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Stratux with AHARS

5/6/2017 7:06 PM

desert flyer

Joined: 3/25/2010

Posts: 206

Stratux with AHARS

After successfully getting the Stratux AHARS to connect, I notice that the attitude instrument on the IFly was very jittery. The AHARS is so sensitive it needs a firm platform and my glareshield where the Strautx was mounted was not solid. I tightened the glareshield mounting which helped, but it was still jittery. I then made two "U" shaped pieces of aluminum 1/2" wide to fit tight around the Stratux and screwed them to the glareshield. Now the attitude instrument on the IFly is very solid and easy to see.

Dick Welsh

5/26/2017 7:34 PM

SkyPuppy

Joined: 3/21/2017

Posts: 282

Re: Stratux with AHARS

I haven't been to the stratux sites in a couple months. Is the AHRS data still GPS-derived or did someone finally slay that dragon? I tried for over 18 months with no success with the MEMS IMU's available on the market for less than a million bucks.

5/28/2017 12:13 PM

Joined: 1/1/0001

Posts: 0

Re: Stratux with AHARS

Walter or Brian, when will iFly GPS support the Stratux AHRS module. I just ordered one from Amazon.

5/30/2017 12:54 AM

desert flyer

Joined: 3/25/2010

Posts: 206

Re: Stratux with AHARS

My Stratux has worked fine once I learned how to connect correctly to the IFly. As mentioned earlier, it needs a firm place to see sit to keep the AH from moving in a jittery fashion. I believe the Open Flight Soultions ADAHRS has its own acceleromater as there was one on the new board I put in.

6/1/2017 1:17 PM

Walter

Joined: 7/8/2009

Posts: 2778

Re: Stratux with AHARS

Tim Taylor wrote:

Walter or Brian, when will iFly GPS support the Stratux AHRS module. I just ordered one from Amazon.

Yes, it works. We have one here we've been playing with. Doesn't seem super accurate yet, and it does require augmenting with GPS data. (I believe it always will - the chip being used is similar to what you find in a smartphone - it's not a super high quality AHRS like you find in an iLevil device)

-Walter

Walter Boyd
President, Adventure Pilot

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