🏔️ Altimeter -- Desktop App (USB Serial)

A PyQt6 desktop application for real-time telemetry visualization from the Altimeter device via USB Serial (COM port) connection. Features live data plotting, flight phase detection, and includes a Windows executable build system.

See also: Altimeter Firmware & PCB | Desktop App (Bluetooth)

---

🔧 Features

• USB Serial Communication -- Connects to Altimeter via COM port using pyserial
• Real-Time Data Visualization -- Live altitude/pressure plotting with pyqtgraph
• Flight Phase Detection -- Automatic detection and labeling of flight phases
• Memory Status Monitoring -- Reads device flash memory usage and status
• Data Export -- Save telemetry data to CSV with pandas
• Windows Executable -- Pre-built .exe via PyInstaller (see dist/ and windows_build/)
• Modular UI Architecture -- Separated control panel, data manager, and data panel components

---

📁 Project Structure

Altimeter_Desktop_App_USB_Serial/
|-- main.py               # Application entry point
|-- ui_dashboard.py        # Main dashboard window
|-- config.py              # Serial port settings, baud rate, thresholds
|-- data_processor.py      # Telemetry data parsing and processing
|-- ui_components/
|   |-- ble_manager.py     # Serial port connection manager
|   |-- control_panel.py   # User controls (connect, start/stop, export)
|   |-- data_manager.py    # Data storage, CSV export, logging
|   +-- data_panel.py      # Real-time data visualization widgets
|-- dist/                  # Pre-built Windows executable
+-- windows_build/
    |-- build_exe.bat      # PyInstaller build script
    +-- README.txt         # Build instructions

---

🛠️ Tech Stack

Component	Technology
GUI Framework	PyQt6
Serial Library	pyserial
Data Visualization	pyqtgraph (real-time plotting)
Data Processing	pandas, numpy
Build System	PyInstaller (Windows .exe)

---

🚀 Quick Start

# Install dependencies
pip install PyQt6 pandas numpy pyqtgraph pyserial

# Run the application
python main.py

Or use the pre-built Windows executable from the dist/ folder.

---

👤 Author

Muhammad Zaeem Sarfraz -- Electronics & IoT Hardware Engineer

• 🔗 LinkedIn
• 📧 Zaeem.7744@gmail.com
• 🌍 Vaasa, Finland