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glydrfreak edited this page Jan 1, 2018 · 3 revisions

The world’s most amazing and affordable DIY Variometer!

  • Custom circuit board designed in Eagle CAD
  • Reflow soldered in a pan on a stovetop
  • Plugs into Adafruit’s Bluefruit Feather M0
  • Programmed with Arduino IDE
  • Compatible with Flyskyhy for iPhone and v^Speed for Android
  • Enclosed in a 3D printed case
  • Mounted above the carabiner on a riser
  • MS5611 - Very precise barometric pressure and temperature sensor
  • Detects altitude changes as small as a few inches
  • ePaper display easily visible in sunlight
  • Micro SD saves user preferences and any desired flight data
  • One beep for every foot climbed and fully customizable thresholds
  • Material cost for one: $111 each
  • Material cost for ten: $69 each
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