Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 744201 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:42:16 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j1IEfSbp020391 for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:41:29 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002901c515c7$f1fc5bd0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:41:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0026_01C5159E.08F69140" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C5159E.08F69140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Joe I am using the Microchip 18F452 - which is probably overkill - but its = structure makes it easier for me to program without having to worry = about memory banks. Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joseph M Berki=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 8:38 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System Ed, What processor are you using? Nice job. Joe Berki Limo EZ At 07:57 AM 2/18/2005 -0500, you (Ed Anderson) wrote: Geez, Finn, I was unaware that there was a "protocol" for resistor = sizes on PC boards. Seriously, is there some reason (vibration?) for = forcing resistors all the way to the board or is it just "esthetics?". =20 Ed A=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Finn Lassen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:06 PM=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System Nice. I assume those resistors are just temporary until you get hold of = smaller ones that can actually rest on the PCB rather than hanging in = their legs? I know it's not flight critical, but still... Finn Ed Anderson wrote: 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.=20 =20 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.=20 =20 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.=20 =20 Ed=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C5159E.08F69140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks, Joe

I am using the Microchip 18F452 - which = is probably=20 overkill - but its structure makes it easier for me to program without = having to=20 worry about memory banks.

Ed A

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joseph M Berki
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 = 8:38=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Digital Fuel=20 Monitoring System
=

Ed,
&n= bsp;What=20 processor are you using? Nice job.

Joe Berki
Limo = EZ

At=20 07:57 AM 2/18/2005 -0500, you (Ed Anderson) wrote:

Geez,=20 Finn, I was unaware that there was a "protocol" for resistor sizes = on PC=20 boards. Seriously, is there some reason (vibration?) for = forcing=20 resistors all the way to the board or is it just=20 "esthetics?".

Ed = A=20

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Finn = Lassen=20
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft=20
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:06 PM=20
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring = System

Nice.

I assume those resistors are just temporary until you get hold = of=20 smaller ones that can actually rest on the PCB rather than hanging = in=20 their legs? I know it's not flight critical, but still...

Finn

Ed Anderson wrote:

Here are a couple of photos of my homebrew digital fuel = monitoring=20 system, I have mentioned in the past (seems like I've been = working on it=20 forever). Got the PC board in today and got it mostly = populated=20 with the components. It will sit in a 2 1/4" instrument = case with=20 the LCD extending out past the boundary of the case. I = plan on=20 trying some vacuum molding of thin ABS plastic to form a =20 attractive front cover.=20
=20
The front panel shows the LCD display screen as well as the = push=20 buttons for loading fuel, setting alarms and selecting which = screen you=20 wish to display. The center shaft controls the LCD = backlite so it=20 will be visible either in day or night.=20
=20
Hopefully, I have designed and constructed the board = properly (my=20 first microcomputer/controller board) and if so, then the = software=20 (which I have completed) will be loaded and it will be = installed=20 in the aircraft for testing. I certainly plan on having it = installed for Sun & Fun.=20
=20
Ed=20 =

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