MAKERPLANE ANNOUNCES FREE OPEN SOURCE AVIONICS

October 29th, 2012: Reliable, flight-tested avionics from Canada’s Vx Aviation are released as free open source hardware designs and are now available on the MakerPlane website.

MakerPlane, the open source aviation organization, and Vx Aviation, are pleased to announce the availability of a range of avionics as free and open source hardware designs.  The plans and installation instructions are available at no charge for download on the MakerPlane website.  The Vx Aviation avionics designs include audio devices, such as tone annunciators, mixers, stereo music adapters and cell phone interfaces that work with any aircraft radio or intercom systems. Also included are annunciator lamp controllers and wiring hubs that greatly simplify avionics interconnect.  MakerPlane will be offering electronic kitsets, printed circuit boards and fully assembled units based on the open source designs.

This site is a summary of the various Vx Aviation product designs that are now available from MakerPlane www.makerplane.org.  MakerPlane offers free design source information on the Vx devices as well as blank circuit boards, kits and finished products.  The previous Vx Aviation site that required login has now been discontinued in favour of the MakerPlane support network.

AMX-2A: 10-channel audio mixer with four variable and six fixed level channels (mono).

AMX-4A/4B: 5-channel audio mixer with two variable and three fixed level channels (stereo).

ASX-2A/2B: Stereo music and cell-phone interface: ASX-2A/2B.

AL-1A: Alarm Tone Annunciator.

AXIS-15A: 15-pin backplane/hub with integral power/ground distribution.

AXIS-25A: 25-pin backplane/hub.

GBX-25A: 25-pin power/ground distribution.

Annunciator Lamp Controllers

RS-232 Buffer/Repeater

Trim Servo Motor Controller

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Looking for legacy Vx Aviation documentation?  Please contact us by sending a request to MakerPlane.

Product information

Schematics, boards, kits and finished products:

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