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New Ground Station idea....



Hi there,



I been thinking about create a simple and relative ground station to display information in a more useful way.



Here is my idea:

-Simple reference map, with actual position, distance and heading of the airplane relative to home.

-Display waypoints relative to… Continue

Added by Jordi Muñoz on October 29, 2009 at 8:00pm — 21 Comments

ArduPilot 2.4 Officially Released!

You can download ArduPilot 2.4 + Ground Station Beta 2 from here.



I didn't get feedback from the community in the unofficial release, so that means that maybe is working fine.. Please tell me if you spot any bug. ;-)



What's new:

-Altitude hold improved for my EasyStar.

-Free running analogs for better performance.

-Now compatible with ArduPilot Shield V2.

-Minor bugs.

-… Continue

Added by Jordi Muñoz on October 29, 2009 at 6:24pm — 13 Comments

Store Updates!





UPS is now available as shipping method and we also have something called "negotiated rates", in other words i have to punch in the face a few UPS guys in order to get cheaper shipping prices (like SparkFun!). Before this ship something to Japan via UPS… Continue

Added by Jordi Muñoz on October 22, 2009 at 4:26pm — 20 Comments

ArduIMU Firmware 1.2





Hi there! I'm happy to announce the new ArduIMU firmware and ground station, you can download it from here:

http://code.google.com/p/ardu-imu/downloads/list…



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Added by Jordi Muñoz on October 12, 2009 at 2:30pm — 28 Comments

New ArduStation Code: Now with Pan/Tilt Tracking Antenna





This is a rough/raw release of my ArduStation with tracking antenna support. In order to make it work you must calibrate your servo's range (pan 360 degrees, tilt 45 degrees). It uses your actual altitude and location against the altitude/position of your aircraft to accurately point your… Continue

Added by Jordi Muñoz on October 6, 2009 at 12:28pm — 25 Comments

DIYdrones Store Updates

I just want to tell anybody whats going on:



1.-Sales grew exponentially this month. The old store with a few sales a day and commodity to produce just a few units a week to keep it running NO longer exist. That means good changes here, more people over there and maybe extra external help.



2.- I'm introducing the new ArduPilot Shield, has the labels corrected and a real mux to support all the GPS on the market, letting you upload code without disconnect it. I will offer… Continue

Added by Jordi Muñoz on October 1, 2009 at 11:00am — 11 Comments

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