Introducing the Freerunner Navigation Board

[omcomali.rhn at porcupinefactory.org]

On Sat, 1 May 2010 13:48:58 +0200
Christoph Mair <ml at chonyota.net> wrote:

> Dear community,
> 
> we are proud to release a hardware extension for our beloved Freerunner: a 
> navigation board!
> 
> What is it?
> The Freerunner Navigation Board is a small PCB which is able to measure 
> rotations as well as the magnetic field in 3D respectively (i.e. compass and 
> gyroscopes integrated). The navigation board can be integrated in the existing 
> Freerunner case.
> 
> How can we test it?
> In order to test the functionality of the sensors we developed a monitor 
> application for sensors written completely in Vala. For more detailed 
> information on both, Freerunner Navigation Board and Sensor Monitor, please 
> refer to http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Freerunner_Navigation_Board
> 
> What can we do with it?
> No idea. Perhaps someone of you can find an appropriate use :p
> 
> We are looking forward to get feedback and comments.
> 
> Cheers,
>   Christoph & Michele
> 

Great work!

Are you going to distribute it? If yes, what's the price of one? If no, what's the cost of the modules needed to assemble one (pardon me if this question is stupid)?

Cheers,
rhn