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> Apple is behind the first general purpose programmable dive computer Unless Apple got into it before Heinrichs Weikamp and the OSTC [1] This is an Open Sour
by McDyver 4y ago
> Apple is behind the first general purpose programmable dive computer
Unless Apple got into it before Heinrichs Weikamp and the OSTC [1]
This is an Open Source dive computer, that is extremely well regarded in the technical diving world. The firmware is open source and there is a "big" community, considering the niche market.
Unless apple came up with a new decompression algorithm that will model how tissues load and offgas, all you need are tables, a bottom timer a depth gauge and to follow your plan (with contingency for depth and time).
Blindly following a computer will get you in trouble if it fails during the dive.
[1] https://heinrichsweikamp.com/ https://heinrichsweikamp.com/
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- kh_hk 4y agoJust added that to the article. I do not see the OSTC as a general purpose programmable dive computer (under my own definition, that is).
- jitl 4y agoHere is their decompression implementation: https://code.heinrichsweikamp.com/public/hwos_code/file/bc214815deb2/src/p2_deco.c https://code.heinrichsweikamp.com/public/hwos_code/file/bc21... I went looking for this a few months ago and couldn’t find it, so I’m happy to finally have it. It’s quite well commented.