About

Gender

Male


Location

Lafayette, CO


About Me:

Model airplane pilot since 1972. Currently flying quads, helis, fixed wing, and gliders


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Currently, wish to set up autopilot for gliders, especially return to launch and land. Also interested in thermal sensing applications for autosailplane.


Hometown:

Lafayette, CO


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Mike Roper replied to Gregory Harrington's discussion Wire assignment to connect a GPS NEO-6M or LEA-6H directly via a laptop USB for Ublox u-center? If possible?
"Oh, I forgot...RS232 serial ports use voltages which are incompatible with TTL devices.  Data high is defined as (about) +12 V while data low is -12 V.  A naked RS232 port is definitely contraindicated here!"
Mar 4, 2014
Mike Roper replied to Gregory Harrington's discussion Wire assignment to connect a GPS NEO-6M or LEA-6H directly via a laptop USB for Ublox u-center? If possible?
"Hi, Greg...
I'm going to try a direct connection as well; however, it will require a USB/FTDI converter.  The GPS side of the system should be TTL (hi/lo logic or +5 V/0V) while the USB side will not obey those rules.  The data transfer rates for…"
Mar 4, 2014