The objective of this project is to build an altimeter. Basically an altimeter is a device used to measure the altitude. The main features of our design are that it is small in size, low cost ,less weight, less power consumption etc. We are using BMP180 from Bosch which is basically pressure sensor. It consists of a piezo-resistive sensor, an analog to digital converter and a control unit with EEPROM and a serial I2C interface. We can calculate altitude by referring to the magnitude of pressure readings. We are here using arduino uno board which has Atmega328 microcontroller to process data. It displays result on TFT color LCD. It shows parameters such as temperature, pressure and altitude. It plays important role in avionics.
SOFTWARE :
- ARDUINO IDE
- EMBDDED CPP CODE
HARDWARE:
- Atmega328 Microcontroller (Arduino UNO)
- BMP180
- 1.44 inch TFT LCD Display
- Regulated Power Supply