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Energy
Watt-hours
Integrated battery power - to be used
in conjunction with battery recharge
measurements - ascertaining battery
health and expected flight times
5V Monitor
Volts
Measured voltage of the 5 volts bus
Mircocontroller
Tempurature
ºC
Flight controller PCB temperature
Barometer
Tempurature
ºC
Barometetric sensor temperature
Barometric
Altitude
meters
Height above take-off location
derived by pressure measurement
Status
a.u.
Flight controller status - indicating
things like auto-land
Fail
bitfield
Machine alarm register indicating
particular system failures
GPS Loss
of Signal
binary
Declared if GPS signal is not
adequate for safe position hold
Radio Loss
of Signal
binary
Indicates complete radio
controller loss of signal
Radio A Loss
of Signal
binary
Indicates loss of signal from radio A
Radio B Loss
of Signal
binary
Indicates loss of signal from radio B
Mag Bad
binary
Alarm indicating compass
magnitude is corrupted
Battery Flat
binary
Indicates if the low voltage
alarm is active
Motors Hot
binary
Indicates if the motor
temperature alarm is active
Radio A Drops
number
Accumulated signal drops from radio A
Radio B Drops
number
Accumulated signal drops from radio B
Magnetometer
Bad
binary
Alarm indicating compass
magnitude is corrupted
Position Lock
binary
Status indicating position
estimation filter has locked
Heading Lock
binary
Status indicating heading lock is active
Attitude Mode
register
Status indicating angle or
rate control mode
Position Mode
register
Status indicating position control mode
Summary of Contents for ALTA 8
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