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John replied to John's discussion Which RC to buy
"Thank you Guys for the guidance and sharing your opinions. When buying a RC, do I need to look for any particular configuration so I buy something that's compatible with my APM? Or are the RC's generally compatible?
For example, can I buy the below…"
Aug 14, 2012
John posted a discussion
Hello everyone,I am tinkering with the APM 2.0 that I bought and planning to follow the hardware in the loop simulation as per the below wikihttp://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/XplaneI have the mission planner and the xplane trial version…
Aug 9, 2012
John replied to John's discussion Windows recognizes APM as FT232R USB UART
"Everyone,

Thank you so much for your responses. I was able to make the mission planner connect to the APM2 fine. I learnt that the APM module may not be shown under "Other devices" in windows device manager. Mine was shown under "Port.." in the…"
Apr 1, 2012
John posted a discussion
Hello Folks,I bought an APM and I just now connected it to my Windows 7 PC. As soon as I connect, the LEDs started flashing (which I think is a good thing). I followed the documentation on http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/APM2Code to…
Mar 30, 2012
John replied to Edward Jose's discussion Regarding PhoneDrone (<a href="http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/phonedrone-android-board-finally-in-production">http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/phonedrone-android-board-finally-in-production</a
"Any progress since your last post Edward? I am trying to do a similar thing but have several questions with regards to the PhoneDrone. Do you know if I can connect the PhoneDrone to the telemetry?

Thanks,
John"
Feb 29, 2012
John replied to peterjdolan's discussion Getting started with PhoneDrone
"Peter, 

Have you made any progress since your last post? I am trying to do something similar but am envisioning the PhoneDrone to be on the ground connected to my Android phone and have the Phonedrone connect to the Xbee ground unit. Is this…"
Feb 29, 2012