- Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:49 am
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Hello Org,
I just finished my home made variometer and wanted to share it with you. I based it on a Samsung Note 4 with extended battery pack (9600 mAh), connected via bluetooth to a bluefly variometer that has the experimental airspeed sensor soldered onto it. The sensor is a widely available MS4525DO sensor which is mainly used by the RC community. The Samsung Note 4 is supposed to have the best sunlight-readable screen around. I got XCsoar to use the airspeed data and did a quick check on the pitot tube which seems to give accurate readings.
I can't wait for the start of the season to do some real world tests on it!
Happy landings,
André
I just finished my home made variometer and wanted to share it with you. I based it on a Samsung Note 4 with extended battery pack (9600 mAh), connected via bluetooth to a bluefly variometer that has the experimental airspeed sensor soldered onto it. The sensor is a widely available MS4525DO sensor which is mainly used by the RC community. The Samsung Note 4 is supposed to have the best sunlight-readable screen around. I got XCsoar to use the airspeed data and did a quick check on the pitot tube which seems to give accurate readings.
I can't wait for the start of the season to do some real world tests on it!
Happy landings,
André
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