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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions src/SparkFunLSM6DS3.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ int16_t LSM6DS3::readRawTemp( void )

float LSM6DS3::readTempC( void )
{
float output = (float)readRawTemp() / 16; //divide by 16 to scale
//float output = (float)readRawTemp() / 16; //divide by 16 to scale
float output = (float)readRawTemp() / 256; //divide by 256 to scale: Application Note AN5130 Chapter 9 256LSB/°C
output += 25; //Add 25 degrees to remove offset

return output;
Expand All @@ -762,7 +763,8 @@ float LSM6DS3::readTempC( void )

float LSM6DS3::readTempF( void )
{
float output = (float)readRawTemp() / 16; //divide by 16 to scale
//float output = (float)readRawTemp() / 16; //divide by 16 to scale = Wrong
float output = (float)readRawTemp() / 256; //divide by 256 to scale: Application Note AN5130 Chapter 9 256LSB/°C
output += 25; //Add 25 degrees to remove offset
output = (output * 9) / 5 + 32;

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