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Category: Display · Reads data: yes (roll/pitch) · Sends commands: no

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Mental model

An Attitude Indicator is an aircraft artificial horizon. It shows roll and pitch as a tilting horizon — for drones, vehicles, boats, or any IMU-equipped device.

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When to use it

  • Orientation from an IMU (MPU6050, etc.)
  • Roll/pitch visualization

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Settings

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Style

  • Display type · aircraft symbol
  • Sky / ground color
  • Instrument size · animation speed
  • Show degree markings · value indicators

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Example — drive from an IMU

The Arduino library has a dedicated helper: 
device.updateFlightAttitude(targetId, "adi", roll, pitch);   // degrees, from your IMU

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Script API example

The same interactions from a dashboard script: 
ws.onMessage((msg) => {
  if (msg.roll !== undefined) widget.setText('rollLabel',  msg.roll  + '\u00b0');
  if (msg.pitch !== undefined) widget.setText('pitchLabel', msg.pitch + '\u00b0');
});

Compass

For heading instead of roll/pitch.