https://openvario.org/ 2026-10-23T04:17:40+0200 https://openvario.org/ https://openvario.org/lib/tpl/openvario/images/favicon.ico text/html 2014-11-29T18:15:21+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:image&rev=1417281321&do=diff Image For having fun with your Flight Computer, you have to put the right image on the SD-Card. There are several ways for getting the necessary software for a working Flight Computer depending on what you want: Simple: Ready-to-use Image The easiest way to get a working software on your Flight Computer is to download a prebuild image for an SD-Card. The most recent image can be downloaded here: text/html 2017-11-04T12:07:42+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:nmea&rev=1509793662&do=diff OpenVario Protocol This document describes the OpenVario communication protocol. Communication between sensord and variod and XCSoar is based on NMEA sentences. NMEA is the abbreviation for “National Marine Electronics Association”. Version 1.3 The original definition of these sentences can be found text/html 2015-12-22T10:40:56+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:ov-menu-file&rev=1450777256&do=diff OV-Menu File Upload Files from USB to FC The OV-Menu item “File” -> “Upload Files from USB to FC” copies files located in the directory “upload” to the xcsoar home directory on the Openvario. Download IGC-File to USB The OV-Menu item text/html 2015-12-22T09:16:39+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:ov-menu-system&rev=1450772199&do=diff OV-Menu System System The System-Menu offers the following choices: * Screen Orientation (Landscape or Portrait) * XCSoar Language Selection * Touchscreen Calibration * Differential Pressure Sensor Calibration * Update System Software (via Ethernet Connection or USB) * Update Maps (via Ethernet Connection or USB) text/html 2021-12-09T21:30:58+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:ov-menu&rev=1639081858&do=diff OV-Menu The OV-Menu can be accessed by pressing the “ESC”-key during boot, while the progress-bar is visible. It has several useful functions: * Start XCSoar * File Copy Files (Maps, Airspaces, Flarmnet, Waypoints and more) from an USB-Stick to the OpenVario and vice versa text/html 2016-09-06T08:14:25+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:ov-shell&rev=1473142465&do=diff OV-Shell The OV-Shell can be accessed from the OV-Menu. It is a very versatile tool for users being familiar with Linux at the commandline. If you are done with the OV-Shell, type “exit” to come back to the OV-Menu. Some more information about using the shell can be found here text/html 2016-02-10T23:01:19+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:overview&rev=1455141679&do=diff Flight Computer Software Overview The flight computer uses several different software components. Some of these components are taken from external sources. We make sure however, that all software used in this project is licensed under copyleft or permissive terms. text/html 2015-12-21T16:15:49+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:recovery&rev=1450710949&do=diff OpenVario Recovery Tool For some purposes (e.g. to flash a new software-image from USB to microSD) it is useful or neccessary to use the OpenVario Recovery Tool. This can be achieved by the following steps: * Create a FAT32-formatted USB-stick * Copy the desired new image as *.gz-file into the subdirectory text/html 2016-05-31T08:16:25+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:sensorcal_diff_press&rev=1464675385&do=diff Differential Pressure Sensor Calibration The OV-Menu provides access to the automatic sensor calibration routine for the differential pressure sensor by means of calling the Linux-program sensorcal. The calibration routine measures the sensor offset 10 times and calculates an average value, which is stored in the I2C-Serial EEPROM on the Sensorboard. The EEPROM must be initialized once, before the serialnumber is written and the first calibration is possible. text/html 2016-09-06T08:51:46+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:sensord&rev=1473144706&do=diff sensord - Data aquisition software Description The sensord is a Linux Daemon program to interface the SensorBoard to XCSoar using NMEA Sentences * Height - static pressure (MS5611) * Vario - TEK pressure (MS5611) * Speed - differential pressure (AMS5915) text/html 2015-12-21T19:24:39+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:systeminfo&rev=1450722279&do=diff System / Version Info The System / Version Info can be accessed from the OV-Menu. It displays various information about the software release numbers and the version numbers of databases installed on the Openvario. * Image * XCSoar * Maps Release text/html 2016-06-27T17:22:22+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:touchscreen-calibration&rev=1467040942&do=diff Touchscreen Calibration Tool The Touchscreen Calibration Tool can be accessed from the OV-Menu. It displays crosshair-cursors at three different locations, waits for user interaction with the finger or a stylus and creates a touchscreen calibration file. A touchscreen calibration is recommended in any case after the display orientation has been changed or the user input seems to be inaccurate. Do not forget to set the display rotation again (even if it is ok for you) after the touchscreen calib… text/html 2016-09-02T13:38:19+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:update&rev=1472816299&do=diff Update via Ethernet Connection The OpenVario comes with a convenient and powerful possibility to update files if an ethernet connection is available. Please keep in mind that the OpenVario housing must be removed in most cases. The RJ45 connector for the access to the Internet is located directly at the Cubieboard. text/html 2018-07-31T23:13:52+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:usb-stick&rev=1533071632&do=diff USB-Stick The USB-stick for the OpenVario must have one (the first) partition formatted as FAT32. The stick requires a certain directory tree structure to be operational. Directories maps This directory is used for updating map files. The format of the map files can either be *.xcm or a compiled *.ipk for the text/html 2016-09-06T08:55:26+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:variod&rev=1473144926&do=diff Variod The Variod is a Linux program with the following functions: * Communication to XCSoar * User Interface for Volume Control and Tone Settings * Audio-Vario and Speed to Fly The Variod obtains data from XCSoar and from the sensord. Have a look at the text/html 2016-09-06T09:07:18+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://openvario.org/doku.php?id=projects:series_00:software:write_image_to_sd&rev=1473145638&do=diff Download Image file The most recent images can be downloaded from the OpenVario-FTP-Server: <ftp://ftp.openvario.org/images/> If you are confused by the big number of files, check out the available variants Unpack Image For faster download the image file is packed using tar and gzip. Before the image can be written to a SD-Card, it has to be unzipped. This can be done with