RC Electronics Sparrow Micro Airborne GPS Unit (No longer available)
NO LONGER AVAILABLE - replaced by RCE-EAGLE
The RC Electronics Sparrow is a small airborne GPS unit that will fit in virtually any fuselage. Designed for use in smaller GPS Triangle models such as modern F5J gliders with slim fuselages.
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Features
- Various sensors all in one very compact box
- Built in GPS antenna
- 8 GB micro SD card for virtual unlimited space for logging
- Latest MEAS technology sensors with high resolution and high sample rates
- Enl - Environment Noise Level detection to detect working electric, impeller or jet motor
- FHSS - Frequency Hopping Spread System on 433MHz telemetry channel to eliminate frequency
- conflicts – requires Sparrow RF module.
- TEK vario is possible when TEK sensor is connected to the module
- 5 Hz GPS working with GNSS and GLONASS global positioning satellites.
- Various telemetry protocols supported over one of the servo input (JetiEx, ...)
- Measures (and records) GPS data, vario, altitude, noise level, servo inputs and Rx voltage
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Product Information
NO LONGER AVAILABLE - replaced by RCE-EAGLE
The RC Electronics Sparrow is one component of the RC Electronics model aircraft telemetry system. The Sparrow is the on-board unit intended to be used with the Finch or Snipe Ground station, or with Jeti back-channel link (other brands will be supported shortly)
The Sparrow is designed to measure many parameters of an R/C model aircraft and transmit them to the ground via the telemetry channel working on 433 MHz frequency (optional Sparrow RF module required) or using Jeti ExBus/P23Bus/HoTT. The unit is capable of measuring sink/climb rate (Vario), altitude, noise level, servo pulse on servo inputs, GPS data with 5Hz refresh rate and supply voltage. For data storage, it has an external 8Gb uSD card (included). All flights are stored to this external SD card in IGC format for later review and upload to online competitions sites (OLC, Soaringleague etc). Input voltage 4-10V
Specs
- Unit Dimensions
- 38 mm x 23 mm x 13 mm
- Weight
- 15 grams (without RF module and TEK sensor)
- Temperature Range1
- -10°C ~ +60°C
- Input Voltage Range
- 4.0 – 6.0 volts DC
- Input Current
- 90 milliamps
- Measured Voltage
- 4.0 – 10.0 volts DC
- Memory capacity
- 8 GB
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