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Remember you have to start saving now, so your wife (or mom) can't tell that you bought an ArduPilotMega with all the gear included! -I have the honor to announce the last and missing sensor of our mini UAV store. Yeah the easy to use i2c absolute pressure sensor for just $169.90 dlls! Just kidding. Check the price here.
I been playing with it a lot and i didn't know how good it is (of course i will not tell you is a piece of crap when I'm trying to sell it, but believe me is more than perfect for our applications).
I'm also trying to write a nice code to auto calibrate the actual sea level pressure, but the Arduino environment only have a crappy power function (pow()) that eats up some important bits, so i will try to figure out that issue later when i have time, in the mean time i have an Arduino example code that was mainly developed by Jose Julio (thank you!).
You only need an Arduino mini 8Mhz, wire up the 3.3V and Ground signals and the I2c port (AN4 to SDA and AN5 to SCL), load this code here and you should see temperature, pressure in pascals and the approximated altitude. Remember that you need to define at the beginning of the code your current altitude, you can find that information with Google Earth, the definition looks like this: "#define ALT_ADJ 217", where the value "217" is 217 meters above the sea level.
-About Remzibi OSD's, he sent me about 50 units on January 26 and i still waiting for them, probably the box get lost on the mail. :S
-China came back from vacation (Happy Tiger's year!!) so the ArduPilotMega shield development is back on tracks with a few other halted project are on the move.
-New uBlox GPS modules (GS-407) will arrive in 1 week.
-I will have new products soon... ;-)
-ArduPilot Mega is about to be released, they are building a very complicated test bed with one LED for every pin of the At1280, i hope have some pictures soon.
Bad news:
On March 4 i will leave for a HUGE family reunion. We will get lost on the paradise beach of my own country (Mexico). That means no internet connection, no development's, no school, no nothing and yes sun, yes sea food and yes real vacations. I will fly back on a Boeing 737-500 (my favorite part of a trip) on March 16. ;-) See ya!
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Comment by Earl on February 24, 2010 at 5:30pm -
Hi Jordi !
I just got back from HAITI. Hot and humid. Place is a real mess. People are desperate.
Earl
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3D Robotics Comment by Jordi Muñoz on February 24, 2010 at 6:36pm -
Rana,
I'm already married and until now i feel i have more profits than losses, also she supports my hobby 100% since the beginning. =)
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Comment by evilmacaw on February 24, 2010 at 6:37pm -
Jordi ,
safe journey ,party hard you deserve it (just dont eat the worm :-) ) and reconnect to family (most important) and come back to us with only a minor hangover , hopefully the Ramzibi will appear when you get back
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3D Robotics Comment by Jordi Muñoz on February 24, 2010 at 6:37pm -
Sqt Ric, thank you!
Earl, wow! Were you there helping or just watching?
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3D Robotics Comment by Jordi Muñoz on February 24, 2010 at 7:38pm -
Sure Rana..
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3D Robotics Comment by Jordi Muñoz on February 24, 2010 at 7:40pm -
Thanks Evilmacaw! Just a couple of Sol's or Corona's with salt and lemon. ;-)
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Moderator Comment by Morli on February 24, 2010 at 8:03pm -
Have fun, party well and hard, it is difficult if not lucky to find wife( didn't know u were married) who supports the hobby and your passion too, so keep her happy, c u after vacation " soon"
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Comment by Earl on February 24, 2010 at 8:30pm
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Was helping I think. Got the i-net and NGO's up and running as well as some of the camps.
I was a real challenge.
The only time I was worried was when some gunfire broke out near where I was staying...
Earl
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