Jon-Paul's Discussions (12)

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Magnetometer and magnetic interference

Hi,

I have had my rover implementation and it's 3DR Ublox LEA-6H GPS/compass working great for the last few months.

Recently I installed two AEG airsoft guns (I know, I know, boys and their toys!), and now the magnetomer is wildly affected by the AEG m

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Your choice of distance/proximity sensor

Hi all,

I'm currently use a mix of sharp analog infrared distance sensors with my rover solution.  These have been calibrated and yet, particularly for one of the sensors, the readings tend to fluctuate wildly.  Maybe I need to introduce some smoothin

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RSSI information from 3DR radio

Hi,

Writing own custom software on APM 2.6 platform, using 3DR radios for two-way control and telemetry.

I would very much appreciate a pointer on how I can obtain RSSI values.  Is the RSSI available at the "vehicle" end as attached to the APM and perh

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My first rover build

Hi all,

After posting here a few times for guidance I thought it time to show the fruits of my labours.  

This project started as a wracking of brains to conceive a concept for delivering real time data for real time on-the-fly analysis that would make

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APM 2.6 with 3DR Ublox GPS/Magentic compass

Hi,

Performing some testing of the HMC5883L compass within the Ublox GPS unit.

I uploaded the example compass test sketch from the AP_Compass library, some output from the test sketch is given below.

I question the "Heading" value, for example the first

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APM 2.6 Arduino Uno equivalent PWM pins

Hi,

I am migrating my own custom Arduino Uno rover firmware over to the APM 2.6.

On the Arduino Uno digital pins 2 & 3 are marked as PWM and it's these I'm writing to for motor control.

With regard to the APM 2.6 what are the equivalent PWM output pins?

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Help with getting this baby outdoors

Hi,

First post here - fantastic forum with a wealth of experience and information, hoping you guys can help.

Longer term I will go ArduRover with mission planning capabilities, however for now I am working on a project that has 3 main criteria:

  1. Real tim

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