Triadis Engineering Glide Computer and Navigation System Owner's Manual page 10

Rotary knob : A dual rotary knob with button press is used for data entry
Power supply : Power is drawn from an external 12V power source. The
Serial peripherals : A variety of serial devices can be connected to Altair.
Air data instrument : When connected to an intelligent variometer such as
IGC logger and internal GPS : The PRO version contains an IGC secure logger and internal
USB host : A slot to accept USB memory sticks allows easy transfer of
1-Wire peripherals : A variety of devices can be connected to Altair using the
ner of the display, acts as a power switch and cancel/escape
button.
and user interface navigation.
PRO version also has a backup battery.
GPS/Logger : Navigation functions require at least one GPS source.
This can come from any GPS device with the common
NMEA output. The GPS input device may be an IGC
logger. Optional.
Vega, Altair reads and displays data from the instru-
ment, and Altair can be used for configuration or con-
trol of the instrument's modes and settings. Optional.
FLARM : When connected to a FLARM device, information about
FLARM traffic and warnings is presented. Optional.
Other : For example, an electronic compass, aircraft radio transceiver
or mobile telephone. Optional.
GPS module, which can be used as a primary or backup GPS
source.
flight logs, data files, and provides an easy way to perform
software upgrades.
Dallas Semiconductor/Maxim 1-Wire interface. This allows
a wide variety of buttons and switches to be used as a re-
mote control, as well as incorporating new sensors. Contact
Triadis Engineering for further details.
Some example installations showing how the various external and
optional peripherals are presented in Section 3.8.
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