Attitude/Heading Reference System (AHRS)
AHRS

Available functions in this category depend on the capabilities of the sensor package connected. The following list shows functions available with the SP-2 compass sensor and SP-4 attitude sensor.

SP-2 Magnetometer (Compass sensor)
SP-2 Magnetometer Compass sensor

SP-4 Attitude (horizon) sensor
SP-4 Attitude Sensor

What is it?
The SP-2 contains a three-axis magnetic field sensor and a 2-axis accelerometer. Featuring a high resolution 16 bit measurement system, a powerful ATMega processor is used to output tilt-compensated heading information. If an SP-4 AHRS is used on the same Airtalk communications link, tilt compensation is augmented using gyro data.

What information can be displayed on the Ultra Horizon XL?
Magnetic Heading
 

    Technical
    Size:
    Approx 3” x 2” (Tiny)
    Weight: 40g + 25g (connector) = 65g (2.3 oz)
    Power consumption: 50mA

What is it?
The SP-4 contains 3 MEMS gyros and 3 MEMS vibrating body accelerometers. Using a 16 bit data acquisition subsystem, a powerful ARM7 32 bit processor is used to provide stabilized attitude information. Together with an SP-2 magnetometer on the same Airtalk communications link, the gyro heading can be automatically slaved to the magnetic heading.

What information can be displayed on the Ultra Horizon XL?
Attitude
Slip and skid
G-Force

    Technical
    Size:
    Approx 3” x 2” (Tiny)
    Weight: 45g + 25g (connector) = 70g (2.5 oz)
    Power consumption: 40mA / 80mA (heater on)
    Degrees per second: 150-170 deg/sec typical

Manual:

SP-2 and SP-4 User and Installation Manual (PDF)

Inside the SP-2

SP-2inside

Inside the SP-4...

SP-4inside