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Part number HMC6343 is a magnetic sensor manufactured by Honey Microelectronics and Precision Sensors. Honeywell is a global technology giant with dominant presence in practically all industrial sectors such as medical, military, aerospace, consumer appliances, communication and several more. Specifically part number HMC6343 is a digital compass module with an I²C interface and has a sensing range of ±1g. The component works at a supply voltage of 2.7-3.6V. It is used for heading computations and calibration of magnetic distortions. To make heading computation possible, the component contains 3-axis magneto-resistive sensors and 3-axis MEMS sensors along with microprocessor units, algorithms and is suitably supported by appropriate digital and analog circuits. The magnetic compass component is duly tilt-compensated and affords a low cost, highly effective option for high volume compass requiring applications such as binoculars, night vision equipment, camera, antenna positioning units and laser ranger finders to name a few.

Part number HMC6343 uses Honeywell’s Anisoropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) technology. This sensitive and reliable magnetic compass component is RoHS compliant.

Part number EP3C40Q240C8N is an FPGA component manufactured by Altera Corporation. Altera is an important manufacturer of Programmable Logic Devices globally. Altera products include PLDs such as FPGAs, and CPLDs, besides other components like ASICs, SOCs, processors and varied power and configuration devices.

The specific characteristics of part number EP3C40Q240C8N include 39600 logic elements and 2475 Logic Array Blocks.  The total memory for this component is 1161216bit and it has 128 I/Os with a maximum operating frequency of 315MHz. Belonging to the company’s Cyclone III series of FPGAs, the component is RoHS compliant and can be surface mounted.

Part number ft232rl is an interface controller component manufactured by Future Technology Devices International (FTDI). The company specializes in offering products designed with the aim to make design easy for customers. The company’s products include modules, cables, ICs, USB and display systems.

Part number ft232rl comes under the broad category of integrated circuits. As an interface component, it is a USB to UART bridge and adheres to USB 2.0 standards. The current supply for this component is 15mA. The operating supply voltage range and the operating temperature range respectively are 3.3-5.25V and -40 to +85 deg C.

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