Developer Comment by Michael Oborne on September 25, 2012 at 3:12am

what gps is onboard?

Comment by Nitin Gupta on September 25, 2012 at 3:22am

NavStik uses a UBlox Max 6Q GPS. You can find details on all sensors used on NavStik, here: http://navstik.org/documentation/1.0/20/sensor-details/

Comment by Nikhil Upadhye on September 25, 2012 at 6:57am

Any flying videos with this board?

Comment by MarcS on September 25, 2012 at 8:02am

Hi Nitin,

tha hardware looks nice. Did I miss the description and screenshots of onboard and GCS software?

Is it in progress or to be written (as to understand: users start building their applications)? If so it could be good to adapt existing knowledge...

Comment by Ellison Chan on September 25, 2012 at 8:25am

One thing I gotta say is that it's very expensive.  $299 for just the controller, and then you have to buy the sensors, and I/O boards on top of that?

Comment by Nitin Gupta on September 25, 2012 at 9:31am

@Nikhil: NavStik provides the hardware platform to implement autopilot and other automation applications. It is not an off-the-shelf autopilot system. It is designed for researchers/DIY enthusiasts who plan to develop/implement their own algorithms on this board. In due course, we should be able to see NavStik being used in a variety of systems. IIT Kanpur is already planning to use this platform for a few of their MAVs, currently under development.

@MarcS: NavStik comes ready with a set of drivers for RTOS (for all interfaces, sensors, uSD card support, etc.) and code samples for making use of these drivers and writing multithreaded applications, etc. A console application for testing the hardware is also included. Details and screenshots of all these will soon be uploaded.

So, this provides a platform for researchers/DIY enthusiasts to develop their own autopilot. For standard autopilot applications, several open-source code-base (for both, onboard and GCS) are already available that can be easily ported to NavStik. We will provide examples of this in due course.

@Ellison Chan: $299 is for the main board that consists of the controller and all the sensors (including a high quality GPS), except the differential pressure sensor. The only other item required for basic setup is one interface board (IvyPRO, IvyEZ or IvyLITE). It is highly recommended to also get the ground-station board (IvyGS), as it provides a lot of functionality (JTAG debugger, console, telemetry support) and integrates tightly with the rest of NavStik setup.

BTW, a youtube video of the main board is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CbSPngdxeeM

Comment by Crashpilot1000 on September 25, 2012 at 9:57am

Complete rip off

Comment by Nitin Gupta on September 25, 2012 at 9:58am

@Ellison Chan: The static pressure sensor is built-in (for altitude measurement). Differential pressure sensor is optional. It is required for some applications (esp. fixed-wing) for measurement of air-speed (pitot-tube). In case, you are planning to work on multicopters, you probably don't need a differential pressure sensor. GPS antenna is required for GPS applications.

For selection of the interface board, pl take a look at this comparison chart: Interface Boards

Comment by Peter Meister on September 25, 2012 at 1:03pm

Too expensive IMHO...

Comment by David Jones on September 25, 2012 at 5:42pm

How much does it weigh?

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