Hi guys, first post here!Ok, so I recently gained an interest in electronics. My ultimate goal is to build a drone, among some other projects.I have a decent theoretical knowledge of electronics, and own a mini Arduino kit (http://www.oomlout.co.uk/starter-kit-for-arduino-ardx-p-183.html?zenid=0af1f802377c35448ae62b37a66f5288) and have completed all the sample projects, fiddling with each circuits code and functionality.My question is - where do I go from here? Are there any simple remote control projects that I can roughly follow or anything like that?Thanks :)
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Arduino Mega is definitely the way to go! tons more ability to interface devices!
To connect it all together, eh?
I have been working on an arduino mega shield for a similar radio, Its a glorified remote control! RFM's DNT900. It has a 900 MHz, 1watt transceiver for up to 40km telemetry. My board has servo connections, pressure/temp sensor, hook up for external gps, IMU, and video (2 sources can be video switched - and the output sent to your video transmitter!). Oh, and it can be controlled via a ps3 controller! much more light and comfortable than a big RC remote! I will get the 4 boards back from the prototype shop in about 2 weeks! If i can generate enough interest, I will produce a limit run and sell them here on the boards!
I would say the next step would be to get an ardupilot mega kit and start playing around with it if you want to get into building your own drone, its based on arduino mega, and all the stuff is open source hardware+software. YOu might find that when you are looking through it you find something missing that you would like, then you can look at implementing it yourself. Its quite a big project to build your own fully functional drone but thats not to say its impossible, just takes some time and hard work.
If you want to do something thats a smaller step I would reccomend purchasing some sensors like accelerometer, gyro, or an imu board like the razor by sparkfun, and then build your own IMU including writing your own code?
Or just buy an IMU and use the included software and get a GPS module and connect it all to your arduino and start your own that way? If this is the way you want to follow it might be easier to first look at the older ardupilot 1 code here
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Arduino Mega is definitely the way to go! tons more ability to interface devices!
To connect it all together, eh?
I have been working on an arduino mega shield for a similar radio, Its a glorified remote control! RFM's DNT900. It has a 900 MHz, 1watt transceiver for up to 40km telemetry. My board has servo connections, pressure/temp sensor, hook up for external gps, IMU, and video (2 sources can be video switched - and the output sent to your video transmitter!). Oh, and it can be controlled via a ps3 controller! much more light and comfortable than a big RC remote! I will get the 4 boards back from the prototype shop in about 2 weeks! If i can generate enough interest, I will produce a limit run and sell them here on the boards!
http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/new-long-range-telemetry-shie...
I would say the next step would be to get an ardupilot mega kit and start playing around with it if you want to get into building your own drone, its based on arduino mega, and all the stuff is open source hardware+software. YOu might find that when you are looking through it you find something missing that you would like, then you can look at implementing it yourself. Its quite a big project to build your own fully functional drone but thats not to say its impossible, just takes some time and hard work.
If you want to do something thats a smaller step I would reccomend purchasing some sensors like accelerometer, gyro, or an imu board like the razor by sparkfun, and then build your own IMU including writing your own code?
Or just buy an IMU and use the included software and get a GPS module and connect it all to your arduino and start your own that way? If this is the way you want to follow it might be easier to first look at the older ardupilot 1 code here
or the Blimpduino code here