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Somerville, MA
About Me:
Postdoctoral Research at Boston University
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Near surface remote sensing for earth science applications
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"Well, now it's working. Didn't change a thing. Go figure..."
Hey guys, I had everything working fine last week. I didn't change anything related to the 3DR radio setup (well, I didn't change anything at all, actually) but I now cannot connect in MP. I've verified that the baud and port are correct.The really…
"Ok, so another bit of information: When powering the APM via the USB cable, if I attach the gimbal servo cable, the APM turns off and won't start again until I disconnect the USB and battery and reconnect without the servo cable connected. So, it…"
Hey guys, I was working on my 3DR quad today and ran into an odd problem.Everything was working fine when I connected the battery, motors spun, APM2.5 worked, all peachy.Then I decided that I'd try to get the APM to stabilize the gimbal tilt. I…
"Thanks for pointing me towards the other software, Jani. I was looking at the very simple examples and not the more detailed *_FrSky_* and *_MAVLINK_* files. I think I found everything I was looking for in jD_IOBoard_MAVLink
Thanks!
jg"
Thanks!
jg"
"Thanks, Jani. I've actually studied the beta software that you mentioned and know which outputs are PWM. I've successfully used them to make the 3 PWM LEDs "breathe" up and down. Pretty cool!
However, the Mavlink messages aren't parsed as such in…"
However, the Mavlink messages aren't parsed as such in…"
"That's great information, Steven, I really appreciate it. I'll look into using the PWM library to control each of the 6 jDrones IOBoard outputs. So, the 3 existing PWM outputs on the IOBoard are PWM by virtue of hardware?
If I ever get around to…"
If I ever get around to…"
"Just a slight bump for my previous questions. I'd really like to know how to grab and parse the Mavlink messages with the IOBoard.
Josh"
Josh"
"Here's an addendum/clarification of your point: "Until then, though, all small drones used by private citizens in the U.S. are legally model airplanes."
That depends on you using it specifically as a hobbyist and not for any "business purposes"…"
That depends on you using it specifically as a hobbyist and not for any "business purposes"…"
"Hey guys, I just got the MinimOSD working yesterday. I've updated the firmware and characterset using the OSD Configurator software (great job, folks!).
However, the panels spill off the HUD. That is, the dimensions of the panel seem much bigger…"
However, the panels spill off the HUD. That is, the dimensions of the panel seem much bigger…"
"I'm having fun with the IOBoard and some LED strips on my octo. I've never coded any Arduino, so figuring out some custom code for the IOBoard is a nice introduction (I'm not new to coding).
My questions are this:
1) I understand that only 3 of the…"
My questions are this:
1) I understand that only 3 of the…"
Hey guys, I'm fabricating a y-cable to simultaneously connect 3DR Radio Telemetry module, MinimOSD, and jDrones I/O board (I guess it's more like a "w-cable").There's some great information and diagrams scattered here and elsewhere, but I just want…
"You can make a simple splitter like CyberCrash showed. This is also a nice diagram of using 3DR w/ OSD and I/O board. jDrones is supposed to be making a nice little board for this purpose, though no one will tell me when it will be available."
"Really nice work! However, the layout doesn't work on iOS (at least on iPhone 5 with latest firmware)"
"I made some progress yesterday. I got the bullet connectors soldered on each of the ESCs and mounted them to the frame.
As you can see, there's not a ton of room left over for anything else. I'm going to fabricate a board to hold the APM and…"
As you can see, there's not a ton of room left over for anything else. I'm going to fabricate a board to hold the APM and…"
I built my CineStar 8 frame yesterday, and it's a work of carbon fiber art. However, its stock mounting options are tailored for MK electronics. I'm installing APM2.5 and so I need to fabricate an adaptor plate or some other solution.Does anyone…
