Using a nook for xcsoar

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8:31:01 PM UTC+2, (unknown) wrote:
eInk specs and OS vary greatly from one device to the next so a few questions if I may.
How is NEMA and FLARM info integrated with an eInk device?

The nook has an USB OTG (On the Go) port. This port has limited USB Host capability. Basically you hook up an usb serial (rs232) converter up to the device which is then connected to a FLARM. That gives you GPS, Barometric (the one inside FLARM) and FLARM data.
For power you split the USB-OTG cable up and hook up the power lines via a 12v-5v converter to the aircraft battery.

This is all nicely documented on robs page.


Is it correct to assume this XCSoar effort is specific only to the Nook Touch?

This is so far not an "official" project effort. Just some contributers that have tried this. At the moment it runs on the nook.

Other readers are being investigated at the moment.