Here are a couple of photos of my
homebrew digital fuel monitoring system, I have mentioned in the past
(seems like I've been working on it forever). Got the PC board in
today and got it mostly populated with the components. It will sit in
a 2 1/4" instrument case with the LCD extending out past the boundary
of the case. I plan on trying some vacuum molding of thin ABS plastic
to form a attractive front cover.
The front panel shows the
LCD display screen as well as the push buttons for loading fuel,
setting alarms and selecting which screen you wish to display. The
center shaft controls the LCD backlite so it will be visible either in
day or night.
Hopefully, I have designed and
constructed the board properly (my first microcomputer/controller
board) and if so, then the software (which I have completed) will be
loaded and it will be installed in the aircraft for testing. I
certainly plan on having it installed for Sun & Fun.
Ed