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# Bluetooth Magnetometer Service
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![](/static/bluetooth/Bluetooth_SIG.png)
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The Bluetooth magnetometer service allows another device such as a smartphone to wirelessly receive data from the micro:bit's magnetometer. The magnetometer measures the strength and direction of magnetic fields including the earth's and so it can be used as a digital compass and indicate the way the micro:bit is pointing relative to magnetic north.
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Using the Bluetooth magnetometer service you could, for example, create a smartphone application which displays your direction of travel, updating it in real time.
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No additional code is needed on the micro:bit to use the Bluetooth magnetometer service from another device.
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bluetooth.startMagnetometerService();
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### Example: Starting the Bluetooth magnetometer service
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The following code shows the Bluetooth magnetometer service being started:
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bluetooth.startMagnetometerService();
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~~~~
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### Video - Magnetometer service demo
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[![micro:bit Bluetooth demo video](/static/bluetooth/microbit_magnetometer.png)](
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0VL4Gp4_U "Click to launch YouTube video"
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### Advanced
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For more advanced information on the micro:bit Bluetooth magnetometer service including information on using a smartphone, see the [Lancaster University micro:bit runtime technical documentation](http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/ble/magnetometer-service/)
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### See also
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[Bluetooth SIG](https://www.bluetooth.com)
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[Bluetooth on micro:bit resources](http://bluetooth-mdw.blogspot.co.uk/p/bbc-microbit.html)
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