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Scheessel


About Me:

Father of two kids, interests in programming, model-making, astronomy


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Just beginning with UAV's. Some experience with embedded programming...


Hometown:

Scheessel


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Michael Urban commented on Colin's blog post Ardustation Mega with Graphic LCD
"Colin, roger on the keypad code. Thanks.
Michael"
Jan 25, 2012
Michael Urban commented on Colin's blog post Ardustation Mega with Graphic LCD
"Colin, while looking over your schematic and your code, I got a bit confused about the connection to the button board. The schematic uses SDA/SCL, but the code uses Pins 11-13. Could you enlighten me?
I will continue working on this, even if there…"
Jan 25, 2012
Michael Urban commented on u4eake's blog post U4eake's showleds, arming and low battery warning leds
"I'm in the process of wiring up the LED stripes per your instructions - so far no problem. I've made a small board to mount the ULN2803 instead of wiring it in the air...
After adding the code, I found that I needed to change the variable name…"
Jan 21, 2012
Michael Urban commented on Colin's blog post Ardustation Mega with Graphic LCD
"Colin,
great design. It's about what I was thinking building myself. Is it a 128x64 GLCD you are using? If so, it might come handy to add two jumpers in the design to swap pins 1&2 (+5V, GND). That way different types of GLCD's can be used (some…"
Jan 19, 2012
Michael Urban commented on u4eake's blog post U4eake's showleds, arming and low battery warning leds
"Thanks for the great instructions.
One question: Would this also work with Battery Monitor mode 4: Volts & Current - or is mode 3 absolutely mandatory?"
Jan 17, 2012
Michael Urban commented on Michael Urban's blog post It flies...
"I had the "shifting battery" issue as well. Putting some velcro to the battery seems to be the best solution - I was thinking about something more complex - sometimes you just don't see the obvious...
Regarding the frame weight - I'm glad it is as…"
Jan 17, 2012
Michael Urban commented on Michael Urban's blog post It flies...
"I am happy to follow that request. For me, one of the problems was that while the instructions say something like "this side should be mounted downwards". But at that step in the process you actually have the frame upside down - the PDB on top of…"
Jan 17, 2012
Michael Urban posted a blog post
Hi there...being a complete novice with autopilots and quadrocopters in general, I just got my stock 3DR kit completed and was able to fly.Some observations that might help newcomers to get the stuff together:If you think you have checked everything…
Jan 17, 2012