[PSUBS-MAILIST] instrument and environment display

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Jon,

That would make a great open source project! If / when I get around to making a sub, I would like to have a fully monoritable interface via a tablet (most likely Android platform) of all relavent information at a glance. And even be able to operate control functions via the tablet too. Something like the PAD (personal access device) from Star Trek TNG

Keith T.

Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>That's looking good Jon,when I was going through the G.L. rules, they had about 50 inputs that they requireddisplaying. ABS is probably the same; so there is the potential to really add somebling to it if you want to get carried away.Cheers Alan
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>      From: Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 7:09 AM
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>I am going to move to complete computerized display of sensors (depth, 
>temp, compass, etc).  My original plan was to feed a bank of 7-segment 
>LCD displays (see attached image) but the cost of moving to a tablet is 
>going to be less than double and the tradeoff of a superior display is 
>worth that extra cost.  If I can find a reasonable priced 10 inch (or 
>so) touchscreen display I could even use a raspberry-pi instead of a 
>tablet.  I may try this first since I already have a PI.
>
>I've got a prototype for the graphics available at 
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9X5iX5pRjM which includes depth, 
>vertical rate, pitch, roll, and compass heading modeled after an 
>aircraft multi-function display (MFD).  Note that in the demo code the 
>depth and vrate are not synchronized, nor are the green up/down 
>indicators associated with VRATE.  I've set a yellow alert at 500 foot 
>depth and a red alarm at 600 feet depth.  I've also set a yellow alert 
>at 60 feet-per-minute vertical rate and a red alarm at 90 
>feet-per-minute vertical rate.  Remember Matilda?  This is where her 
>sultry voice will gently reinforce the prospect of impending doom if the 
>visual alarms are missed (or ignored).
>
>I will be adding cabin/water temperature, humidity, cabin pressure, O2 
>and CO2 levels and a clock to the display as soon as I can figure out 
>what I want them to look like.  Might be simple dials, might be 
>graduated bars...we'll see.
>
>Jon
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