Ok,Sorry for having so many post and so many questions, feel like I should "let others eat" before I go back for seconds. After reading and watching hours of videos on building programing etc I have started to wonder whY would be a good controller to buy that will allow me to:1). Control a camera2) Program several flight modes into a toggle switchAm I correct that even though you can send commands on the fly from the ground you need a "flight mode" toggle switch to change flight mode from "auto" to "simple" to "loiter" etc?Btw sorry for grammar but sending from iPhone.
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By "controller" do you mean a transmitter or a microcontroller board?
Most operators use programmable transmitters on which you configure a "mix", combining the input of two and three way switches to achieve six positions. They map that into different values for a single radio channel, then in mission planner, assign each input level to a mode.
Some people then use channels above 5 (varies drowning on tje transmitter they have) to control cameras and other gear.
My plans, and partially complete prototype, vary a bit. I have two transmitters, one for the "pilot" and one for the "payload operator". The pilot has a FPV option, with two axis control and osd, while the payload operator gets auto stabilize (no control) but has their own transmitter/receiver, for eight full channels of input and their own video transmitter. It is not complete yet.
I also use microcontroller boards (ardiuno mini pro) to assist on board. I have two that fly inboard, besides the APM-based ardiuno. One acts as flight support, and does a few things for me (still in prototype, osd support, special sonar rig, and future plans for collision avoidance, plans for management of navigation and collision lights and strobes, with coordination w still camera shutter) and the other is dedicated to the payload. My first major payload, a gyro stabilized camera, has it's own imu and this is the brain for that. Right now it is breadboards, wire nest, and servos and tape only, but one day soon...
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By "controller" do you mean a transmitter or a microcontroller board?
Most operators use programmable transmitters on which you configure a "mix", combining the input of two and three way switches to achieve six positions. They map that into different values for a single radio channel, then in mission planner, assign each input level to a mode.
Some people then use channels above 5 (varies drowning on tje transmitter they have) to control cameras and other gear.
My plans, and partially complete prototype, vary a bit. I have two transmitters, one for the "pilot" and one for the "payload operator". The pilot has a FPV option, with two axis control and osd, while the payload operator gets auto stabilize (no control) but has their own transmitter/receiver, for eight full channels of input and their own video transmitter. It is not complete yet.
I also use microcontroller boards (ardiuno mini pro) to assist on board. I have two that fly inboard, besides the APM-based ardiuno. One acts as flight support, and does a few things for me (still in prototype, osd support, special sonar rig, and future plans for collision avoidance, plans for management of navigation and collision lights and strobes, with coordination w still camera shutter) and the other is dedicated to the payload. My first major payload, a gyro stabilized camera, has it's own imu and this is the brain for that. Right now it is breadboards, wire nest, and servos and tape only, but one day soon...