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Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Just curious. How much voltage can the battery monitor handle on the shield? Can it also handle up to 15 volts? Thanks.
Nov 5, 2009
Jerald Brady replied to Jerald Brady's discussion Board fried?
"Anyone know if it makes a difference if i use the old red board here with the new green shield here? Thanks."
Nov 4, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
I was connecting the power for the Ardupilot on my aircraft when the power line slipped and hit the shield board and I heard a loud pop. :(Now I'm unable to communicate with the board at all. Whenever I try to download programs to the board I get…
Oct 29, 2009
Jerald Brady replied to Jerald Brady's discussion XY sensor with 2.1 code
"Good news. I double checked on the continuity of all the lines and noticed it was breaking on the power line. The Power pin on the shield was not completely soldered. I redid it and it is outputting the expected values.

Thanks for all the help!!"
Oct 27, 2009
Jerald Brady replied to Jerald Brady's discussion XY sensor with 2.1 code
"I purchased the newer xy&z sensors from the store recently and I am still getting the same behaivor. There is no pink film on the lens this time and I don't see how the new ones could have been damaged as well.

Everything else I have purchased from…"
Oct 25, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Hello all.Does anyone have any links to recommended 1.3 GHz video transmission packages, not from range video. I currently have the telemetry coming across from the arduino at 900 MHz so I was looking for something out of that frequency as well.If I…
Aug 21, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Hello all,I have got wireless telemetry working with the board but now I can't determine if I sensors are gathering data on the board. I have loaded the code that lets you view your x and y readings from my fma xy sensor but I am not getting any…
Aug 12, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Quick question.Are the new XY&Z sensors compatible with the existing shield and 2.2.3 code? Thanks in advance.
Jul 13, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Hello all.I am trying to get the GPS to lock. The funny thing is the GPS LCK LED will flash continuously regardless of how long I let it sit to obtain a lock. I'm tried this outdoors. Is there anything that I might be forgetting which might cause…
Jul 7, 2009
Jerald Brady replied to Jerald Brady's discussion Ardupilot 2.2 questions about setup and testing
"Alright so some good news.

I double checked the soldering where the FTDI cable plugs into the shield and one of the pins wasn't soldered well. I redid the soldering and now I can download to the shield!! I can also read and write way points to the…"
Jul 1, 2009
Jerald Brady replied to Jerald Brady's discussion Ardupilot 2.2 questions about setup and testing
"Ok I checked out the LED behavior.

Before I uploaded the code the LED behavior was exactly as is described in the manual.

After I upload the code to the board (without the Shield) I disconnect the FTDI cable and plug in the GPS. Once I do this I…"
Jul 1, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
First off thanks for all the hard work on this. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say you guys are awesome.A few things about my setup so far...I have all of the items for the shield excluding the connector for the xy&z sensors.I have not connected…
Jun 29, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Hello all.Is there anyway I can purchase things from the store with a credit card without going through PayPal? Over the phone maybe? Please let me know.
Jun 12, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Great work with the ArduPilot it looks awesome.I was thinking of using it to send telemetry down for my UAV but I had a couple of quick questions.On the software you used when you won the competition, I noticed you had an air speed and course…
May 5, 2009
Jerald Brady posted a discussion
Hello all. I have been reading a lot of posts on these forums for awhile now as I'm trying to construct my own system which can send both flight data (speed, GPS data, etc.) and live video from the air. I am considering getting a 1.3GHz receiver and…
Apr 23, 2009