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Adding extra functions to MinimOSD

Posted by Gábor Zoltán on July 17, 2012 at 10:15am

I have started to add functions to MinimOsd code.

At first i did it for myself only. Added many functions i thought i need. Then opened this thread.

after a while, Pedro and later Miguel came, and things started to happen fast. :D

They have optimised the code and added even more things to it.

They have worked hard on CT, and it became a great tool!

Thank you Bough! :)

By now MinimOSD-Extra got a pretty advanced OSD.

Here it is in action:

Added:

- Changeable unit measurement (US, metric)

- Airspeed

- Home alt

- Battery Percent

- Battery used mah

- Current Draw

- Time From Startup (cleared at takeoff to show exact flight time)

- OSD Menu

- Variometer

- Wind horizontal speed and direction, and also the average wind speed of the last few minutes. 

- OSD on/off

- Switchable secound screen

- WP distance

- WP heading

- Crosstrack error

- Warning messages for Lost GPS fix, Stall, Overspeed, battery volt, battery Percent, RSSI

- Efficiency, glide distance & thermic notifier. 3 in one panel

- OSD Brightness

- HAM Call Sign

- After flight summary

- Trip distance

- Temperature

- Smoothened horizon

- Real heading

- RSSI

- Vertical speed

This functions can be turned on and off, and placed on different screens now, by the Config. tool.

Also RSSI, switching mode and channel and unit measurement, Stall speed warning, Overspeed warning, Battery warning volt, Battery percent warning, RSSI warning,  can be set in new Config Tool.

We built in a new way of setting video standards. Now OSD does not guessing anymore :). You can set it fixed from CT. It is in "Video Mode" menu.

Here is how it looks: (This video is a bit outdated, sorry. I will make a new one soon.)

The MinimOSD-Extra project is here: Link

This project is the developing version of the official Arducam OSD located here: Link

The latest stable version is: 2.2

The latest version can be downloaded from here: MinimOSD-Extra R800

Username: MinimOSD_Extra

Password: Top_Secret

CT is included. (The FW for Plane, Copter, Character upload and the character file is in the "FW & Char" directory inside CT directory)

We are sharing it to see videos you make using it! :)

Enjoy

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          • Terry > Papayou June 30, 2014 at 7:18am

            I have a pixhawk and a bluetooth board that I'll be putting in a quad. Could you please share what bluetooth unit you used and how you connected and set it up?

  • Artem June 25, 2014 at 11:41am

    Hi Gabor, thank you for your work on the extra firmware. I have a question, is it possible to change the font size of the text? 

    • Gábor Zoltán > Artem June 25, 2014 at 2:32pm

      Hi Artem,

      Sure.

      You can edit our carset and change any character you want, sou you can make your own.

      One thing you can't do is to resize the character cell. But you can change the content of the cells. ;)

      You can use this tool: Character editor

      Gábor

      • Playlet Novak > Gábor Zoltán June 28, 2014 at 3:08pm

        Hi! When can we expect the latest version of Copter firmware in the downloads section? It's been a long time ago since the last update. :)

      • mP1 > Gábor Zoltán June 26, 2014 at 11:48pm

        @Gabor

        Can you upload the latest versions for the tool, and firmwares to the googlecode download. The last release was in Jan 2014.

      • Papayou > Gábor Zoltán June 25, 2014 at 9:29pm

        Hi,

        i have sold my issue and minimosd work perfectly with pixhwak on telemetry port 1 or 2.

        Don't forget to write sr0 sr1 or sr2 parameter

        Next week i will try bluetooth on sr1 and minimosd on sr2 .....

        Thanks to Gabor for all this work !

  • Artem June 24, 2014 at 12:36pm

    Hi, can someone give me a hand here: 

    minimosd with KV team mod. running 2.4extra with the corresponding charset

    everything works except RSSI, RSSI value is all over the scale from 0-100 constantly changing. the same happens when I unplug the RSSI wire from the APM, it still jumps around like crazy. 

    running AC 3.2rc2, everything works fine except RSSI.... 

    RSSI is setup correctly on the APM as I can see the correct value on the MP status->rxrssi parameter. 

    • Papayou > Artem June 25, 2014 at 3:22am

      Hi,

      i have many issues...

      Config:

      Pixhwak

      V3,1 RC5 Tricoptere

      Minimosd 3dr 

      1 er issue:

      Charset 2,2

      copter 2,2

      Osd freeze after arming

      Charset 2,2

      plane 2,2

      No freeze but flight mode are wrong (i have plane flight mode...)

      Latest firmware r789 (i try r702...)

      Charset 2,4

      I have strange characteres on screen (artificial horizon...)

      • Artem > Papayou June 25, 2014 at 8:38am
        Flash the latest firmware I believe it is 2.4 and than flash the mcm file that comes with it while powering 12v side with 12v. That did the trick for me. Not sure if it is safe to do while your 5v jumper is soldered but nothing bad happened to mine, i was powering it through both ftdi and 12v line.
        • Josh Welsh > Artem June 25, 2014 at 8:47am

          If you have performed the solder blob mod (5v jumper) you are not required to (and you really should not) connect 12v to the 12v side.  All that happens over there is the 12v input goes through the 5v regulator anyway, before being introduced to any components.

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