Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Keith Packard
Steve Saner writes: > Ah, okay, fair enough. In theory I just ordered 10 of them from china at > $0.92 each. We'll see how that goes. ;-) Good luck! I just ordered a MPU-9250 evaluation board from invensense; that's a newer part that includes a 3-axis compass along with the

Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Steve Saner
On 05/02/2016 06:46 PM, Keith Packard wrote: Steven Saner writes: I am finding a problem, however with the HMC5883L 3-axis compass. Digikey doesn't have any in stock and in contacting them today, they tell me it is an obsolete part and won't be restocked. The current

Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Steven Saner
On 05/02/2016 03:06 PM, Douglas Bertelsen wrote: > Aliexpress might be a good way to find some parts that are now EOL. I > have had to do this once or twice in the past. Octopart might result in > a few US vendors with some residual stock or even suggest the > replacement part. Indeed, looks like

Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Steven Saner
On 05/02/2016 03:06 PM, Douglas Bertelsen wrote: > (Some digging suggests that the HM5983 might be a replacement; more > reading required for a definitive answer.) Yeah, I saw that, except it is discontinued as well. Steve --

Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Steven Saner
On 05/02/2016 03:07 PM, Jared Szechy wrote: > Digikey is scheduled to have them in stock in September. > > http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/honeywell-microelectronics-precision-sensors/HMC5883L-TR/342-1082-6-ND/2507854 Interesting. Apparently the CSR that I talked to didn't figure that

Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Jared Szechy
Digikey is scheduled to have them in stock in September. http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/honeywell-microelectronics-precision-sensors/HMC5883L-TR/342-1082-6-ND/2507854 On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 3:58 PM Steven Saner wrote: > Last month there was a thread on this list

Re: [altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Douglas Bertelsen
Aliexpress might be a good way to find some parts that are now EOL. I have had to do this once or twice in the past. Octopart might result in a few US vendors with some residual stock or even suggest the replacement part. (Some digging suggests that the HM5983 might be a replacement; more reading

[altusmetrum] HMC5883L

2016-05-02 Thread Steven Saner
Last month there was a thread on this list regarding the home construction of a TeleMega. I have recently gained access to some slightly more advanced tools through a local Makerspace and I decided that I'd be interested in giving this a go as well. However, I decided that I would try my hand at

Re: [altusmetrum] altusmetrum Digest, Vol 65, Issue 1

2016-05-02 Thread Clay and Carly Dunsworth
Wasn’t sure which organization he was talking about. Norman, I if it is TRA there is a committee, you can probably work with them on something like moving an antenna for reception. Section 3 of the rules seems to care more about the integrity of the data submitted than from the physical

Re: [altusmetrum] altusmetrum Digest, Vol 65, Issue 1

2016-05-02 Thread Keith Packard
normanmcgeoch writes: > If you alter the telemetrum, is it still an approved device for > records? I don't think TRA has even thought of this. I suspect it would depend on the alterations though. -- -keith signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [altusmetrum] altusmetrum Digest, Vol 65, Issue 1

2016-05-02 Thread normanmcgeoch
If you alter the telemetrum, is it still an approved device for records? Norman McGeoch 0451463961 Original message From: altusmetrum-requ...@lists.gag.com Date: 02/05/2016 4:00 AM (GMT+10:00) To: altusmetrum@lists.gag.com Subject: altusmetrum Digest, Vol 65, Issue 1 Send