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13brv3 commented on Riccardo Kuebler's blog post UavDevBoard and MatrixPilot join the quadrocopter world
"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... …"
Jan 8, 2012
13brv3 commented on Riccardo Kuebler's blog post UavDevBoard and MatrixPilot join the quadrocopter world
"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…"
Jan 8, 2012
13brv3 posted a discussion
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…
Sep 26, 2010
13brv3 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Announcing ArduCopter, the merger of the ArduPilot and AeroQuad projects!
"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…"
Jul 26, 2010
13brv3 replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Which Quadcopter should we adopt?
"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…"
Apr 26, 2010
13brv3 replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Discussion forum for UAVDevBoard, Sparkfun's 3-axis IMU-based autopilot board
"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,…"
Mar 7, 2010
13brv3 replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Discussion forum for UAVDevBoard, Sparkfun's 3-axis IMU-based autopilot board
"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…"
Mar 2, 2010
13brv3 commented on Jordi Muñoz's blog post Do you want an ArduPilotMega board? (Limited)
"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"
Feb 13, 2010
13brv3 replied to Ed Hall's discussion Futaba FASST Receivers, and connection to ATMega, ArduPilot etc.
"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…"
Jan 30, 2010
13brv3 commented on Dr Mike Black's blog post Ardupilot Ground Station 2.6.4 A&B New Look
"Thanks. You probably posted this just about exactly the time I figured it out. Actually, I found a couple notes from Chris in other posts. If anyone's keeping score, here's the link for the windows version:…"
Jan 21, 2010
13brv3 commented on Dr Mike Black's blog post Ardupilot Ground Station 2.6.4 A&B New Look
"Sorry, one other question. Is this GCS ground station the same as the one on the Ardupilot code page, or are they completely different?

Thanks,
Rusty"
Jan 21, 2010
13brv3 commented on Dr Mike Black's blog post Ardupilot Ground Station 2.6.4 A&B New Look
"Greetings,

I'm flying the UAV DevBoard, which now supports the Ardupilot data stream for telemetry. I'm using XBee modems, and can see the data in Hyperterminal at 57600 baud.

I've installed all of the above software, and the application opens…"
Jan 21, 2010
13brv3 commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New product in the DIY Drones store: 8-ch PPM encoder
"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…"
Dec 12, 2009
13brv3 commented on Bryan Cuervo's blog post Flight tests with the UAV DevBoard
"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…"
Nov 23, 2009
13brv3 commented on Bryan Cuervo's blog post Flight tests with the UAV DevBoard
"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."
Nov 22, 2009
13brv3 commented on Bryan Cuervo's blog post Flight tests with the UAV DevBoard
"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…"
Nov 22, 2009
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