Comment by mahziron on January 15, 2010 at 7:32am

Nice. How much will it cost?

Comment by Wayne on January 15, 2010 at 7:51am

Im sure there may be other info on the site somewhere but I have not found it yet. What exactly is the purpose of this board vs. the regular ArduPilot board?

Developer Comment by Doug Weibel on January 15, 2010 at 7:59am

@Wayne - This board (basically) is more powerful. It offers a lot more input/output. It has more memory size for programming. The processor has better interrupt capabilities, more timers, etc. And as a product it is intended to be IMU based instead of thermopile based.

With all that said, I'll note that for many users the current ArduPilot board is more than sufficient for their needs. We have several really creative and talented people working with it that find new ways to squeeze more out of it all the time. Mostly it is the same issue that you see with PC's - After a couple years your old one works just fine, but when you try out a new one with the latest bells and whistles you seem to need to upgrade :)

Comment by Ty on January 15, 2010 at 8:35am

Good looking stuff. Thank you folks so much for showing us the sneak peeks, and the works in progress. It's one of the reasons I'm really dedicated to this architecture.

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on January 15, 2010 at 8:50am

Marty, the ICSP head is in the top left, next to the mounting hole

Comment by Paul on January 15, 2010 at 9:28am

Looks great to see it all coming together.

What are the dimensions?

Admin Comment by John C. on January 15, 2010 at 9:35am

you guys are planning on making a mega specific IMU, right?

I like the idea of easy two-way serial comm.

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on January 15, 2010 at 10:15am

Yes, there will be a Mega-specific IMU, but we'll also release an adapter board that will let you use the current ArduIMU+ (v2)

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on January 15, 2010 at 10:19am

Marty,

Just to answer your question more completely, there are two ICSP/SPI ports, one on the top left in that picture for the Atmega328 (RC interface) and the other at the top right for the Atmega1280.

Comment by Muot Vuong on January 15, 2010 at 11:03am

Nice. Can't wait until it's available for purchase. Which IMU will be used with this? Sparkfun ArduIMU Sensor w/ daughter boards or the ArduIMU+ V2 (Flat)?

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