About

Gender

Male


Location

Laurelville, OH


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I enjoy flying drones. I have built a hexacopter drone for aerial mapping of crop fields and for recreational fun.


Hometown:

Laurelville


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Trevor Swackhamer replied to Trevor Swackhamer's discussion Help Needed with CHDK Remote Zoom In/Out
"I want to point out that I messed up making this pin out chart and that it is completely backwards. I created it as if you are looking at this connector from the back instead of the front."
Jan 26, 2015
Trevor Swackhamer replied to Trevor Swackhamer's discussion Help Needed with CHDK Remote Zoom In/Out
"When I got the email of your post, I saw the link for: http://www.flytron.com/connectorscables/259-10-pin-usb-mini-connect... though soldering will be a pain on these like the HTC ones, they will be more durable because I can use the metal…"
Nov 4, 2014
Trevor Swackhamer replied to Trevor Swackhamer's discussion Help Needed with CHDK Remote Zoom In/Out
"I mentioned it earlier, if you order from CanaKit you will not receive them. I ordered these a couple months ago and after a month waiting I contacted them about why I hadn't received them yet (thankfully they never charged me for them), they told…"
Nov 4, 2014
Trevor Swackhamer replied to Trevor Swackhamer's discussion Turnigy Receiver Controlled Switch Issue
"Update: I found the solution...I had a separate battery powering the lights. The switch and the receiver need to have a common ground for it to work."
Oct 31, 2014
Trevor Swackhamer posted a discussion
I wanted to control my lights using a Turnigy Receiver Controlled Switch. I think my wiring is correct (schematic below of my setup), because if I bypass the switch, the lights turn on. When I use the switch, it doesn't work. I know the switch is…
Oct 30, 2014
Trevor Swackhamer replied to Trevor Swackhamer's discussion Help Needed with CHDK Remote Zoom In/Out
"Hi,I am still trying to figure out how to do this myself. The link that John posted is a great article, the only thing is, I was wanting to control the zoom with a knob instead of having to use the 3 position switch (im already using it for my…"
Oct 29, 2014
Trevor Swackhamer posted a discussion
On my hexacopter drone, I have setup my digital camera so that I can see live video from it through my FPV while flying. On my receiver, I have two channels left and want to be able to remotely take pictures and zoom in and out while flying, all…
Jul 27, 2014