Clay & Carly Dunsworth <[email protected]> writes:

> Is there any way to check that the accellerometer and baro-sensor are
> working prior to flight.  ESD has gotten me before on another altimeter and
> the Baro was not working properly, so i always verify the baro sensor prior
> to flight...  ususaly with a straw, so i can see the change in rate.

Sure.  Using monitor idle in the altosui, you can see live baro and
accel readings in the table tab.  And if you put the board in pad mode,
it's not hard to "fake a flight" either by swinging the board to
accelerate it and/or by pulling enough vacuum to trip the altitude
change limit.  Downloading and plotting the data from such a "flight"
can be an amusing educational exercise...

Bdale

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