Welcome to the Honeywell HMC5883L Three Axis Compass IC product training module. Honeywell has developed an integrated circuit that enables compass pointing and location features in consumer electronics including mobile phones, personal navigation systems and portable auto navigation systems. This tutorial will give an overview of the features and benefits of this technology and diagram a solution example. There will be a discussion of the strength of this IC, as well as a review of the available evaluation boards and software. Finally, some examples of possible applications will be presented.