Jordi's released a new product in the store: a shield expansion board kit that includes everything you need! Just $47.50.
Includes:
--Shield board with airspeed sensor
--Pitot tube with silicon tubing
--Connectors
--Cables to connect IR sensors
--RC cables
--A reset button
--A "bind plug" to jumper the board for field calibration.
This is a great deal!
[BTW, we hope to have the sensor inventory situation sorted out in a week or two. I think we've got a good solution that will ensure enough affordable sensors for everyone without any more interruption.]
Also, should power the board via the servo connections or seperate power source (if you resoldered the selector). The instructions warn not to power it via the FTDI.
The Tx and Rx pins should not match - the Tx should couple with a Rx and visa versa. Tx = transmit, Rx = receive. The COM port depends on your computer. If you installed the driver from the address: (http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm) the computer should see the Sparkfun board as a new COM port, if you plug it in/out you should see the COM port appear/disappear from the "device manager". Then you should proceed to set the port on "close" (as described in the manual).
Hi,
I’ve finished my Ardupilot board with the shield kit and ready to load the software. But I’ve run into a slag.
Before I learned of the FTDI connector that is available at the DIY Drone’s store, I got the one recommended by Sparkfun. Or at least I thought I did.
What I got was their (FTDI Basic Breakout – 3.3v sku: DEV-08772).
After finding the drivers and Windows XP acknowledging it, I proceeded to load the processor, with no luck.
So then this is where I’m lost: The FTDI that I got has the TX and RX connections to the Ardupilot board reversed! Is this the way it’s supposed to be?
I went back to the instructions to build the Ardupilot board and the best I can tell, these pins should be aligned. It’s a hard picture to see. Which is correct?
PLUS, the picture shows that the card is marked “FTDI Serial”, instead of “basic”.
I made a little pigtail to match the TX and RX connections but that didn’t work either.
Also, I’m finding it hard for Arduino to see this FTDI as a serial device. My only options are COM 1,2, or 3?
What should be my options?
Thanks for any help,
Brent
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I’ve finished my Ardupilot board with the shield kit and ready to load the software. But I’ve run into a slag.
Before I learned of the FTDI connector that is available at the DIY Drone’s store, I got the one recommended by Sparkfun. Or at least I thought I did.
What I got was their (FTDI Basic Breakout – 3.3v sku: DEV-08772).
After finding the drivers and Windows XP acknowledging it, I proceeded to load the processor, with no luck.
So then this is where I’m lost: The FTDI that I got has the TX and RX connections to the Ardupilot board reversed! Is this the way it’s supposed to be?
I went back to the instructions to build the Ardupilot board and the best I can tell, these pins should be aligned. It’s a hard picture to see. Which is correct?
PLUS, the picture shows that the card is marked “FTDI Serial”, instead of “basic”.
I made a little pigtail to match the TX and RX connections but that didn’t work either.
Also, I’m finding it hard for Arduino to see this FTDI as a serial device. My only options are COM 1,2, or 3?
What should be my options?
Thanks for any help,
Brent