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First screen shot from the ground station software in c++

Posted by Viper UAV Project on February 19, 2009 at 9:00am
Hi this is the first picture of the ground station software i write for my xbee remote.I got the horizon done, but to the lack of missing imu yet , i can only test it via keys, whats not so nice.

The compass works already with the gps data, and also indicates with the green ball where the copter is goinging in the moment. and i als want to incorporate the field of view of the cam so you see in the compass where your camm looks.Beside that , this is the data i recive from the xbee propeller setup its 70 bytes due to the high number of floats i have.but i think its possible to trick a bit with some and pack them in a byte.And i send 8 bytes to it to control the copter.But i think i have to go with hardware serial sync to get a bit better and faster rates. 30 fps is right now the maxwith this much data, on loss rate of 0.01%With the horizon i want to make a second screen where it will be a bit bigger and have instead of the blue an orange back round live video feed. like in a real HUD.More to come.. soon
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  • Earl February 24, 2009 at 10:18am
    I hope we can get Paul involved with this project.
  • Earl February 24, 2009 at 10:11am
    Did ya see the pics on my blog ?
  • Viper UAV Project February 24, 2009 at 10:07am
    i will do my first test of the imu and the remote i build on a cheap rc tank out here in our snow desert in a week or so ...
  • Earl February 24, 2009 at 9:59am
    I also have a coaxal heli I am playing with. Right now I am interfacing a propellar board and a GPS rx.
  • Viper UAV Project February 24, 2009 at 9:51am
    thanx earl, i really appreciate it, and i let you know as soon it comes in : )
  • Earl February 24, 2009 at 9:43am
    I sent the letter out this morning. Tues 2/24/09. Hope it gets to you ok.
    Earl
  • Viper UAV Project February 22, 2009 at 3:13pm
    year i send you a email with my shipping address inside
  • Earl February 22, 2009 at 2:33pm
    I looked at sparkfun gps but the $29 one on net was interesting although I had to find the ttl level tx/rx sigs
  • Earl February 22, 2009 at 1:07pm
    Ok, BTW did you send me your phyical address so I can send you one of these IDG650's ?
  • Viper UAV Project February 22, 2009 at 1:01pm
    it depends on how fast you travel, and how acurate you wanna go.
    I use the 5hz one from sparkfun they rock.
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