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Working on a summer project to get a working UGV


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TFrancis posted a discussion in ArduRover User Group
 I've been trying to use the manual and search Jean-Louis's blog but it seems like there's not enough information on the manual and too much information hidden all across the internet.I'm hoping when I'm done to post my detailed exploits with the…
Aug 3, 2012
TFrancis commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post APMRover 2, a fun UGV project for full autonomous recon missions...
"Okay okay I see where I was confused. In my mind I just needed to use the standard 8.4 NiMh battery to plug into a BEC to plug into the APM to power EVERYTHING. But Unless I'm (still) mistaken the battery needs to power the ESC. And I need a…"
Jul 1, 2012
TFrancis left a comment on ArduRover User Group
"I've got a simple question. My ESC has a BEC rated at 6v 1a and it seems to be able to power my APM2 board and outputs. I know 6v is a little high but is there a real difference between 5 and 6?"
Jun 30, 2012
TFrancis commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post APMRover 2, a fun UGV project for full autonomous recon missions...
"Hey DIY community, 
I'm getting near the final stages of setup for my APM Rover using the Traxxas Stampede. I've been reading through the comments and doing some internet research, but I'm still not 100% on how the BEC connects. The default on my…"
Jun 30, 2012
TFrancis commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post APMRover 2, a fun UGV project for full autonomous recon missions...
"DIY community,

  Working on ArduRover v2 with APM2. I have the ArduRover2 code loaded on the APM2 and I connected the servo motor to Out1 and the ESC to Out 3. I'm still waiting on servo cables to connect the receiver to the inputs. But while I'm…"
Jun 17, 2012
TFrancis commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post APMRover 2, a fun UGV project for full autonomous recon missions...
"Hello again DIY community,

I understand that to control the ArduRover2 you need 3 to 4 channels. I was wondering if I can use a 2-channel radio (I know not very ideal) and use an Xbee system to control the mode and options (ch 7 & 8)? The plan is…"
Jun 9, 2012
TFrancis commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post APMRover 2, a fun UGV project for full autonomous recon missions...

Woo Okay as of the time of this posting I have it compiled and I'm currently uploading ArduRoverV2 to my APM2 board through Arduino 1.0.1.

@Nishid
Thanks to Nishid for the step by step instructions, that's what I did originally but your post…"
Jun 7, 2012
TFrancis commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post APMRover 2, a fun UGV project for full autonomous recon missions...
"To anyone who can help,

This is probably a silly mistake on my part but I'm still stuck at uploading the "ArduRoverV2" firmware to my APM2. I've used Arduino 1.0.1, Arduino 22, and Arduino relax_patch. I run in administrator. My "libraries" and my…"
Jun 7, 2012