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"Yeah, I've had good luck setting up repeated timed shots with my SD1000. Once you read through the instructions on getting it setup, its really easy. I think there are even scripts on the site already set for this, you just need to change the…"
"AtoD on a full video stream isn't trivial. There are some fairly cheap cards for PCs, laptops, usb, etc. that can do it though.
(sorry, this should have been a response to the above post, not at the root level)"
(sorry, this should have been a response to the above post, not at the root level)"
"The problem with encrypting video is that most video streams used are analog. The first step would be to make the video digital, which requires a digital connection (802.11X, cellular, etc) to the airplane. If you have that, then it is simple to…"
"What version of qextserialport's mecurial repo are you using? It appears the latest stuff gets rid of the qextserialbase.h that you're depending on (and moves everything to the ./src subdirectory)."
"Poor man's GPS only works if you have a fix on the exact same satellites at the exact same time (and sometimes not even then).
That said, I believe that the ublox binary protocol has the information you could use to create your own actual DGPS…"
That said, I believe that the ublox binary protocol has the information you could use to create your own actual DGPS…"
"Another option: Iron Python runs on the .NET framework, if you ran that python code in there, you should be able to call your functions from your existing VB code without having to re-write anything. Its not that much code, but if you get this…"
"For people who want to get into the hardware side...running servos off of pin outs, grabbing serial lines, etc I'd recommend C/C++. But you said you're going to be doing AI research, for something like that, where it is removed from the hardware,…"
"First, if you don't have previous programming experience, I would recommend that you not jump in and start with Arduino. I know that it would have quickly confused me if I had tried to start with that. Rather, I'd recommend spending some time…"
"Are you new to programming or just C++?"
"I'd like to hear from someone who has worked with simulations software like flightgear, if you're taking suggestions."
"Pekka: You mentioned something about more accurate altitude, do you often see altitudes that are less accurate? I always though that GPS math was completely 3D, and I guess I wouldn't expect one of the dimensions to be different from the others.…"
"Since this community is heavily utilizing the uBlox GPS, maybe we should create our own DGPS base station that uses it....any interest?"
"Just out of curosity...you mention that the problem could be solved by using DGPS, why aren't you doing that? I believe that the new uBlox supports outputting the necessary data to roll your own DGPS, you just need one for a known base station and…"
"When I was in college (Iowa State, 6 years ago) we launched high altitude balloons pretty regularly. Each one had a payload with a GPS receiver and a HAM radio transmitter. We then had a ground station near the launch site, with a HAM antenna we…"
"You are correct, with two GPS units, (or a GPS in the air, and just knowing the coordinates of a spot on the ground) it is relatively easy math to figure out the Azimuth and Elevation from the antenna to the aircraft.
I think this is a really cool…"
I think this is a really cool…"
"Unfortunately this modem works with orbcomm's network, which is not a real-time system. The way it works, is that a modem (such as the one you linked to) stores up data until a satellite comes within range. It will then upload its data to the…"
