Connecting the EagleTree airspeed module to Paparazzi

I had a successful flight with the EagleTree airspeed module connected to my TWOG. I did not have to do any hardware modifications, the sensor has an I2C interface that I connected directly to the TWOG I2C port. I was able to figure out the slave address and decode the raw output of the sensor. The results are quite good, the module is low cost and comes with a very good pitot tube (Prandtl style, pitot-static tube) that includes static and dynamic ports. For now I am simply sending the airspeed through the telemetry, the next step would be to modify the autopilot code to regulate the throttle in order to keep the airspeed constant (and a minimum ground speed). I am also working on interfacing with the EagleTree altimeter sensor.

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Following is the data from my last flight, there was no wind and I tried to keep the pitch close to zero for most of the flight in order to be able to compare ground and air speed.

airspeeddemo1I will release the source code as soon as I have both airspeed and altimeter tested.

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