AS5600 - Read Angle

This page contains simple examples demonstrating sensor initialization and angle measurement using the AS5600 magnetic position sensor.

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Read Angle

In this code snippet, the loop() function continuously reads the current angular position measured by the AS5600 sensor. The readAngle() function returns the angle value, while rawAngle() returns the raw sensor measurement which is converted to degrees.

void loop()
{
    Serial.print(sensor.readAngle());                          // Read angle value
    Serial.print("\t");                                        // Tab spacing for readability
    Serial.println(sensor.rawAngle() * AS5600_RAW_TO_DEGREES); // Convert raw value to degrees

    delay(1000); // Wait before taking another measurement
}

sensor.readAngle()

Reads the current angular position measured by the AS5600 sensor.

Returns value: An integer representing the measured angle.

sensor.rawAngle()

Reads the raw angular measurement value from the AS5600 sensor.

Returns value: A raw integer value representing the sensor measurement.

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Full example

Open the Serial Monitor at 115200 baud to observe measured angle values.

#include <Wire.h>
#include "Position-sensor-AS5600-breakout-SOLDERED.h"

PositionSensor sensor; // Create sensor object

/**
 * Connecting diagram:
 *
 * AS5600                       NULA DeepSleep
 * VCC------------------------->3.3V
 * GND------------------------->GND
 * SCL------------------------->IO9
 * SDA------------------------->IO8
 * 
 * Or, simply use a Qwiic cable!
 * 
 */

void setup()
{
    Serial.begin(115200); // Begin serial communication

    Wire.begin(8, 9); // SDA, SCL for NULA DeepSleep

    if (!sensor.begin()) // Initialize sensor
    {
        Serial.print("AS5600 not found!");

        while (true)
        {
            delay(1000);
        }
    }

    Serial.println("AS5600 found!");

    while (!sensor.magnetDetected()) // Wait for magnet detection
    {
        Serial.println("Magnet not detected!");
        delay(1000);
    }
}

void loop()
{
    Serial.print(sensor.readAngle());
    Serial.print("\t");
    Serial.println(sensor.rawAngle() * AS5600_RAW_TO_DEGREES);

    delay(1000);
}

Angle Read Serial Monitor output

Read_Angle.ino

Example file for using the AS5600 sensor with Qwiic/I2C