Jordi Muñoz's Blog (83)
ArduPilot 2.4 Demo (Not Official Release)
Hi there, well I'm happy to announce the new ArduPilot 2.4 firmware, i still have many things to add, but i will leave them for 2.5 .
What's new:
-Improved ADC conversion, now uses interrupts to free some CPU.
-uBlox parser bug fix, now i can navigate better.
-Added a new header option called "ALT_HOLD_HOME". Let you select what altitude you want to hold for home, 0 will hold the altitude you are when you switch to RTL, 1 = will hold the altitude… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on September 30, 2009 at 4:59pm — 15 Comments
Remzibi OSD Now Available!
I'm proud to offer one of the best OSD's on the market. Specially the configuration tool and the fact that is fully customizable!
I also offered because we are working together (Remzibi, HappyKill and me) to make it 100% compatible with Ardupilot, in order to display all the… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on September 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — 48 Comments
AttoPilot XYZ Horizon Sensors Available!
Hello, for those waiting for the XYZ now is the time! I stock some units yesterday and they are almost sold out but i will add more this weekend.
Sorry i had to increase the price, the stock market for those IR sensor is low and i was unable to get them with the same price as before,… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on September 18, 2009 at 12:00pm — 11 Comments
New Confiq. Tool: Now supports up to 48 waypoints!
Finally i figure out the problem that was limiting the number of waypoints on ArduPilot. The issue was in several parts (Confiq. tool, Ardupilot code and Atmega328 fuse bits). Anyway is ready (i guess) and you can download the Confiq. Tool from here:…
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Added by Jordi Muñoz on September 15, 2009 at 11:00am — 16 Comments
ArduIMU V2 Demo (Video)
Added by Jordi Muñoz on September 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — 84 Comments
Official ArduPilot 2.3 Released
Finally, after many weeks trying to debug the NORTH-EAST issue we finally fix it. Thanks to everybody who help me out with this one.
The code is available for download here:…
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Added by Jordi Muñoz on August 19, 2009 at 12:30pm — 61 Comments
uBlox GS406/GS407 Available for Pre-Order
uBlox adapter is ready for Pre-order here (remember is FIFO service). The price is $19.90, i can't give it for less, is extremely difficult place the tiny uBlox connector, always after the reflow… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on August 11, 2009 at 5:37pm — 17 Comments
ArduPilot 2.3 Release Candidate 1
Whats new:
-Upgrade the navigation algorithms for the REAL ones.
-Fixed the airspeed (yeah the problem was the groundstation not the ardupilot itself).
If you have an ardustation download the version >= 1.2 please.
-I added the RSP (Roll Set… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on August 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — 27 Comments
ArduPilot Telemetry Protocol
The protocol looks like this in… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on August 11, 2009 at 11:30am — 14 Comments
ArduStation code V11 now available
Well the 80% of the work was made inside. So whats new?
-I fixed the issue with the buzzer… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on August 4, 2009 at 11:00pm — 14 Comments
AttoPilot IR Sensors Now Available!
Attack! But please one unit per person! The demand is so high, be nice with others!
To buy it click here please.
[Copy/Paste Update]:
Also note that FMA XY is… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on July 12, 2009 at 4:30pm — 46 Comments
ArduPilot Config Tool Fixed!
After reading several posts from our community describing the issues involved with the ArduPilot confiq. Tool, I guess I’ve spotted (with your help) all the possible problems. Is not just one issue, is a combination between hardware, drivers, settings and software problems. You… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on July 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — 21 Comments
ArduPilot Config Tool Source Code Released!
The utility was written in Visual C#. I hope somebody familiar with C# is able to test the code in his failing setup and figure out the problem, nothing else, please don't ask me about of how integrate this code to another project because certainly I'm not an expert in C#. This code… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on July 5, 2009 at 9:30pm — 26 Comments
DIYDrones Store: New Products Available!
Hello everybody. I have some news here:
1.-The shipping system right now is a nightmare for everybody (including me). Finally i found a good solution that will let me ship overseas for less than 5 dlls (under 4 oz). Yes i will accept First Class Mail soon, YEAHHH!!! It will be ready in… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on June 25, 2009 at 8:00pm — 39 Comments
ArduStation Assembly Instructions
Added by Jordi Muñoz on June 25, 2009 at 2:00pm — 89 Comments
New Schematics and Board Diagrams!
Hello there, i been working a little bit in the store and improving some stuff, somebody requested good diagrams? Well here it is! Now i have new ones for all our products in PDF:
ArduShield:
Ardupilot_shield_v15_sch.pdf…
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Added by Jordi Muñoz on June 23, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments
ArduPilot 2.2 Officially Released!
-The support of the protocols Sirf III, NMEA and UBX.
-Separated header file to easily setup multiple airframes (instructions inside the zip files).
-Compatible only with ArduShield (battery voltage, pressure sensor and GPS auto shutdown).
-And many more minor fixes.
The new GroundStation 2 and ArduPilot 2.2.2 can be download from here:…
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Added by Jordi Muñoz on June 14, 2009 at 11:00pm — 14 Comments
New Portable Open-Source ArduPilot Ground Station (Arduino and Xbee Based)
I been working on this project for about a year, but i never had the time to finish it. Is very difficult go to the field with your bulky laptop all the time, not to mention that you can damage it and the battery life is to short (the sun on the screen don't let you see anything). So i spent some… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on June 10, 2009 at 11:30am — 65 Comments
Wiring up uBlox! (Only for PRO's)
Hello again! I'm not so good making intros, so imagine you just read a long and well redacted introduction of why uBlox (the best GPS ever) is so difficult to find and interface with (Specially the SparkFun version). So let's go to the point. ;-)
If you are beginner please don't try to… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on May 27, 2009 at 1:00pm — 63 Comments
Unofficial ArduPilot 2.2 Release
This version has many additions, including the support for three different GPS protocols (SIRF, NMEA and UBX) and can be added as many are possible.
Has the well integration of the pressure sensor and battery level conversion with an offset for the ADC voltage to increase accuracy in the… Continue
Added by Jordi Muñoz on May 23, 2009 at 8:30pm — 31 Comments
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