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ArdupilotMega Shield/Oilpan available for preorder

Posted by Jordi Muñoz on May 30, 2010 at 1:20am

For those who don't want to be waiting for it, here's your your best option: Order it and be one of the firsts to receive it (As always FIFO service).

Go for it here: http://store.diydrones.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BR-0012-01

It will be released during the next week (Sorry for the long delay!).

BTW the pictures is just for display purposes, the final color you will receive is blue and has the latest improvements. ;-)

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Florian Schulz June 2, 2010 at 8:59am

Ordered ;-)
Dave Whittington June 1, 2010 at 10:01am

@Chris,
Thanks for the info about the connectors. Great news about the fixed-wing software first releases - but we will be patient anyway. No sense in releasing early - except to the beta testers.
Will it be maybe a better idea to mount as a shield instead of an oilpan if there is any possibility of wanting the magnetometer/airpseed ind. or other possible sensors in the future - (clearance with oilpan concerns)?

Thanks again, Dave
Leonardo Lisboa May 31, 2010 at 3:42pm

ok, great...sounds good and fair. Great job so far... cheers.
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Chris Anderson May 31, 2010 at 1:10pm

@Leonardo. We included an airspeed sensor in the original ArduPilot, but after lots of flight testing learned that it was not necessary for most aircraft. So we've made it an optional extra for ArduPilot Mega. If you want it, you can add it for $19.
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Sgt Ric May 31, 2010 at 12:39pm

@mark
SparkFun/Jordi/Chris have done this with the ArduPilot right from the beginning too.

(I mention the DIYDrones guys since it is a combination of their design and SparkFun's marketing that makes it possible I think)
Leonardo Lisboa May 31, 2010 at 12:21pm

Chris/Jordi,

Reading the thread I still have a question regarding the airspeed sensor. Using airplanes, how this new ardupilot will measure the airplane speed so it do not enter in a stall or goes above its limit speeds. Is this board capable of calculating such information?

Tks,
Leonardo
mark May 31, 2010 at 12:17pm

Chris, the arduino mega costs $60. How are you guys selling the ardupilot mega (arduino mega + extras) for the same price?
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Chris Anderson May 31, 2010 at 12:10pm

@Mark. Yes. It works just like Arduino Mega, but with a different footprint and a lot of extras (including a second Arduino onboard with a atmega328)
mark May 31, 2010 at 12:06pm

Thanks SgtRic and Chris.

I understood it wrong. I thought you needed both the Arduino Mega and the Ardupilot mega. Glad to hear you don't need both and that the Ardupilot mega is the arduino. I just saved 60 bucks.

While we're on the subject, does this mean I can use the Ardupilot Mega for other tasks (where I would otherwise use the arduino mega)?
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Chris Anderson May 31, 2010 at 11:53am

@Mark. SgtRic is right--ArduPilotMega is an Arduino--you don't also need an Arduino Mega.