Kompas is an portable, handleld hardware device that will point you to your most desired location: LCBO, Lazeez, E7, you name it

We use the Arduino language to interact with the breakout boards. We retrieve position and orientation data from a GNSS and Magnetometer breakout boards. The combination of the 2, in addition to some math allows us to point to any coordinate.

The magnetometer is calibrated for hard-iron, and later calibrated to align with North, as well as the LEDS of the Kompas.

A caching is present to FLASH memory allows for Kompas users to operate in a signal-less situation with their most recent GPS location, even on GNSS lock loss.

The project is composed of:

• Raspberry pi pico 2w microcontroler
• LIS3MDL magnetometer to sense magnetic field
• DFRobot TEL015 GNSS module for global positioning
• Pico SC1634 battery shim for battery power and charging
• 1100mAh Lithium Polymer Ion Battery
• 16-WS2813 Mini RGB LED Ring for the compass dial

All the components got soldered on a prototype board and put inside a custom enclosure

Kompas could not have been made possible without the United Builders Network, who graciously offered to sponsor this project!