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hi, Angus
i'm not one of the masters here but i gess what you espect is very possible and you should use the V1 soft
it should work as it ...
when you swtitch to autopilot with ardupilot V1 the rudder (steering wheel) will always try tor return...
would it be possible for me to built an autonomous ground vehicle with this ardupilot product
Fred,
Being honest I suggest wait for the new ir sensors.
hi,
i wonder if you'll post something here when the sensors are released in your store?
just asking ,i really don't want to miss it,i can't wait to try the full autopilot ...
For those who are DIY types. There is an old post on RC Groups about FMA clone XY thermopile sensors. Do not know how good/bad it is:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=732783&highlight=scp1000
Oh. Well, that was a mistake. You ran power through the board without a power regulator. You almost certainly fried it. Power regulator's don't just limit voltage, they limit current, too. The manual is pretty clear on the need to switch the jumpe...
If you use the recommended setup (EasyStar, all recommended hardware) you can win the Spadrkfun Autonomous Vehicle competition with ArduPilot like we did. Or does that not count?
Byran, I'm sorry you're frustrated and sorry you didn't understand ...
Cool video, if a little creepy. Very little of that is practical yet, although elements of almost everything (from flapping to optical flow) have been demonstrated.
Hmmm. Not sure. We haven't seen that problem. Is it something you can solve by just resetting the board?
I have a problem where it isn't consistently recognizing RC mode. The code looks to be averaging "channel 1" position, but it seems to be an int timer which counts clock interupts, and since the running average only has to get to 1, it should dete...
Dev,
The board will work fine on batteries, that is how it is usually operated, the question is what battery voltage can you use. Normally, it is operated at around 5 volts, which you can get from a 4 cell NiCad battery. It just has not been test...
Jordi
In a comment above, you suggest the gains for various thermopiles can be handled in software. For those of us who don't want to wreck hardware, that would be the preferred option
Bill,
Thanks for the reply.
My goal with your board is instructional. I am not familiar with sensors or embedded programming. This board will serve as learning experience. Later when I am comfortable I will put it on the vehicle. The vehicle is ...
Did you switch the solder jumper to BATT?
BTW, this is the first time we've heard about the issue, and nearly 1,000 ArduPilots have been sold. So I think it's safe to say that it's rare to the point of being unique.
Just out of curiosity, why are you powering it directly with a battery? We set up that power regulator so you could, but to be honest we could never think of a reason why anyone would want to when it's just as easy to power the RC Rx and then powe...
By the way, Locosys informed me the 10Hz updated Locosys L20031 modules (code MT3329) are almost ready to ship!!! I ordered one from Taiwan for USD 19.60 + paypal fee (USD 2) and EMS shipping to Europe (USD 22), total USD 43.60. ETD is mid-July. l...
Hi all,
Does anyone know how to perform either an external interrupt or a pin change interrupt on the Ardupilot?
I ask because the RC inputs take up the two external interrupt pins (INT0 and INT1) that are used for the
attachInterrupt() function....
Hi Mayur. I had the issue about defaults setting in one time, yesterday evening. and its the first time since I have it and play with it for many months! In fact, it seems to me that I may have resetted ArduPilot (through the shield reset cable, b...
I do have the new FMA sensors... I will have to do some testing....
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Fixed a confusing GPS default for ArduPilot 2.2
If you're confused about why your ArduPilot 2.2 isn't putting your EM406 into binary mode when you've got the setup jumper/bind plug on (symptom: the yellow LED doesn't blink a few times on start, the GPS LED stays on and the blue ArduPilot LED won't stop blinking), it's probably because you didn't tell the software that you're using the EM406.
In the original EasyStar.h file, this line was set to default to the uBlox module (2):
//1-7
#define GPS_PROTOCOL 2 //0 = NMEA, 1=SIRF, 2=uBlox, Choose… Continue
In the original EasyStar.h file, this line was set to default to the uBlox module (2):
//1-7
#define GPS_PROTOCOL 2 //0 = NMEA, 1=SIRF, 2=uBlox, Choose… Continue
Posted on June 22, 2009 at 10:00pm —
Latest video of the V-BAT VTOL UAV
Posted on June 22, 2009 at 12:46pm —
New 9DOF IMU--$400-$500. Looks good
The Vectornav VN-100 IMU (they call it an Attitude Heading Reference System, for some reason) is out a… Continue
Posted on June 21, 2009 at 9:21pm — 33 Comments
ArduPilot homepage housekeeping notice
Given that ArduPilot is now in a relatively mature commerical release, it's time to reset the comments on the home page. Rather than delete the 400+ comments (dating back more than nine months) on the old home page, I've just created a new home page with the same info, so we can start the comment thread anew. The old one is still here and all comments will s… Continue
Posted on June 21, 2009 at 5:40pm —
DIY Drones updates
Here are few status updates:
--With the launch of the 2.2 code, the manual and the expansion board kit, we now have what we consider a pretty stable and complete commercial product. Development on ArduPilot will be more incremental from here on, with minor code changes and feat… Continue
--With the launch of the 2.2 code, the manual and the expansion board kit, we now have what we consider a pretty stable and complete commercial product. Development on ArduPilot will be more incremental from here on, with minor code changes and feat… Continue
Posted on June 18, 2009 at 10:00pm — 12 Comments
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- At 3:25pm on April 28, 2009, Ugur Bozkurt said…
- hi,
do you have any idea about co pilot sensor calibration.
we need to measure the output from sensors via ossilloscope.
i am using fma co pilot (cpd4 ) , lipo battery, sub micro servos, dx6i radio controller.
i also need to figure out how to set up the connections between them.
thanks,
ugur
- At 8:28am on March 31, 2009,
Giles Barton-Owen said… - I heard you on Radio 4, good show
- At 8:28am on March 14, 2009, BAO Duong Huynh said…
- I have a problem when calib IMU ! That I don;t know the method to make the IMU selft calibration!
- At 4:55pm on March 10, 2009,
Varga András said… - Look at the newest two pages of users, about half of them contains pedophile content. Also look at their friendship relations! Is itt possible that one idiot makes these profiles? Do you see IP adresses?
- At 2:49pm on March 10, 2009, Varga András said…
- Hi Chris
I found problematic user images (possible pedopfile content):
http://www.diydrones.com/profile/pete51
http://www.diydrones.com/profile/serg
- At 7:04pm on February 9, 2009,
Sgt Ric said… - Hiya again Chris, sorry to keep harping, but I still keep getting this same message when adding a post (about half the time)....
"Your comment must be approved before everyone can see it."
What does that indicate?
I am signed in all right each time...although my super-paranoid browser (Explorer 8.06B) makes me relog-in almost every page.
- At 2:58pm on February 4, 2009,
christina Belfiore said… - sign out doesnt work for me thats all everything else is fine except that function
- At 2:59pm on February 3, 2009, Reto said…
- Hi Chris
Probably you didn't notice and it's ok, you must be busy or traveling, but I put a question in the ArduPilot/Inspire OSD post. I am sure you are the best to give me some clue. Thanks for taking a look when you find some time (it concerns the serial OUT of ArduPilot). Many thanks and sincerely.
- At 8:23pm on February 2, 2009, Sgt Ric said…
- Hello Chris,
Perhaps I am getting paranoid, but I seem to be getting the same pop-up message saying my post requires approval before going public...
Similiar to the message I rec'd from Lance Winslow's blog earlier today.
I tried to post to your "How to program the Attiny on ArduPilot" thread.
I now see several others are posting to that thread as well, so it is not closed or anything.
Am I mistaken? (or maybe blacklisted?)
- At 3:07pm on January 28, 2009,
Pokoleo said… - I'm thinking of buying a complete set of everything, should I hold off on anything b/c it will b upgraded soon? (soon = ~1 month)
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