IOBoard Let's make it better... We need testers...
Awhile ago we made first translating program for IOBoard and since that people have been using it as it was and/or modifying its open software. Now that we have more and more devices supporting FrSky telemetry, converting becomes more fun.
So let's make it. Current roadmap for IOBoard is:
- Have full support for MAVLink/FrSky conversion
- LED driver with configurable patterns
- OpenTX, er9X support
- TLD-02 display support
- Updated Configurator
Currently tested features on Taranis radio:
Heading, Temperature 1, Temperature 2 (shows satellites/fix type), Armed/Disarmed and Throttle values,
Lat/Lon, Altitude, Voltage, Cell volt (avg), Speed
jD-IOBoard can be found from jDrones store
Latest MAVLink/FrSky software is IOBoard_FrSkyMAVLink.v03a
software can also be found from arducodes repository at google code
Let us know how it works and if you have ideas, post it on..
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Hello Zidlov, here is the latest thread that is posted on DIYDrones… http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/adding-more-features-to-ioboard the latest version is 4a at the moment, it works mostly, enough that I am using it.. I utilize Arm and Disarm for Voice on TX and the GPS coordinates along with some other things… Read this thread and see if it answers your questions… if not, ask away and we can take it from there…
Cheers!
For example I have the following data
Value APM Taranis
gps 3d,11sats 217
a short time later I had 10 sats, 3d fix, with hdop of 1.9 and the transmitter displayed 199
with 10 sats hdop 1.9 I got 217
Can anyone share all of the settings on their taranis radio telemetry menu, or share your config file for your taranis? I am getting data, but other than fuel a lot of it does not make any sense and I suspect it is a function of sensor configuration in the radio.
Thats great news Beau. Though you must have done some other thing wrong before. The rx1 pin on the long side should be the same pin as rx1 on the short side.
@Chris
Sorry but I don't know the answer to your questions. But the various sensor should have a port where the hub should connect and that's where the arduino/ioboard should go. The eflight wiki is a great place to read up on frsky stuff.http://www.eflightwiki.com/eflightwiki/index.php?title=FrSky_Telemetry
Nils Högberg thanks for answering my question! One last thing, once I have the smartport vario, where do the rx and tx connections from the ioboard go (perhaps they connect to the data in port)? Can I simultaneously connect two frsky voltage sensors (FLVS-01) to the smartport vario as well, or do I have to wait for the new smartport voltage sensors to do that?
Thanks so much!
Chris
Doh, sorry about that. Sometimes things just go too fast :)
I dont know if this helps, seems like you connected it correct, but here is how I connected my arduino.
Rember that you have to connect with the 3dr radio to start the mavlink data flow.
You cant connect the arduino directly to the s.port of the x8r. Different protocol. As I have already have written you need the s.port vario sensor as a bridge.
No I have not tried with the X8R receiver. I ended up ordering a D4R-II to test with.
You can not connect it directly to the S.Port of the X8R since it is different protocols. Though it should work with the S.Port variometer sensor (http://www.frsky-rc.com/product/pro.php?pro_id=111) as a bridge between the IOBoard and the X8R since the variometer supports the sensor hub.
Nils Högberg did you get APM telemetry working with the X8R receiver? I've been scouring the internet for information on how to do this and now it is time to ask for help! I have the jDrones ioboard, but I'm not sure how to connect it to the X8R and I haven't had any success so far. Thanks for any help you can provide to this complete amateur!
Board will not do any rate requests. IOBoard and OSD board will make those. You have jumpers and small push button on telemetry distro board for cases when you don't want to connect Mission Planner. If you don't have mission planner nor telemetry modems connected at all you can use jumper to make permanent rate request on every boot. If do you have telemetry modem but you don't want to connect, just hold request button down for few seconds while OSD or IOBoard boots and requests will be passed to APM.
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