> I also ordered a 2XT gimballed digital compass yesterday from Jameco.
> Precision Navigation won't accept International money orders, but
> thankfully their compasses are sold by many other companies. The
> gimballed compass is about twice the price of the standard compass, but
> the gimballing helps minimise heading errors caused by the vehicle being
> on other than level ground.
>
I recently completed interfacing a Vector 2X to a 68HC11, let me know if
you'd like a copy of the code. I spent the extra $50 for the developer's
board, which makes it very easy to mount (hangs off a DB25 connector).
-mike
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