Big thanks to Sandro for tutoring me on that one :)
There is an option to connect LEDs to the IMU, using the same pins we going to control 12V LED Strips :)
You can get those at Hobby-King:
Next we need this guy:
Important thing is not to go over 700mA, on all channels. So the LED strips can't be longer than 9 LEDs per arm.
check LEDs datasheet, maybe you can use more (or less)
Here is some pictures of the process :)
Green,Red and 2X Blue, wires going to LDE Strips.
Cut the long legs :) and shrink tube it.And you done:)
Here is the leds.pde, it have that blinking part in it, but you can go crazy here :)
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Go here
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/u4eake-s-showleds-arming-and-lo...
Its the bees knees
Cool.
If you need a test subject for the code at all, I am interested.
I just built a little board based on this mod for the LED's that I would like to put out as a do it yourself build and would like to use this code for running it.
No, this is a compile time option. I'm working on something that is usable from within MP. Hopefully out with the next release of Arducopter.
Ok, here is my stupid question, What do you do wtih the LEDS.PDE file when you get that far?
I assume that it is fed into the Mission Planner some how, but how/where?
Nice work! What is the limiting factor in the 700mA number? I have an octo configuration and I would like to use 8 LED strips.
Yeah, it's working! Congratulations by the Disco Club Quad! :)