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Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Sorry, Ivars for the very late reply. I totally missed this one.
So I just confirmed the firmware flasher feature (still) works for me.
During the flash procedure does the progress bar at the bottom of the flasher show any progress? There could be…"
Jan 16, 2017
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi André.
Thanks for your kind words.
There are no plans at the moment to support other boards. Mavpixel is a codewise clone of Cleanflight LED strip functionality with Mavlink control and has all the same features and limitations, notably 32 leds…"
Jan 16, 2017
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi Hugues.
Not at the moment. I am currently constructing some documentation along those lines but the first draft isn't great. 

I should have a decent wiring diagram prepared soon. Probably more than one in order to show optional extras more…"
Jul 17, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi Chromic.
Great to hear it's working. I would love to see a photo of your setup.
Cheers,
Nick"
Jul 14, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi  Chromic. Thanks for trying Mavpixel. There could be a few reasons Telem 2 does not work. Take a close look at your SR2 parameters as described below. Please let me know how you go. Btw, what APM firmware are you using?

Debugging Mavpixel…"
Jul 14, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"First release of MavpixelGUI is now available.
Download from: http://github.com/prickle/MavpixelGUI/releases/tag/v1.0-beta
Please note that you can now use the Firmware Flasher in MavpixelGUI to flash Arduino Pro Minis into Mavpixels much more…"
Jul 13, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Yes, this isn't the first time I've used Jani's very nice jD-IOBoard code, just the first time I released anything I made with it.
I was intending to have Mavpixel be compatible with jD-IO but it soon became apparent there would not be enough flash…"
Jul 12, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi @Luis. Are you sure I should switch to #158? The Mavlink message set states: "Generic autopilot peripheral component ID. Meant for devices that do not implement the parameter sub-protocol." I do indeed support the parameter sub-protocol, 83…"
Jul 11, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"And, just to throw it out there so people can see the kind of thing I mean, here are some screenshots of windows from MavpixelGUI.

Connected to a Mavpixel on Copter 3.3.3 through Mission Planner.


Mavpixel's basic settings in MavpixelGUI.…"
Jul 11, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi @Scott. Seems I need to take a closer look at your project, I did not realize it was configurable with the features you mention. A configurator script seems like a good idea. I love the Teensy, it is a great controller with oodles of features,…"
Jul 11, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"Thanks Luis, I hadn't seen that project. It looks similar to Mavpixel but appears to have a different set of features, has fixed patterns and uses a somewhat more expensive controller.
I feel a 3.3 volt microcontroller is not ideal for running…"
Jul 10, 2016
Nick replied to Hugues's discussion Pixhawk external LED? in ArduCopter User Group
"For anybody who is interested in more bling on their copter or plane I have made a simple external lighting controller that can be used with APM. It is based on the LED driver in Cleanflight and connects to a Mavlink serial telemetry channel.
It's…"
Jul 10, 2016
Nick replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"I see this issue has been encountered by others and is being worked on, see https://github.com/diydrones/ardupilot/issues/2266. Hopefully the fix will make it into rc4."
May 10, 2015
Nick replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"I appear to be unable to calibrate the accels, every time Bad AHRS and the horizon is wandering. Board and settings are working fine on 3.2.1.
My board (AUAV-X2) is installed upside down, and as the accelerometer is backwards I normally use…"
May 9, 2015
Nick replied to Justice Bentz's discussion Solid red led on Pixhawk FMU board
"It sounds like "Start up Failed".
See http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-apm-board-leds/
If you have other failed Pixhawks, I strongly suggest you review your wiring and connections before proceeding to ensure it is not something you might be…"
Feb 27, 2015
Nick replied to Alex O.'s discussion Bluetooth module with APM 2.5
"You might be able to use the APM GPS passthrough to connect the bluetooth to the computer. Load the passthrough firmware into the APM and connect hc-06 to the GPS port on the APM.
Open the APM com port in Mission Planner terminal and start typing…"
Dec 25, 2014
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