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"Hi Bill,
Yes, I still have the modified board, which I believe started as a UDB2 now that I think about it. It's still mounted on that blue foam wing plane that wasn't meant to last more than a couple weeks, under a significant coating of dust... …"
Yes, I still have the modified board, which I believe started as a UDB2 now that I think about it. It's still mounted on that blue foam wing plane that wasn't meant to last more than a couple weeks, under a significant coating of dust... …"
"Hey look, it's a UDB quad copter! Good to see some of the old familiar names again. What's really funny is that I was digging through my bag of UDB3 stuff the other day, which made me think to check SF to see if there was a new version. Sure…"
Greetings,I bought a couple of these for a project where I'm just using them with an XBee to send GPS info. While the default mode will work, I'd much rather change it to something more suitable. Unfortunately, it appears that the NV RAM has been…
"Hi Jani,
Are you saying the MTek is better because of the higher update rate? It's certainly cheaper.
Any idea how good are the MTek unit is at resisting interference from 1280 MHz video transmitters? Just this past weekend, I found that I can use…"
Are you saying the MTek is better because of the higher update rate? It's certainly cheaper.
Any idea how good are the MTek unit is at resisting interference from 1280 MHz video transmitters? Just this past weekend, I found that I can use…"
"Chris,
I think one of the requirements for a DIY Drones platform should be "Arduino based". The Aeroquad is one of the better known units, but there have been a few others as well I believe.
I would not consider the UAVX a good choice (not that it…"
I think one of the requirements for a DIY Drones platform should be "Arduino based". The Aeroquad is one of the better known units, but there have been a few others as well I believe.
I would not consider the UAVX a good choice (not that it…"
"Hi Chris,
I use the Turnigy Plush ESCs (18A and 30A) with the UDB, so I know they will work OK. You might be on the very edge of the throttle range.
When the ESC doesn't arm, are you getting a constant beep-beep-beep-beep... from the motor? If so,…"
I use the Turnigy Plush ESCs (18A and 30A) with the UDB, so I know they will work OK. You might be on the very edge of the throttle range.
When the ESC doesn't arm, are you getting a constant beep-beep-beep-beep... from the motor? If so,…"
"Hi Pete,
I'm not sure what 4 pin connector your referring to, but for something expendable like a connector, just cut the pins, and remove them one at a time. That's what I'd do with the gyros where possible. Solder wick, dipped in flux paste…"
I'm not sure what 4 pin connector your referring to, but for something expendable like a connector, just cut the pins, and remove them one at a time. That's what I'd do with the gyros where possible. Solder wick, dipped in flux paste…"
"Really nice looking board Jordi! I'm constantly impressed by your work. By the time we think about something that would be nice to have, you've already got it finished :-)
Cheers,
Rusty"
Cheers,
Rusty"
"For the FASST 6 and 7 channel receivers, you can solder a wire inside to get the first 5 channels of PPM, but channels 6 and 7 are not in PPM sequence. If you need more than 5 channels in the PPM stream, you'll need a PPM encoder.
The 8 and 14…"
The 8 and 14…"
"I've done some testing on the universal style PPM converters (QuadroPPM, TT-RecEnc, and Paparazzi), trying to find one that works well with the type-2 form in your example. The one problem they all have is that they can't keep up with the frame rate…"
"Hi Bryan,
Based on your description of editing, maybe I AM doing it right :-) I'll take a look at the other software, but the utility that comes with the PhotoMate887 is pretty good, and has track editing capability. The problem, as I'm sure you…"
Based on your description of editing, maybe I AM doing it right :-) I'll take a look at the other software, but the utility that comes with the PhotoMate887 is pretty good, and has track editing capability. The problem, as I'm sure you…"
"BTW, this airport is not active on the weekends. It's a military training field, that the R/C club is allowed to use on weekends and holidays."
"Greetings,
I managed to make a few laps before dark, and here's the logger results. This is with Ben's code, and a combination of what Bryan set for parameters, and what I thought it would be for my plane. Altitude hold was not on, and neither was…"
I managed to make a few laps before dark, and here's the logger results. This is with Ben's code, and a combination of what Bryan set for parameters, and what I thought it would be for my plane. Altitude hold was not on, and neither was…"
"Bryan,
You're plane is just too "pretty". You need some raw blue foam, and hot glue :-)
I'm enjoying the testing details, and probably won't be adding any of my own this weekend, since it's currently raining. I really did want to test the GPS…"
You're plane is just too "pretty". You need some raw blue foam, and hot glue :-)
I'm enjoying the testing details, and probably won't be adding any of my own this weekend, since it's currently raining. I really did want to test the GPS…"
"Nice test Bryan. I've been planning to try that as well, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Spot on about the cheesy music too :-)
Rusty"
Rusty"
"Thanks for the comments Bill. It sounds like I'm pretty close to understanding this. The one thing I'm still not clear on is what happens if your flying at min throttle, and pitch for min throttle, but you're still descending. At some point, does it…"
