Triggering a digital camera
HI - I was wondering how a digital camera can be triggered using something like the ServoSwitch relay sold in the DiyDrones store.Thanks everyone
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serial.print
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…Mikrokopter
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…Can I?....messing with ardupilot to get rid of osd (Hi everybody)
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…Baud rate of GPS
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…Software Serial for GPS
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…xy&z sensing, altitude sensing, and where are the data sheets??
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
Read more…New IMU boards at sparkfun!
Looks good! I may pick up a few gyro sensor boards.http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9373http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9372
Read more…Totally newbie
Hello everybody!!!For a few days i have been scanning all these interesting topics on DYI Drones, but i guess all this information is much too much for me to consume at one time. I wolud like to buy an totally automatic plane that i can programm befo
Read more…Multiple Serial Devices
Hi,I wonder has there been any work on running multiple serial devices on the ardupilot. The SoftwareSerial library seems pretty robust and would be good for use with the xbee. This would allow the xbee to be used for telemetry and an uplink. Remote
Read more…Have you helped a newb today?
Hi all, first time UAVer here. I'm trying to put together a stabilizing/navigation autopilot on a high school student budget. I can fly and I know a lot of model flyers, but none of them have ever tried autonomous; I thought I'd ask you guys to point
Read more…NEW CHEAP GPS UBLOX FALCOM FSA03
Other Ardupilot hardware
Hi, I was wondering if there are other people who have used other hardware besides the standard recommended one. I was thinking...replace 1hz em406 with 5hz ls20031. They cost the same anyways!Forget the IR stabilization. Completely remove any IR sta
Read more…EasyStar vs EasyGlider and v2.3
I am about to build a new plane for fpv flight and uav using Ardupilot.I have both an empty EasyStar and Easyglider foamy.Do I have more chance for success using the EasyStar, or there is no significant difference? I mean the Ardupilot firmware handl
Read more…Basic Qu about the Locosys LS20031
sorry, i am new to this and haven't been able to work it out yetif i were to buy an LS20031, how would i connect it to my ardupilot board? looking at the pictures of it in its documentation i can't see any pins to put cables on or anything like thatt
Read more…Expansion module UAVDev board.
I've been pondering the problem of expanding the number of channels for the UAVDev Board. I think it is possible to have eight input (radio) channels, four output (servo) channels, an altitude (pressure) sensor and an airspeed (pressure) sensor witho
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1.3 GHz Wireless Video packages
Hello all.Does anyone have any links to recommended 1.3 GHz video transmission packages, not from range video. I currently have the telemetry coming across from the arduino at 900 MHz so I was looking for something out of that frequency as well.If I
Read more…does size matter.......
So does it?I mean aircraft size. Generally what size are people using....wingspan,length etc?At the moment mine is a 3metre wingspan minus winglets by 1.30metre fuselage length
Read more…Using Ardupilot on Blade CX2
Hello, i am a new user here. I will be coming here for information about the use of the Audupilot. I will also be posting pictures involving it.I want to experiment with putting Ardupilot onto an E-Flite Blade CX2. The Blade CX2 is the best selling a
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