HP 42S/DM42 and TI-85: True Bearing vs. Compass Bearing
Introduction
The program converts angles between true bearing and compass bearing.
True Bearing: 0° to 360°, going clockwise from due north. North is typically represented as the positive y direction. True bearing is also known as azimuth.
Compass Bearing: The grid is divided into four quadrants, each given one direction. Measurements from each quadrant range from 0° to 90°.
Northeast (NE): the angle is measured from true north (positive y axis), clockwise
Southeast (SE): the angle is measured from true south (negative y axis), counterclockwise
Southwest (SW): the angle is measured from true south (negative y axis), clockwise
Northwest (NW): the angle is measured from true north (positive y axis), counterclockwise
HP 42S/DM42 Program: CNVANG
00 { 263-Byte Prgm }
01▸LBL "CNVANG"
02 DEG
03 "∡?"
04 PROMPT
05 STO 00
06 "∡ CONVERSION"
07 AVIEW
08 ">COMP"
09 KEY 1 GTO 01
10 "NE>"
11 KEY 2 GTO 06
12 "SE>"
13 KEY 3 GTO 03
14 "SW>"
15 KEY 4 GTO 04
16 "NW>"
17 KEY 5 GTO 05
18 MENU
19▸LBL 00
20 STOP
21 GTO 00
22▸LBL 01
23 CLA
24 360
25 MOD
26 ENTER
27 ENTER
28 90
29 MOD
30 STO 00
31 X<>Y
32 90
33 ÷
34 IP
35 STO 01
36 0
37 X=Y?
38 GTO 07
39 R↓
40 1
41 X=Y?
42 GTO 08
43 R↓
44 2
45 X=Y?
46 GTO 09
47 GTO 10
48▸LBL 07
49 RCL 00
50 ARCL ST X
51 32
52 XTOA
53 78
54 XTOA
55 69
56 XTOA
57 GTO 01
58▸LBL 08
59 90
60 RCL- 00
61 STO 00
62 ARCL ST X
63 32
64 XTOA
65 83
66 XTOA
67 69
68 XTOA
69 GTO 01
70▸LBL 09
71 RCL 00
72 ARCL ST X
73 32
74 XTOA
75 83
76 XTOA
77 87
78 XTOA
79 GTO 01
80▸LBL 10
81 90
82 RCL- 00
83 STO 00
84 ARCL ST X
85 32
86 XTOA
87 78
88 XTOA
89 87
90 XTOA
91 GTO 01
92▸LBL 01
93 BEEP
94 AVIEW
95 GTO 11
96▸LBL 03
97 180
98 X<>Y
99 -
100 GTO 06
101▸LBL 04
102 180
103 +
104 GTO 06
105▸LBL 05
106 360
107 X<>Y
108 -
109 GTO 06
110▸LBL 06
111 STO 00
112 BEEP
113 CLA
114 "TRUE="
115 ARCL ST X
116▸LBL 11
117 CLMENU
118 EXITALL
119 RTN
120 .END.
TI-85 Program: CONVANG
ClLCD
"2020-12-31 EWS"
Degree
Input "θ? ",A
Menu(1,">COMP",A1,2,"NE>",A2,3,"SE>",A3,4,"SW>,A4,5,"NW>",A5)
Lbl A1
mod(mod(A,360),90)→B
iPart(A/90)→C
If C==0
Then
Outpt(3,1,B)
Outpt(3,17,"° NE ")
End
If C==1
Then
90-B→B
Outpt(3,1,B)
Outpt(3,17,"° SE ")
End
If C==2
Then
Outpt(3,1,B)
Outpt(3,17,"° SW ")
End
If C==3
Then
90-B→B
Outpt(3,1,B)
Outpt(3,17,"° NW ")
End
Lbl A2
A→B
Goto A6
Lbl A3
180-A→B
Goto A6
Lbl A4
180+A→B
Goto A6
Lbl A5
360-A→B
Goto A6
Lbl A6
Outpt(3,1,"TRUE= ")
Outpt(3,7,B)
Stop
Examples
To True Bearing:
35 NE> returns 35
74 SE> returns 106
20 SW> returns 200
76 NW> returns 284
From True Bearing:
35 >COMP returns 35 NE
106 >COMP returns 74 SE
200 >COMP returns 20 SW
284 >COMP returns 76 NW
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Eddie
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