Main changes:-Solved compatibility issue with Arduino IDE 14 and 15, (thanks very much Arduino Mega).-Z Sensor support (extremely recommended, otherwise you will fly strange).-An small Ground Station based in Labview to play with ;-)...And can be donwloaded from here.The problem with the Ground Station is that i can't compile it, but you can run it if you have Labview installed. Later i will release the EXE.It includes a better virtual horizon and displays Speed, Altitude, Climb rate, Heading, Bearing and show the aircraft position in real time using Google Earth.What you need:-Any radio modem (XBEE) running at 57600bps.-Labview 8.6 installed.-Run the file "groundtest.vi".-Select the port number, then click open and enjoy!(You can try it with the FTDI cable if you don't have radio modem).Note: This ground station is same I'm using right now to debug the new ArduPilot firmware 2.1.Ground Station download click here.[UPDATE: The Ground Station for Labview 8.5 please Click here]Be ready for the next release of ArduPilot firmware, the version 2.1, that will include:-Diagonal X Sensors.-Throttle Control-AirSpeed Sensor Support[Warning: You need Arduino 0015 or higher in order to use this firmware]
When i conect the GPS and the FTDI cable, sometimes the telemetry information stops. The FTDI cable are interfering with the comunication? Only a RS232 or a Xbee can be used?
I had stayed a minimum speed of around 20 kilometers per hour ....
It evolves quickly and well ... perfect!!!
Thanks Jordi
Thank you for saying hello to the Sparkfun webcam ;-))
@Graham. The reasons we didn't catch that is that we're flying 2.1 and 2.2, and it's fixed in both of those. I think we just accidentally released a bug in the preliminary public version. We'll be releasing new code this week.
Chris, Jordi,
What speed is the minimum that can measure the pitot tube?
The measurement of low speeds is it reliable below 20km/h (12 miles per hour) ?
@Larry. The pressure sensor is dual (differential). You can use either a dual-tube pitot like you showed, or just a single-tube pitot with the second sensor port getting ambient pressure from the cockpit.
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Laurent
It evolves quickly and well ... perfect!!!
Thanks Jordi
Thank you for saying hello to the Sparkfun webcam ;-))
Well is working perfect around 8km/s, but the new version has 33% more resolution, so would be better... ;-)
Jordi
What speed is the minimum that can measure the pitot tube?
The measurement of low speeds is it reliable below 20km/h (12 miles per hour) ?
"error: 'catch_analogs' was not declared in this scope"
{
catch_analogs(); //Reading infrared...
}
I changed 'catch_analogs()' to 'catch_IRs()' on the Infrared tab, it compiles now but is that right?
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