Hi All,
following on from the Arduino dive computer previously on this forum... I decided to have a go with a compass chip. Its still a WIP but there is enough to share...
Its mask mounted, has two RGB LEDs ( Red/Blue/Green/White) to show North/South/East/West and another LED to show whether your level or pointing in the direction of a waypoint... for navigation...these are hard coded in a list at the moment but looking to add bluetooth so you can program them from a phone..
I've yet to try it next to a large metal object underwater ( i.e. wreck) so its definitely a prototype, but you get the idea... if your in zero vis and want some way of having any positional awareness, this might be handy..
I've logged all the schematics/code on my blog.. enjoy...
JohnohUK's Ramblings
following on from the Arduino dive computer previously on this forum... I decided to have a go with a compass chip. Its still a WIP but there is enough to share...
Its mask mounted, has two RGB LEDs ( Red/Blue/Green/White) to show North/South/East/West and another LED to show whether your level or pointing in the direction of a waypoint... for navigation...these are hard coded in a list at the moment but looking to add bluetooth so you can program them from a phone..
I've yet to try it next to a large metal object underwater ( i.e. wreck) so its definitely a prototype, but you get the idea... if your in zero vis and want some way of having any positional awareness, this might be handy..
I've logged all the schematics/code on my blog.. enjoy...
JohnohUK's Ramblings