Boards are in and going to beta testers. So far code is loading fine and everything is testing out as it should, but I'm sure stress testing by the team will find something to tweak.
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Nice. Can't wait until it's available for purchase. Which IMU will be used with this? Sparkfun ArduIMU Sensor w/ daughter boards or the ArduIMU+ V2 (Flat)?
Just to answer your question more completely, there are two ICSP/SPI ports, one on the top left in that picture for the Atmega328 (RC interface) and the other at the top right for the Atmega1280.
Good looking stuff. Thank you folks so much for showing us the sneak peeks, and the works in progress. It's one of the reasons I'm really dedicated to this architecture.
@Wayne - This board (basically) is more powerful. It offers a lot more input/output. It has more memory size for programming. The processor has better interrupt capabilities, more timers, etc. And as a product it is intended to be IMU based instead of thermopile based.
With all that said, I'll note that for many users the current ArduPilot board is more than sufficient for their needs. We have several really creative and talented people working with it that find new ways to squeeze more out of it all the time. Mostly it is the same issue that you see with PC's - After a couple years your old one works just fine, but when you try out a new one with the latest bells and whistles you seem to need to upgrade :)
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Just to answer your question more completely, there are two ICSP/SPI ports, one on the top left in that picture for the Atmega328 (RC interface) and the other at the top right for the Atmega1280.
I like the idea of easy two-way serial comm.
What are the dimensions?
With all that said, I'll note that for many users the current ArduPilot board is more than sufficient for their needs. We have several really creative and talented people working with it that find new ways to squeeze more out of it all the time. Mostly it is the same issue that you see with PC's - After a couple years your old one works just fine, but when you try out a new one with the latest bells and whistles you seem to need to upgrade :)
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