There are still a number of people who seem to be unable to get the Config Tool to work correctly and are getting the dreaded "Something is wrong" message (I am one of them).I used the serial port sniffer ASP to look at the data going from the Config
Hi everyone!Soo happy to find this site about Drones! Sorry for my English...Im a student, engennier mecatronic.So, I want to developed and make a UAV. But I want(I dont now if is possible) developed hardware (autopilot) and software(ground station a
After being unable to find them on the web or in the local hobby shops, I'm trying to make the female to female patch cables used to hook the radio receiver up to the board, and I'm a little confused, and probably out of my depth.I ordered some femal
hello guys!I am doing an UAV based on lego mindstorm. I am using FMA co-pilot as sensor. I need to communicate lego mindstorm and fma co-pilot with each other. I need to take the information from co-pilot and send it to mindstorm. then mindstorm will
Where is Digital Pin10 of ArduPilot?Trying to connect the SCP1000 to ArduPilot (AT328), but cannot find Pin10 SlaveSelect. The SCP1000's CSB supposed to connect to the Atmega's SlaveSelect pin 10. Where can I access it?If I cannot access it, what oth
HI frnds ! how can i program my GPS EM-406 so dat it gives me only binary data.plz help me ,'coz NMEA reading is vry slow .My Gps provides NMEA reading once in 1 second..i got to make it work faster..i m using Atmega16 board to attach my GPS wid ...
It's been a few days since I've been able to check the site from home. One of the posts recently listed some video editing software that is free to download. As I've been on the work network I wasn't able to download, now that I'm at home I can't fin
Hie All ..Im a Computer Science student .. I have no idea about the hardware .. but I have chosen to make a sort of UAV simulator (Autopilot) as my Final Year Project for my Bachelors Degree, as im an Amateur aeromodeller ..!!Now what Im suppose to d
Does anyone know a quick, "non-surgical", non-optical DIY RPM sensor for brushless motors?Wonder how the Brushless RPM Sensor/Tach from Eagle Tree System works? Does it use back-EMF to measure the RPM?
Can you tell me which wire is which?On the big one, I think red is 12V, the black next to it is Ground, and the other black is Video Ground, and the White is Video Out (no marking on the board).On the small one, I think red is 12V, the black next to
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I get the following error inside the IDE:avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not respondingavrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not respondingThe board powers on and does do the blinky sequence properly (all four leds, then alternates).Does that m
Hello,I am brand new to the Drones, have not even started yet, but what I want to do is be able to take a video of my nephews football games. I got into digital photography last year, and love it! I have always wanted to have/make a UAV. Of course I
What is the largest cell count LiPo we can use with the ArduPilot's built-in voltage detector? I'm concerned that a 5 cell (18.5v) I'm looking at may be too much for it.
I have just finished the opening stages on adding my (now working!) camera system to my Nexstar EP:
The camera is held on to the NexStar's removable canopy by two zip ties run through several small slits I cut into it, and are strong enough I can hold
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Hi everyone, im working on the GCS part of our autopilot project. I have developed it in visual basic.net 2005 , what the software basically does is that it receives the values byte by byte, convert them into type double and then displays it on the g
Does anyone know how I can connect the FS8 Copilot via a serial cable to a PC's Serial Port?I can't find anywhere FMA's serial module for sale, so I would like to make a connection. According to the instructions, the FS8's battery/telemetry pins are
Hi every body,I'm going to build a quad copter and right now I'm studying the control alternatives.I'm going to build the control system (micro controlled) but i have some doubts:- Is really a difference between a Gyroscope and a 3 axis accelerometer
helloI have a proplem in my store accountcan someone help me?I've already tried about 20 times and it is notI do not miss the shield kit from the shop since I built me a UAVwould likeMany thanks for your help