[MichaelDziekan]

Does anyone know how to use MobiOne to gain access to the iPhone’s internal magnetometer X, Y, Z axis data?

I am trying to write an app that display’s X, Y, and Z axis data, but cannot find anything that is actually useful. I did find stuff related to the accelerometer, but nothing on the magnetometer. I have also found references that talk about how polling the accelerometer and magnetometer are similar, but they did not give any details, so that was not helpful at all!!!

I am using the following ….

0) MobiOne v2.6.2 (20140109)

1) Windows OS version (XP Professional SP3)

2) I am writing in Native iOS Mode for an iPhone 5, Device OS is 6 and 7

Can anyone tell me how to easily read the individual X, Y, and Z axis values of the iPhones magnetometer?

Thanks,

Mike

[support-octavio]

Hi Mike,

Have you taken a look at the compass API? If no, you can find it here: http://docs.phonegap.com/en/2.9.0/cordova_compass_compass.md.html#Compass

[MichaelDziekan]

Octavio –

Yes, I did read through this, but the problem is that this only gives a result of a single value from 0 to 360 (359.99) degrees.

The compass is a sensor that detects the direction or heading that the device is pointed. It measures the heading in degrees from 0 to 359.99.

What I am looking for is the X, Y, and Z axis data from the magnetometer, and not the single heading value.

Can you tell me how to access the raw X, Y, Z axis data from the iPhone magnetometer? I will be happy with only the iPhone 5S for now, but I hope to expand it.

Mike

[MichaelDziekan]

Octavio –

By the way, I did find this related to the iOS Developer Library (CMMotionManager), but I don’t know how to apply this using Mobione. I think this is xcode related, so I am unsure how to utilize this.

https://developer.apple.com/library/IOS/documentation/CoreMotion/Reference/CMMotionManager_Class/Reference/Reference.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/CMMotionManager/magnetometerUpdateInterval

Mike

[support-octavio]

Hi Mike,

I have consulted the dev team and I learned that MobiOne does not provide the lower level of api support you are seeking.

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