How about a wii motion plus and a nunchuck as the IMU ? Code is working via I2C bus....
Earl
Code here...not my work but from areoquad. Has the latest gyro code.
AeroQuad.zip
Hey Folks,
I was curious about the Xbee range in free space. I put together a spreadsheet with a derivation of the Friis Equation (somebody check my work if they get a chance). I know very little about 802.15.4, so I cannot speak in an educated mann
I've hooked up my new Ardupilot to my ESC and am not geting the power LED (or any others). While trouble shooting I was checking to see if I had power at the servo pins and accidentally shorted the power pin to the signal pin and the power light came
Read more…I have the ping code as a replacement for LV-EZ0 sensor code.
Earl
Sonar.pde
Hello Everybody,I wanted to know the kind of vehicle required for flying at a takeoff height of 2000mtr and flying upto 5000mtr.Will the DG1000 fibreglass electric glider satisfy this requirement.Or a bigger banana hobby model with a wingspan of 101
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I recently bought this GPS receiver containing a SIRFIII chipset. I want to use this great deal (yes, its really just 17 Euros) with the arduIMU board and thus had to adjust the already included EM406 code a little (slight different initialis
Hi, I currently am making a UAV. I will the the electronics by the end of the week. I AM A TOTAL noob at this. Is there anyone that is willing to help me?
Hey guys,we tried uploading the ardupilot program to the ardupilot board and encountered the following error.avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51.Can somebody help us up on
Read more…Channel one of my Rx has a y splitter servo cable which goes out to the ailerons and to the rudder. But when I turn the stick to a direction....the ailerons move to turn the plane the way I want it to go...but the rudder does the opposite. I can't re
Read more…Hello all, I'm planning to buy one Skywalker EPO for FPV.
Wondering what are the max/normal/min cruising speed of Skywalker EPO??
Thanks!
Hi, everyone. I purchased a full set of ArduPilot from DIY Drones store. Now I encountered a problem in testing XY sensor
http://store.diydrones.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SE-0002-01.
Today after I load the test programme into the ArduPilot boa
Read more…I just realized I needed the uBlox adapter board for my GPS so I had to pay S&H twice in one day. Not mad at anyone but myself on this one but I want to make sure I have everything I need now:
I have
-4 digital servos
-uBlox GPS module
-uBlox adapter bo
Read more…Can anyone recommend a good model or a source for a 7-10" color LCD monitor for ground station viewing?
Thanks in advance!
Read more…I am looking for a bird like RC plane. This vehicle needs to be like a small hawk or smaller bird like a pigeon and must look very realistic. Prototypes which cannot fly very well, but can glide comfortably will do. Thankyou.
Text Missing Line Terminator #if GPS_PROTOCOL != 3
In my copy of 2.6 I have added the line in bold below.
It is minor but makes it easier to read the telemetry in custom ground stations and also appears to be consistent with the other GCS serial pack
Read more…Can someone point me in the right direction in creating an autonomous quad helicopter?
i need to know all !
for example what do you recommend i use as far as:
board (PC or Arduino for example)
GPS
Motors
Blades
etc etc
I'm trying to get GPS lock with my new U blox GPS. I'm using the default 1.7 software.
Labview works fine, but I don't get a blue light to indicate GPS lock, and of course no data.
I ordered the GPS from DIY and asked for it to be programmed for ardupi
ok having small issue . with my build i need a bit more verticle lift for an acrobatic like move . im working with placing two motors/prop. kind of deal.can anybody suggest a motor prop combo 8 to 9in. will work and electric and the plane
Read more…Ok this is my ArduMega Setup. I am using the ArduPilot Shield V2, A locosys 4hz GPS, SCP1000 Pressure Sensor (not connected to I2C yet) and the IMU ADXL330/LISY3000 Breakout board.
Here is the picture... Stop laughing geez...
I have the 2.6 version
Read more…Hello all,I'm thinking of using the following for an autopilot:Arduino Mega connected to:9 Degrees of Freedom - Razor IMU - AHRS compatibleSerial Servo Controller -> connected to at least 3 micro servosSpektrum Reciever65 Channel SUP500F 10Hz GPS Rec
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