I was wanting to try to connecting a MaxSonar-EZ1 sensor up to an Ardupilot board for some sensing and avoiding uses that involve not only stationary targets but also moving targets.However before I go down this path I want to make sure that this is
Read more…Hi All,I'm doing my walk around testing, I thought I might list the sequence/experiences that I had. I have MatrixNav (Red, 1.7) loaded but referred to the Aileron assist document as it describes the initial set up and where the servos plug in a litt
Read more…HI all, i had tested my ardupilot code and it was successful also , next updation i would like to add kalman filtering concept in currently available code..so is there any body have any experience with kalman filtering or any reference material which
Read more…Hi, I've always wondered how to go about turning a quadcopter.... are a the blades pitched in a certain direction so that when more power is applied it turns or what?
Read more…I have quite a few zigbee modules of various powers. I've used them for serial communication of environmental data and found them perfect for that. I am looking to do some sort of UAVS but I am loath to spend hundreds of Euro on a decent radio system
Read more…Guys,Is the code at http://store.diydrones.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BR-0007-01 right? The zip says Servoswitch_firmware.zip but the files inside look like they are for the FailSafe (which is alos AtTiny code)CheersDiarmuid
Read more…Hello there!Finally got some new code on to my Ardupilot so thought I give this another shot...Plugged everything in, including ailerons, elevons, and CTRL from the receiver, xBee, CoPilot sensors.So I plug it all in with the jumper in and the blue L
Read more…I originally asked this in the chat area and then thought that it might not be the best place to ask the question.I am looking for some authoritative help. I have ordered parts for the ardupilot. For the wireless communications I ordered 2 of these h
Read more…I have an E-Flight BladeCX2 that was given to me recently using the above equipment, I was wondering if this would be a suitable Tx/Rx Pair for a Fun Jet or Easystar with Ardupilot?
Read more…Hi allI am currently at university and will be starting a project on UAV's for remote crop minotoring.particularly important aspect of this is early sensing of water shortages/diseases so that appropriate measures can be taken early. The project will
Read more…Hi there,I cannot seem to upload the 2.3 code. It isn't a sync error so I'm not sure what next to try.This is what comes up after the program compiles fine:avrdude: stk500_paged_write(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x00avrdude: failed to wr
Read more…hi my question is how can i go about building autopilated plane.as of now me and our team built an rc plane. so we wnted to make it as a autopilated . as of my imagination i wanted to make it work by take off and landing by rc.and on air it has to st
Read more…HI - I was wondering how a digital camera can be triggered using something like the ServoSwitch relay sold in the DiyDrones store.Thanks everyone
Read more…I am new in Arduino, and about to modify the code in order to interface it to an OSD.I found this in the reference guide:"The Serial.Print function puts data into a buffer. It will wait for one character to send, before going on to the next character
Read more…Hi, anyone out here familiar with the pressure sensor of the Mikrokopter?I need to calibrate it to hold an altitude of 1m max.Regards,|MAVERICK|
Read more…I was on ezosd as a solution for my fpv, but soon I decided that I need an autopilot so I went here.Can I implement the same infos and google earth realtime support of ezosd using ardupilot with ardustation to see them on my notebook? I'll always fly
Read more…Hi all , i have little doubt in changing GPS Baud rate. Currently its working in binary SIRF protocol in 57600 baud rate.. I would like to change it into 19200 baudrate. So i made few changes in 2.0.1 code and tested it but failed to get the GPS lock
Read more…Mikal Hart seems confident that his library is pretty robust and much better than the original SoftwareSerial. It uses interrupts . It might allow us to run both a GPS and a two comms link. The coms link could be on the hardware UART and the GPS on t
Read more…hey,I have decided to buy everything from this link:http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ardupilot-main-pageand figure out things later...but a few question rose immediately -1 - how is altitude sensed? (in the ArduPilot Shield Kit there's only airspe
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