Any persone can help me with the instructions to assembly all hardware and to installation of arduino software. Because I live in Colombia and is difcult buy any component in event of mistake with assembly installation proccess.Excuseme for me bad en
Read more…i have many questions as im attempting this project as of now. already bought most of the hardware just waiting for my electostar its on backorder. i found this question in another forum. you suggested that we use a wireless video camera but what fre
Read more…Has anyone attempted to integrate the FMA Co-pilot II sensors with ArduPilot? I ordered a set of these without realizing that they had a different interface than CPD4. The connector looks like a servo connector with 3 wires: black, red, and white. Ca
Read more…I am in the early stages of testing my ardupilot 2.3 before flying.My Spektrum DX6i is a 2.4 GHz 6 channel RC. Channel 5 is only a 2 position switch, which I use as the toggle between manual & auto.I am trying to determine the correct setting for par
Read more…I'm working on an autopilot for Propeller (I realize this has already been done, but I want a custom system), and I have a few questions.1) What advantages make the uBlox worth it's price? Should I get a uBlox or an EM406 to start with?2) Would it be
Read more…Help, I can not find my user manual for my older FlyCamOne camera. If anyone has the pdf I'd like to get a copy. (Why didn't they put the user manual on the CD with the driver?)Would also like input from anyone who has similar but different devices f
Read more…Hi everyone,Based on the descriptions on the main ArduPilot site, instruction manual, and code page, I was under the impression that I could run 2.1 on the new board without the shield, and without a Z-sensor. Now that I bought the board, FTDI cable,
Read more…Hi Guys,Having trouble with implementing my arduino328 based multiplexer. Problem is with the "pulsein" command being too slow to read more than one channel. As a result the output pulses are sporadic on all the channels. The code is attached. A bett
Read more…Alright. So I heard about diy UAV drones a while ago, and the second I did, I thought it sounded like a lot of fun. I got to thinking then, how I might be able to use it.Currently, I'm an undergraduate majoring in Zoology and Biology. I plan on getti
Read more…Hi the idea here is to come up with a new UAV specific airframe design for the DIY community. Seeing that the AP's are rapidly improving and are cost effective for DIY we have no Airframe to match. We need something with Ailerons to start with, its t
Read more…Since we now have DCM available as well as Z sensors we can effectively integrate the Z sensor with the rest of the IMU, this should help with the UP/DOWN orientation as that can be measured accurately with the Thermopile.Any issues with this?
Read more…Greetings,I'm running the latest versions of everything, including the new (excellent) HappyK config tool. The first thing I worked on was getting the RTL mode, and that's working quite well now.The next step was to create a couple waypoints, and see
Read more…I'm working on an autopilot system, and I can't find anything online about the basics of waypointing. I tried a link to Jordi's Google Sites page, but it's been taken down.Does anyone have information on this?-Adam
Read more…Hi all,I'm interested in having a UAV track a moving beacon. I'm thinking some secondary camera / processing, and infrared LEDs on the object to be tracked.This would obviously be in addition to the inherent existing capabilities of the Ardupilot.I d
Read more…i found this sensro on one of many adruino sites. its a Maxbotix sonar sensor. might be cool if the autopilot could detect obsticles in its path and then compinsate for them. just an idea i had here is the link to the sensor web site. only 25 bucks s
Read more…The ground station when ran on an aspire one laptop cuts off the lower portion of the program. aspire one and other laptops are ideal ground stations for on field due to their low cost and eas of use. Will there be updates that allow switching of scr
Read more…I am looking to build a drone. I wnat it to fly a pattern and take still pictures at pre determined points. Basically building a large areal photo out of several smaller ones. I actually have no idea where to start. I knwo I need a frame? Whats a goo
Read more…I admit it, I am a pack rat...of sorts...I have a real tendency to want to accumulate knowledge and information on particular subjects. Recently I have been truly picking over the interwebs for all kinds of resources for OSD, the tech involved, chips
Read more…I want to record video downlink with a video digitiser connected to USB port.Does anybody know a freeware (or opensource) video stabilization software that runs on a laptop computer and process digitized video for stabilization ?Or do you know if the
Read more…Please help me how to make recover parachute for UAV. My UAV is total weight 30 lbs and Pusher type like Pioneer ,USA.Please me Suggestion (1) which kind of parachutes (2)how to apply electronics relay or how to open this box.(3)how to make ourself f
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