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Another uBlox GPS question

Hola Amigos, I'm having issues with my uBlox GPS.  I've taken a lot of time reading the instructions and reading other's posts regarding their problems before deciding to post here.

First off, I built an adapter cable to be able to test the GPS via u-

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ArduPilot Voltage connection

In the instructions, it says I need to connect the battery directly to the spot indicated to allow battery voltage to be transmitted back to the ardustation.

I would like someone to confirm that connecting an 18.2 volt lipo batttery directly to this l

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ArduPilot manual update?

While I was setting up my first wiring on an ArduPilot last night, I noticed the manual shows Input 1,2, and 3.  The board itseld though, is clearly marked 1,2,3, and 4.  This made me wonder a few things...

1- I assume the newer board can use ailerons

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EM-406a Lockup problem

After successfully getting the EM-406a to parse out data over the SiRf simulation software I attempted to use the standard GPS parsing code for the Adafruit GPS Logger Shield to send data over the serial inputs of an Arduino Mega.  Obviously communic

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Mode switch mixing

Can anyone offer some help with mixing across 2, 2 position switches for mode select?  The ArduPilot manual just says "refer to your radio's manual", but when I did, it looks like I maybe can't.  I'm running a JRXP662 for helicopter and airplane.  It

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Netbook for ground station?

Having built a 5GHz video downlink, I'm now looking for portable display screen. Rather than spend money on a single-use screen I'm considering a netbook with a USB video capture device. That way, I can also use it as an autopilot ground station.Spur

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Where can I get some components?

I need to do a small PCB for a school project and need some surface mount components like the multiplexer and voltage regulators used in the ardupilot shield. I am doing a spilt voltage board (3.3 and 5), that needs to use multiple serial inputs from

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Arduimu gyros doesn't work

I have just finished soldering my new Arduimu gyros to the board but they seem not to work.

I checked all the contacts, and all the voltages seem fine. but the voltage on the out pin is constant at 1.8V and doesn't change when the board is rotated.
the

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Radio Range (MX EasyStar *Stock*)

Hey guys, thanks again for all the help I've recieved during the first stages of my first drone build!!!

 

So I have  a question today:

 

How far away can my MX fly from me without dropping out of radio range with the standard equipment that it came with

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Unable to Make and Program UAVDevBoard

I ordered an ICD2 but Sparksfun sent me an Olimex PIC MPLAB COMPATIBLE PROGRAMMER (PIC-MCP-USB Rev. F) instead!

Anyway, when I tried to make the build, I got this message:

Release build of project `D:\....\UAV Dev Board\MatrixPilot-2_0_2\MatrixPilot-2_

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