3D Hall 2 Click - just saying zero zero zero

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User21389
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Hi, I just connected a "3D Hall 2 Click" module to a 3.3v arduino pro and appear to have i2c communication but all I receive is the value "0".
"X = 0.00 mT; Y = 0.00 mT; Z = 0.00 mT; Amount = 0.00 mT; Azimuth = 0.00 mT; Polar = 0.00 mT; Temp = -346.50 mT"

I'm using the Tlv493d-a1b6 library. version 1.0.3

and the "cartesian" example sketch.

Can anyone point out where I'm going wrong?

Thanks.
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User21389
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OK, so the module runs on 3.3v so i thought,
arduino pro mini atmega 168 (3.3v 8MHz).
No good, the zero zero zero result is the same as not even having the hall module plugged in by the way.
So i got an Adafruit TLV493 Triple-Axis Magnetometer module which looks very similar except it has a 3.3v regulator and logic shifting on it.
It didn't work either.

THEN i tried an
arduino pro mini atmega 328p (5v 16Mhz)
and with the adafruit module, IT WORKS!
it also works with the 3D Hall 2 Click, although I'm not repeating that experiment as it involved running the 3.3v module at 5v 😮

Anyway, i can use this chip with a 5v 16Mhz arduino but not with a 3.3v 8Mhz arduino!
It's a hassle to run at 5v though, would be so much more convenient to get it going on the 3.3v.

Anyone know what the problem may be? The clock speed?

Thanks.
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