I just noticed this at the Chinese on-line retailer, ThanksBuyer.com
They are pricing the bundled versions attractively. Obviously made to compete against the APM micro 3.1
If anyone makes the leap, perhaps you could keep us informed on your experiences.
Happy flying all!!
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hi Brian,
I have not ordered one, and I will let some who has say positively. . . but, I can say definitively that every APM version that I am aware of does accept PPM in. Some require a jumper across channels 2-3 with input to channel 1, and some require a board jumper (or solder pads) to enable PPM in to channel 5.
I just prefer SBUS input for the additional channels (14!) one can get from very small DSMX receivers. See here. . .
OK now, that is an exceedingly slick piece of tech and has been added to my HK wish list! Great find and thanks for sharing!
Regarding the APM Mini Pro, I suppose, for that kind of money, one could just get one and test out the known options while connected to Mission Planner and see what works. I was just hoping to benefit from someone else's courage and curiosity before ordering one.
The pinouts look suspiciously like the AUAV-X1/X2 (http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/auav-x1-a-new-vision-of-the-px4...)
Is this 32 bit?
yeah, I would say no. It is APM, so uses the 8-bit chip architecture that has been used all along (and is no longer supported by 3.3 firmware. BOO!)
Just ordered one..
ASAP I'll tell how it works.
So you think the apm can also accept sbus protocol?
I thought only pixhawk could..
By the way I saw around that mini apm can accept cppm without problems, I think you must connect signal on input 1 and close circuit on 2 and 3 input signal wires..
Am I wrong?
ohhhh, yes Pietro mon frere. . . it is not only possible to use SBUS, I use it on all three of my APM's. The micro versions (3.1 is the one I have) also are capable of flashing to the SBUS hex file. Some here are scared to use it because it came from "some Russian guy" and there doesn't seem to be an uncompiled file.
follow the instructions and thread comments here: DIY Drones APM SBUS thread
again, I don't know how this mini APM can be flashed. Since you have purchased it, perhaps you can remind them of their obligations under the EUG (end user agreement) of open ware and tell them to at least publish enough information for users to accomplish the common tasks.
Are you spending the weekend flying?, or building? Are you having any success/failure with this mini APM yet? . . .
yeah, I have two of the 'full size' APM's; a 2.6 and a 2.8
I know that if the JP1 jumper is not in place, the whole board's 5V rail is connected. Any voltage on the + pins would carry across.
So, did you purchase the power module along with this APM Mini?, the GPS?, or are you going to wire up something different?
I think the big limitation for me right now with the Mini APM here is that (as usual) there are no CAD files, so re-flashing the PPM encoder is a mystery. I would want to flash the encoder to accept SBUS, as the APM 3.1 can do. What is gained in small size with the 3.1 is lost with the wacky wire nest I wind up with. I want something a little neater.
On the power module front, I just might go with one of these, though they are twice the price [sigh]: Pilot Power VI Module
You can use a 5v bec connected to your apm mini..
Simply you won't have the current/volt measurement..
I prefer this configuration because the power module on my apm 2.6 got broken, luckily on my table..
Then if you want a current lecture you can buy an attopilot by sparkfun.
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