DIY avionics for experimental aircraft
Started testing the EFIS 19264 ver 1.2 in the car. I was hoping the self-calibration function of magnetometer will align it relatively quickly. No dice. Driving to work for 40 minutes each way didn’t align the compass. Plan for the …
Long discussion about Arduino based avionics on HomebuiltAirplanes.com Lots of information and inspiration http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21605
CAN Bus discussion on Arduino Forum http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=131096.540 First CAN Node: LEDs and Sensors CAN Bus to WiFi interface http://scottsnowden.co.uk/esp8266-mcp2515-can-bus-to-wifi-gateway/
Arduino base angle-of-attack unit (AOA) http://www.rivetbangers.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4704 Science behind differential AOA sensors http://www.nar-associates.com/technical-flying/angle_of_attack/DeltaPAOA_wide_screen.pdf http://nar-associates.com/technical-flying/angle_of_attack/DFRDAS_AccurateLowCostAoA.pdf
Fancy WiFi stuff on ESP8266 Interfacing ESP8266 WiFi chip http://www.forward.com.au/pfod/ESP8266/GPIOpins/ESP8266_01_pin_magic.html Some more on ESP8266 A cleaner ESP8266-12 hardware setup
This video inspired me to a great degree. The display choice and the graphics layout for my EFIS 19264 project is based on Marc Robitaille’s work. I also uses Marc’s fonts.
To be honest I didn’t expect this project to pick up any popularity. With increasing number of followers I think it would be beneficial for everyone if I start a blog for little technical notes and a place to discuss …