillee (13 Sep 2012)

Introduction

This code snippet shows how we can convert N97 to a compass. This application can be used to find magnetic north direction by the built in magnetic north sensor. If you rotate the device the compass is rotated to indicate the north.

Magnetic north sensor

N97 and some other devices have built in magnetometer. That magnetometer is used to find the direction. The direction change is feed to rotate the bitmap.

	TInt i = 0;
	CSensrvChannelFinder* finder = CSensrvChannelFinder::NewLC();
	RSensrvChannelInfoList channelList;
	CleanupClosePushL( channelList );
	TSensrvChannelInfo Channelinfo;
	finder->FindChannelsL( channelList, Channelinfo );
 
	for (i = 0; i<channelList.Count(); i++)
		{
	    Channelinfo = channelList[i];
	    switch(Channelinfo.iChannelType)
	        {
	        case KSensrvChannelTypeIdMagneticNorthData:
	        	iBoolMagSupported = ETrue;
	            break;
	        default:
	        	iBoolMagSupported = EFalse;
	            break;
	        }	
	    if(iBoolMagSupported == (TInt)ETrue)
	    	{
	    	break;
	    	}	    
	    }
 
    if(iBoolMagSupported == (TInt)EFalse)
    	{
    	User::Leave(KErrNotSupported);
    	}	
 
    if ( channelList.Count() > 0 )
        {
        Channelinfo = channelList[i];
        iMagneticNorthSensor = CSensrvChannel::NewL( channelList[ i ] );
        iMagneticNorthSensor->OpenChannelL();
        iMagneticNorthSensor->StartDataListeningL( this, 1, 1, 0 );                 
        }
    channelList.Close();
    CleanupStack::Pop( &channelList );
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( finder );

Bitmap rotation

Following code shows how to rotate bitmap.
 
CFbsBitmap *CImageConverterEngine::Bitmap_Rotate(TInt Angle)
{
 
	Angle = 360 -Angle;
    TReal CosA = 0.0;
    TReal SinA = 0.0;
 
	   if(!iOriginalBitmap)
	    	{
	    	return NULL;
	    	}
 
    TBitmapUtil BaseBmpUtil(iOriginalBitmap);
 
    TBitmapUtil RotateBmpUtil(iRotatedBitmap);
 
    BaseBmpUtil.Begin(TPoint(0,0));
 
    RotateBmpUtil.Begin(TPoint(0,0), BaseBmpUtil);
      RotateBmpUtil.Begin(TPoint(0,0));
 
    TReal aAngle = (KPi/180.0)* (TReal)Angle;
 
    TInt ret = Math::Cos(CosA, aAngle);
      if(ret != KErrNone)
    	  {
    	  return NULL;
    	  }
 
     ret = Math::Sin(SinA, aAngle);
      if(ret != KErrNone)
    	  {
    	  return NULL;
    	  }      
 
    TInt xC = iSize.iWidth/2;
    TInt yC = iSize.iHeight/2;
 
    for(TInt new_y=0;new_y<iSize.iHeight;new_y++)
    {   
        for(TInt new_x=0;new_x<iSize.iWidth;new_x++)
        {	
            if( (new_x-xC)*(new_x-xC) + (new_y-yC)*(new_y-yC) <= (xC*yC))
			{
				TInt x = xC + (TInt)(((new_x - xC)*CosA) + ((new_y-yC)*SinA)); //new x pixel bitmap
				TInt y = yC + (TInt)(-((new_x-xC)*SinA) + ((new_y-yC)*CosA)); // new y pixel bitmap
 
				BaseBmpUtil.SetPos(TPoint(x,y));
				RotateBmpUtil.SetPos(TPoint(new_x,new_y));
				RotateBmpUtil.SetPixel(BaseBmpUtil);
			}    
        }
    }
    BaseBmpUtil.End();
    RotateBmpUtil.End();
 
    return iRotatedBitmap;
}

Example Applications

The capability required for this app is ReadDeviceData. Example application was tested with N97. Can be found from following link: File:PhoneCompass.zip