[PSUBS-MAILIST] DSV Aquatic update

Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Thu May 24 11:12:41 EDT 2018


I see depth on your navigation HMI but not altitude.  Are you planning on
adding this sensor?  Having run my boat for several years, I find that all
data is not equally important.  What I find I check a lot are SOF of air
tanks, SOC of batteries, depth, altitude, O2 and CO2 levels, and compass
heading.  Other parameters I check less frequently.  Also you use an
aircraft roll, pitch and compass heading style indictor which looks very
nice.  Having said that, my experience is that K boats have a large spread
between CB and CG.  As such my guess is that your indicator will not show
much variation in pitch or roll under normal operating conditions but of
course your heading will be active.

Keep updates coming.  I enjoyed video.  Would be nice to have voice over as
you walk through buttons and screens on HMI.

Best Regards

Cliff

On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 7:33 PM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> I have finalized the PCB layout for the SCM.  Although not really
> necessary, layering various "breakout boards" onto PCB foundations that use
> electrical traces to connect various parts will definitely cut down on the
> mish-mash of wiring that would otherwise be required.  I have settled on a
> configuration providing 16 each of analog, serial, and I2C sensors.  This
> is way more than I ever anticipate needing however it does offer plenty of
> room for expansion and doesn't cost much more than limiting to 4 or 8
> sensors...so why not go for it.
>
> I am using ExpressPCB for the PCB design work.  In my prototype I was
> using an Arduino for sensor data collection and a Raspberry PI for graphic
> display however I am now thinking about using a second Raspberry PI for
> data collection to take advantage of the huge difference in processing
> power available with it compared to the Arduino.
>
> The three PCB boards and microprocessor will be housed together in a
> "sensor collection box" (hmmm, another acronym opportunity - SCB) and
> communicate with the graphics microprocessor via USB.
>
> The layout boards can be viewed here
> http://www.subdb.info/database/vessels/1320788990/
> docs/scm_-_pcb_layout.pdf
>
> Click here to see the Submarine Control Manager (SCM)
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8JkGYM6V2a4> graphical
> display.
>
> Submarine Control Manager (SCM)
> A demo of the latest SCM software I have developed. It provides a
> graphical display of sensors and allows contro...
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=8JkGYM6V2a4>
>
>
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