Physical overview
Figure 1 shows the Finch Serial module.
Main connectors are:
- 3- pin JR input for connecting Jeti Cable or JR cable tor Core
- Onboard multi-color LED shows different status of operation:
At power on all LEDs are toggled (red, green, blue and white) to confirm its operation, during operation
LED status are:
red – module is waiting for valid serial signal
green – module got all needed data and forwards it to Albatross
blue – not yet implemented.
white – not yet implemented.
- External SD card connector is used for firmware updates or to set Finch to listen mode via Finch
Settings.ini file.
SD card is not included in the package!
- Micro USB is used to connect the Finch to an Android tablet or phone to display the flight data thru
Albatross app. Finch will get power from Android device via USB connection so Android device must
support OTG mode to supply power to the unit.
Figure 1: The Finch Serial module.
F
inch Serial
- Converting different serial protocols to Albatross protocol
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LED
Micro USB
SD Card conenctor
3-pin JR connector
