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Maxmax Canon Xnite camera...
Started this discussion. Last reply by JP May 6. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I was wondering if anyone has experience with the XNiteCanon near infrared camera, or any other of their infra-red cameras?Thanks very much.Continue
Power connections on AP2
Started this discussion. Last reply by Thomas Finan May 15, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi,I posted in another area but perhaps this is where it should really go...I have an Arduplane2 with an easystar to get started with this...Im just wondering how people are typically connecting…Continue
Newbie Power Question
Started this discussion. Last reply by R_Lefebvre May 15, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello all,Newbie question. It sounds like most people set up their boards to be powered from an independent battery and BEC, which seems to make sense to me. What Im trying to figure out is the…Continue
Arduino, ArduPilot, the Store, openpilot, AGGHGH!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Thomas Finan Dec 9, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all,Im going to be building my first UAV with an easystar clone in the coming months. One thing that is really driving me a little crazy is trying to get a handle on the different kinds of boards…Continue
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Thomas Finan posted a discussionMaxmax Canon Xnite camera...
I was wondering if anyone has experience with the XNiteCanon near infrared camera, or any other of their infra-red cameras?Thanks very much.See More
Thomas Finan commented on Jake Wells's blog post The BoxCopter Weekly #2"Hi all,
Could those of you who are building these post some measurements? Im thinking particularly of the length of the arms, but the spacing between the arms and the size of the plastic containers would be a huge help in order to figure…"
Thomas Finan commented on Jake Wells's blog post Madison - BoxCopter weekly #1"Jake this is great stuff. I have two questions:
1. Do you use some sort of formula to figure the length of the arms, and if so do you figure in the likelihood that you might change props?
2. Im trying to guestimate the size of…"
Thomas Finan commented on Chris Anderson's blog post WiFi Xbees announced!"Im curious as to whether anyone has worked on this, or if it has been covered in another post that i havent found.
Im more curious about wifi with ardupilot, primarily in order to create a "diy" Ys-x6. The idea of a "follow-me"…"
Thomas Finan replied to Charles Winter's discussion Powering the Ardupilot Board"Thanks to all for these replies...i have posted in a couple other discussions these general questions.
I too would like to see a very general wiring diagram (perhaps im more of a visual learner!). In theory i think im starting to grasp what is…"
DeveloperR_Lefebvre replied to Thomas Finan's discussion Newbie Power Question
"Ah, OK.
You need to watch out for the power coming from that ESC. Some of them provide 6V, and if that gets to the APM, it'll fry it.
If you have a positive wire going from the ESC to the Rx, and then from the Rx to the APM, you…"
Thomas Finan replied to Thomas Finan's discussion Power connections on AP2"for that matter...a simply wiring diagram would be helpful."
Thomas Finan posted a discussionPower connections on AP2
Hi,I posted in another area but perhaps this is where it should really go...I have an Arduplane2 with an easystar to get started with this...Im just wondering how people are typically connecting their AP2 to their radio, their batteries, and their servos. On the one hand it is pretty straight forward in that i connect the female connectors between the RX and the AP2...and the servos connect to the output on the AP2...the battery for the motor connects to an EC.So, in short, how do i connect…See More
Thomas Finan replied to Thomas Finan's discussion Newbie Power Question"My apologies...this is for a plane."
DeveloperR_Lefebvre replied to Thomas Finan's discussion Newbie Power Question
"Is this for a Helicopter, or a multi-copter. I'm a little confused about the ESC-RX connection. That makes me think this is helicopter?"
Thomas Finan posted a discussionNewbie Power Question
Hello all,Newbie question. It sounds like most people set up their boards to be powered from an independent battery and BEC, which seems to make sense to me. What Im trying to figure out is the exact wiring for the entire system overall...I might be missing something obvious, so without further ado:1. Battery---BEC---open input rail connection2. Battery--ESC--RX3. Servo wires---output rail4. RX control wires---input railThis doesn't seem quite right to me, and I don't want to fry…See More
Thomas Finan replied to YureZzZ's discussion Uses of Autonomous RC car"The thought had just occurred to me that an autonomous car/robot could take elevation measurements as part of a topographical survey. The GPS readings would not be terribly accurate, given that the onboard AP2 is accurate to a few feet, I…"
Thomas Finan commented on Toby Mills's blog post 9 Reasons why you should start with a cheap foamie...."So, given all that...what would your cheap foamie of choice be?"
Thomas Finan replied to Ammar Husain's discussion LiDar on an Arducopter"Ammar,
This is well beyond my capabilities, but I really hope you pull this sort of thing off!"
Thomas Finan commented on Ryan C Smith's blog post I know how I am spending this weekend"Mine shipped a couple days ago...building the airframe for it right now!"
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