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.