If you are ready please feel free to test the code. The best place to start is with the manual which is located here
Please note
- There are libraries that you will need to install in your Arduino IDE for this firmware to work.
- This code is under development so there are lots of holes. Currently it supports MANUAL, STABILIZE, FLY_BY_WIRE_A, AUTO, RTL, and LOITER flight modes, a small number of a larger set of commands that will be implemented, and on board data logging. Currently it does not support any gps other than ublox, absolute or differential (airspeed) pressure sensors, magnetometer, battery voltage measurement, telemetry or uplink (some downlink available through Serial0), take-off or landing, and a bunch of other stuff
- The code is not compatible with the ArduPilot configuration tool. There is a waypoint (command) writer tool available in the tools directory of the repository, but no documentation available yet.
- The code is not currently compatible with the ground station.
Comments
I you did not yet find ArduCopter code let me know. Tho it's even more alpha than ArduPilot code :)
But even then, you'd still want RC control, both to set up and tweak the platform and to regain control in case of a problem. I don't think we'd ever encourage anyone to operate APM without RC equipment onboard. Flying robots are a lot harder than ground-based ones!
SgtRic is right. Don't use this without RC equipment. We're a year away from that level of quad autonomy.
"..I'm not using the RC equipment..." ??
Really?
Thanks Doug for your advice.
Much appreciated!