README

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For complete documentation and help see the GNUVario website :
https://prunkdump.github.io/GNUVario

Or you can contact me at :
prunkdump@gmail.com

Features :
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- High precision altitude with improved ms5611 code
- High precision vertical velocity with InvenSense accelerometer (optionnal)
- Screen display with Nokia 5110 : altitude, vertical speed, ground speed, glide ratio and more (optionnal)
- Ground speed and glide ratio with GPS device (optionnal)
- Flight tracking with SD card reader and GPS (optionnal)
- Bluetooth communication with external device (optionnal)
- Battery level (optionnal)


Where to start :
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If you are new on the Arduino community. Buy :
- a breadboard
- an Arduino Board (Arduino Nano is good to start)
- a ms5611 + mpu9250 module
- a buzzer (with a 120 Ohms resistor)

And learn to compile the code :
https://prunkdump.github.io/GNUVario/code.html

And to build the variometer on the breadboard :
https://prunkdump.github.io/GNUVario/assets/schematic.pdf
https://prunkdump.github.io/GNUVario/schematics.html


If you are more experienced :
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Check curefully all the pages of the website :
https://prunkdump.github.io/GNUVario