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Neal McBurnett commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Correct Blimpduino LED/motor/servo behavior
"That's a real problem and a clever idea, but I bet it is a hassle (and unattractive) to put the sensor on top and run all the necessary wires.. I also wonder if e.g. my ceiling (with bumpy textured plaster) would be a good enough surface to measure…"
Jan 8, 2010
Neal McBurnett commented on Chris Anderson's blog post BlimpDuino home page
"Ahh yes - upside down puts ML on the Left side :) Describing the "ML" and "MR" labels in the directions and reminding us of the upside-down bit might help some others also....

But I still don't know which way each plug should go in the socket -…"
Jan 8, 2010
Neal McBurnett commented on Chris Anderson's blog post BlimpDuino home page
"I don't have an RC controller so I can't test that way. When I run in autonomous mode, the motors are flailing away but it doesn't go to the beacon, and I don't know if the motors are connected properly because the directions just say to test it in…"
Jan 8, 2010
Neal McBurnett commented on Chris Anderson's blog post BlimpDuino home page
"The instructions don't specify how to connect the motors - can you update them, and tell us here? I'm trying to debug autonomous mode with no RC. I have my motors connected so the "-" wire connects by the "ML" (or "MR") label on the board, but have…"
Jan 8, 2010
Neal McBurnett commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Loading the Blimpduino code
"I'll add that it is very helpful to also enable the "Serial Monitor" window in the Arduino software. It will show status information at startup, and can be used for debugging. See the many "Serial.print" statements in the code."
Jan 8, 2010
Neal McBurnett left a comment for Neal McBurnett
"Sorry to hear that, Donald! I've had two 26" helium balloons fly out the door after I carefully ballasted them for neutral buoyancy - they're very lively :/ I've also managed to keep at least one lucky one continuously buoyant for 11 months!"
Jan 8, 2010
Neal McBurnett left a comment for Neal McBurnett
"Thanks, Donald. I continued the blimpduino thread on your comment wall. We should try to get this thing documented more completely so we can get them actually piloting right. It is fun to see it whirring around though."
Jan 4, 2010
Neal McBurnett left a comment for Donald B Andrews
"Yeah - I have helium port questions also. E.g. do we need to seal it? Can we seal it and then add more helium later?

I have similar problems with autonomous mode (and no RC....). I have my motors connected so the "-" wire connects by the "ML" (or…"
Jan 4, 2010