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  Simon L. June 15, 2019 at 10:50am

  RCJunkie - Pixhawk has i2c connectivity, perhaps an i2c relay board would do the trick: https://shop.controleverything.com/products/2-channel-relay-control...

  sorry for late reply

  

  2-Channel Relay Controller for I2C

  <p>The MCP23008 Port Expander (from Microchip) offers an excellent platform for I2C relay control.</p><p>This 2-channel relay controller dedicates 2…
• RC Junkie February 19, 2018 at 12:29pm

  I should also mention that I'm out of channels available to simply do it via transmitter switch...
• RC Junkie February 19, 2018 at 12:28pm

  Hi everyone,

  Does anyone know how to get the relay output function to activate/deactivate based on arming/disarming respectively?  I'd like my nav lights to come on when the bird is armed, and turn off when disarmed, but have yet to find a way to do it.
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  Artem February 17, 2018 at 5:17pm

  Thanks Paul, but that's a thing cant get either one, there are no simple ones for sale and the Edison one are sold out....  I've actually managed to crash mine so the front part of the pcb folded up.... (tight space used it without the case) 
• Paul Tegler February 16, 2018 at 7:23pm

  sure can.
  I managed to blow out a power connector (detached from the board) reflowing didn't seem to work... replacement board (non-Edison) was also a lot cheaper

  just looked it up...bought mine from

  https://irlock.com/collections/pixhawk2/products/carrier-board-edis...

  

  Carrier Board - Standard Version

  <p><strong>MPN: HX4-06061</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The carrier board allows you to break out the full functionality of the Cube.</p>
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  Artem February 16, 2018 at 3:45pm

  Hey guys/gals, does anyone know if it is possible to purchase a basic carrier board without the cube?  
• Paul Tegler May 9, 2017 at 1:21pm

  was heavy into the early days of electric RC cars.... needed a cheap radio link for a robotics project...next thing you knew I had 10+RC cars and a crap load of trophies and ribbons. Was heavy into mfr/designing/marketing custom electronics for the industry back then. (power side)...didn't realize the hobby simply 'left the ground' (got airborne...literally) Doing for autonomy...I was attempting in the late 80s trying to keep a road car pinned to the inside wall of a race track. Now it's just all 3D (and a hell of a lot cheaper $$!)
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  Simon L. May 9, 2017 at 3:40am

  wow, love the router.. Extra heavy duty! I see you've been tinkering a lot over the years. So from Cars to drones? . I've studied Agriculture, college level mechanical engineering and now I have 1 year left in Industrial electronics, also college level. I've only worked on lightweight projects up to now (except for my house).
• Paul Tegler May 8, 2017 at 7:05pm

  ha ha ... (? advanced user ?)
  nah...just a fellow madman geek... LOVE to experiment

  my normal work looks more like
  http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit6whiteyFI/spit6_fullengi...

  home designed/built FI on 40 year old cars   GT6 engine set back in the frame 6" in a '75 Spitfire

  and stuff like
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KklafqyZpSY

  will probably be cutting CF soon for my own frame design
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  Simon L. May 8, 2017 at 5:21pm

  I'm glad you are in here with me: I can certainly use advice from an advanced user like you.. As for my purchase, I guess I got super lucky; too bad I have no idea what to do with an Edison Chip. I suppose at some point I will want to tinker with a companion computer but for now I will be quite content with achieving autonomous flight on my fixed wing aircraft.
  
  This is the first plane I will attempt to automate with my new PH2.1:

  She's called the Junco3 , has a wingspan of 48 inches, weighs 2600Gr. (5 lbs 12 oz) and is powered by two 45 Amp setups in 3s (35-30 1400Kv with 10x4.7 props). Her cubic wingload is about 10.5 so she's a very aggressive flyer but flies 'on rails'. She has flaps for slower landings.
  I will post pictures next week (my mother has my camera) but here is a CAD drawing: