4pcs AS5600 Magnetic Encoder Magnetic Induction Angle Measurement Sensor Module 12bit high Precision

The chip itself seems good, but the boards are low quality and don't take much heat from your iron before they burn. Keeping the heat low wouldn't be a problem, but the tinning is very low quality, so even with loads of flux, the joints don't flow well, meaning you end up holding the iron on longer and fighting it, or going back over to sort out dry joints.The second board was better and soldered more like a 'normal' budget board... but inconsistency and dry joints aren't great at this price, and neither is a 1 in 4 failure rate (thus far).Context: 34 years hobbyist engineer, from an engineering family, who has spent time working assembly soldering lines... and consequently knows how to solder!

I was surprised by how easy it was to get this working. Just plugged up the i2c on an ESP32 module and used the Arduino AS5600 library. Instantly useable results. About 0.1 degree of noise when the magnet is stationary. I made a small 3d printed enclosure which supports the magnet near the chip. There are no alignment issues. If you power off and on, or restart, it still reports the same angle - this was important to me. Its perfect for a sensitive wind vane.