I am close and just need to connect the receiver.
I bought a Turnigy 9TX transmitter that comes with an 8 ch receiver. While it was relatively cheap, quality it is not. It looks almost remanufactured and there was a lose screw rattling around inside. One thing it does not come with is a manual or wiring diagram of any kind to help the newbies of the world.
So, a few questions:
1) what voltage does the receiver take?
2) each channel takes a three pin connector, what is the layout for each pin?
3) it looks like it transmits a PPM signal, do I just connect CH1 to the ArduIMU?
Thanks for any help and sorry for the basic questions.
If feel like I am close to flying.
Thanks,
James
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I think Christof made a mistake.
The standard connector format for receivers, servos, etc. is [Gnd, Vcc, Signal], not signal in the middle.
The ArduPilot code is not written to deal with a PPM frame, only individual PWM pulse trains. You could rewrite the code to use PPM, but it defeats the purpose of the hardware multiplexor.
1) usually 5V
2) [-s+]
3) ArduIMU is connected to the Ardupilot, the receiver and the Servos (ESC's) to the AP
http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot/wiki/AirFrame
http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot/wiki/ArduIMU
Follow the wiki and you are fine
Best
Christof