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##OpenXsensor New Home from may 2015

###Introduction

OpenXsensor is the evolution of OpenXvario and extends it to multi-sensing applications.

Discussion about this project: http://openrcforums.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=86

Based on an Arduino platform, it connects to different sensors and transmits the measurements via several telemetry capabilities.

It is compatible with :

• The Multiplex receivers
• The Frsky receivers : D series (HUB protocol) and X series (Smart Port protocol).
• The Graupner receivers (Hott protocol)

###Functionalities provided at your choice :

• Altimeter / Variometer (like FrSky Variometer low/high precision sensor)
  • Can use a second barometric sensor and switch with TX while flying
• Air Speed
  • Can also be used by oXs to compensate vertical speed measurements (dTE)
• GPS
  • Can be connected to a GPS (NEO6/NEO7) and transmit collected data
• Accelerometer/gyroscope
  • Can be connected to a MPU6050 sensor
  • Can calculate vertical speed based on acceleration + baro (faster reaction of vario)
• Up to 6 voltages measurements
  • Battery voltage measurements (like FrSky FBVS-01)
  • Lipo battery cell measurements (like FrSky FLVS-01 or FLVSS)
  • ...
• RPM sensor
• Current sensor (like FrSky FAS or FCS)
  • Can calculate the consumed current
• Can use any sensor outputting voltage
  • Temperature sensor
  • ...
• Can calculate glider ratio to improve glider setup while flying

Note: more details about the requirements and the way to configure oXs are given in the wiki and in the file oXs_config_description.h

Note: in old version of openXsensor (oXs), it was possible to use a configurator program in order to create the config.h file. The Wiki refers to this configurator. Still, after version 2.5, the configurator program has not been updated. So, when using the latest versions of oXs, you must edit the config.h file with a text editor (or the Arduino IDE).