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Chris Whiteford commented on Andreas M. Antonopoulos's blog post ArduCopter 2.7 Released!
"I am wondering if this is a type-o in this post?
NEW: Automatic Flip (Roll axis) is now enabled on Channel 
What channel is it on?"
Jul 24, 2012
Chris Whiteford posted a discussion
I have just reciently been enjoying flying my quad (with a home built frame), and in the process of flying (rather replace flying with crashing), my frame is no longer flight worthy. I want to use this opertunity to upgrade to the "official" frame,…
Jun 12, 2011
Chris Whiteford replied to John Holloway's discussion Not seeing radio output through Ardupilot
"You'll only see outputs after you arm the motors.
 
Basically until the code is actually sending a signal to the outputs it won't show up in the planner.
 
Just remember, make sure you don't have the motors powered up (or have the props removed)…"
Jun 6, 2011
Chris Whiteford commented on Jason Short's blog post Arducopter 2.0 Beta first release!
"@Chris Anderson
MAVLink is the default GCS protocol, but it looks like it defaults to Port 1.
 
Looking at the code (at least the Beta1 zip file I downloaded yesterday), I think you'll still need the #define GCS_PORT 3 line in your APM_Config.h…"
May 8, 2011
Chris Whiteford commented on Max Levine's blog post ArduCopter Alpha & GoPro HD
"@Dan: The title of the post says its a GoPro HD.

@Max: Good lord thats STELAR. Some wicked video and amazing flying. Makes me want to get my quad in the air this weekend. And re-affirms that I want to get a Hero HD. Nice stuff. Very very cool.…"
Oct 25, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Earl's blog post sonar altitude for $25 on APmega!
"There are pins that you can use that aren't taken up by other bits of hardware (in this case the relay). The ATMega 1280 analog pins are brough out to the holes on the IMU that are above the receiver wires. As well there are another pair (with power…"
Aug 30, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduCopter unboxing!!!
"Mmmm. Soldering Pasta :-)"
Aug 13, 2010
Chris Whiteford replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Update on ArduPilot Mega reset button issue
"Any update on this? I'd love to make the little fix so the button works reliably.

chris."
Jun 26, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New GPS module--Tiny 10Hz Mediatek unit (just $38.95!)
"Ouch. I just ordered the adapter board and the GPS separately yesterday for more then the pair costs now. :-(

That sucks.

chris."
Jun 25, 2010
Chris Whiteford replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Update on ArduPilot Mega reset button issue
"Ahh good to know. Thanks for clearing this up. I had noticed it, but it wasn't high on my priority list to deal with.

I'll be curious to see the fix when its posted.

chris."
Jun 21, 2010
Chris Whiteford replied to Rustom Jehangir's discussion Trouble reading inputs from receiver
"Looks like my board was one of the bad batch as well.

I have emailed Sparkfun for a RMA and will hopefully be getting it replaced.

Original Order details:
Ordered on 2010-06-03
Shipped on 2010-06-04

chris."
Jun 19, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPilot Mega assembly manual up
"Fantastic. Can't wait for my boards to show up. Looking really forward to converting my AeroQuad over to the new setup, and get to work on the iPhone Control app and the iPad ground station :-)

chris."
Jun 13, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post THIS WEEK IN AEROSPACE
"If its this Cinelerra (http://cinelerra.org/) then its open source and runs on linux.
A good guide on how to use it for motion stabilization is here as well
http://crazedmuleproductions.blogspot.com/2009/03/motion-stabilizat...

I'll have to spin up…"
Feb 5, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post THIS WEEK IN AEROSPACE
"What software did you use to create that helmet cam video? I assume its all made up of still images?"
Feb 5, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Parrot AR.Drone unpacking
"@Roy Brewer
Its just the iPhone side. Control API and Game API (really. That's their marketing plan? Strange).

They do list in the developer docs the API used to send control commands to the quad, but the examples come with a static library for…"
Jan 13, 2010
Chris Whiteford commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Parrot AR.Drone unpacking
"Chris, hit me up if you want. I can build the App for you and get you a bundle you can just install through iTunes.

I snagged the code from Parrot yesterday and have been messing with it (mostly to see if I can adapt for the AeroQuad project).…"
Jan 13, 2010