My Servo output 0 has stopped working completely. I've uploaded the dancing servo demo and all the other outputs work, but 0 does not, it doesn't matter what servo I plug in. I've connected a multimeter to the voltage and ground pins, there is still…
"Thanks Johann, I'm getting that bug addressed, it's in the nmea library, I've posted in the forums if you'd like to know more, this probably isn't the right place to get into it."
"I think the key Chris, is what the hardware is advertised to do, vs what it does. I do agree open sources is typically for people who want to help build a community project, and it's great for that. But if someone sells for instance, autopilot…"
"I'll correct myself slightly and include that the products need to be exchanged for with money. Obviously FREE open source products are an exception. But products which include open source software or hardware, that are sold, still need to abide by…"
"You're right Johann, I do believe there is a misunderstanding about what open source means. It seems some companies assume it's a way of not being liable for the way their products are being advertised. (not accusing diyd). This is not the case.…"
"I assume the majority of the community are people who are capable of doing some simple soldering, but surely thats not the case for all, has a board with pre-installed headers been considered?"
"Okay, so zero liability, gotchya. Thanks Chris that url is the answer I was looking for, I've posted bug reports on the forums and they get moved to forums that noone looks at.
Hi Greg, I do know c/c++, and have isolated the bug, the problem…"
"Good to see you guys are taking a better stance than this than most people.
What about the software? I realize the software is all open source, but that doesn't mean zero liability does it? What is a customer suppose to do when the software doesn't…"
So my drone project has been a slow process, I've got my Ardupilot mega, and it's doing everything it should do on the ground, but I'm yet to find an airframe I'm happy to fly it in, and because I like to do everything the hard way, I decided to…