Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Controller/Display

[Jon Wallace <jonw@psubs.org>]

Hi Alan,

The one I bought only has two potentiometers.  I had considered getting 
the 3-D (3 potentiometer) version but it was an extra ten dollars and 
frankly I didn't know what I would do with the third potentiometer, at 
least in the immediate future.  I did like the larger diameter stick on 
however.  I don't know about an AUV, my electronic skill set is about as 
competent as a 5-year old.  The Arduino microprocessor makes a project 
like this possible for folks like me because there are many sensors that 
interact with it easily and there are many examples and tutorials 
available that do a good job of explaining how to piece it together.  I 
was on the fence about trying to put together a solid state inertial 
depth sensor using an accelerometer but decided to leave that one for 
Ian Roxborough.  I love the idea of it though, much cheaper than the 
"normal" pressure sensors out there, no thru-hull required, just gravity 
and motion.  And there seems to be plenty of free gravity around.

Jon


On 4/13/2012 5:21 PM, Alan James wrote:
> That's a good buy Jon,
> It's probably classed as semi- industrial.
> Notice it's got a 3rd potentiometer that's operated by rotating the 
> joy stick.
> Have you thought of making a deep diving AUV, you seem to have the 
> skill set
> there to do it.
> Regards Alan




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