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Pre-order the iPhly iPhone R/C controller on Kickstarter

Posted by Ari Krupnik on March 25, 2011 at 1:00pm

Please visit the Kickstarter project page: iPhly.org/ks.

It's all in the wrist. Roll the phone to roll. Tilt down to pitch down. Swipe up to throttle up. Swipe side-to-side to yaw.

You can store as many model memories as you like. You can give them long names. You can photograph your models using the iPhone's camera. Seven-segment displays on a TX are so last century.

The software is GPL. The schematics and SVN are on iPhly.org. The app is in the app store (if you don't want to compile your own). I am using KS to raise money for a production run.

Please visit the Kickstarter project page: iPhly.org/ks and share with your pilot friends.

Ari.

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Ari Krupnik April 6, 2011 at 9:00pm

Real progress is here: I have 5 production units from the mold in Chris's photo. They all test out. We are going to full production.
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Chris Anderson April 6, 2011 at 8:57pm

The Fly Low Girls!
Ari Krupnik April 6, 2011 at 8:54pm

Just to make clear, these aren't my booth bunnies. I didn't even have a booth. These are from higherplaneproductions.com

higherplaneproductions.com

This domain may be for sale!
Ari Krupnik April 6, 2011 at 8:52pm

And here's what makes projects succeed! I'm back from Weak Signals Show in Toledo. The response there is phenomenal. And the booth bunnies are phenomenal, too :=)

Thank you for all of your support.

Ari.
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Chris Anderson April 6, 2011 at 7:33pm

Good news! This project hit its funding target on Kickstarter and will now be made. Congrats, Ari!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ari-krupnik/iphly-radio-control...

Here's the injection mold:
Ari Krupnik March 30, 2011 at 9:18pm

There are throws and rates. I am working on adding expo. Anybody know a useful formula?

Ari.
Ari Krupnik March 29, 2011 at 4:01pm

Thank you for your support Chris! Jack is a very colorful character. Geobats are amazingly stable--and have an extraordinarily wide speed envelope. The weird thing is that Jack bases the design on geometric forms rather than aerodynamics.
Ari Krupnik March 26, 2011 at 10:34pm

@Greg Fletcher: Thank you for describing the product you want. The positive intention of rejection is to move away from relationships that aren't working and make room for ones that are. Good job experiencing and sharing your rejection.

Serial ports: iPhone serial port requires an MFi license: developer.apple.com/programs/mfi. I can't say much more without violating my NDA. Android serial ports come in a great variety depending on manufacturers and models. The fragmentation makes it challenging to to target the "Android platform" with a physical dongle, especially if you I want to sell to people who don't want to root their phones.
hamish March 26, 2011 at 2:31pm

naaaaaaah man i remember reading something about the serial port. the phone needed jailbreaking tho.. .

http://resolvehax.blogspot.com/2010/10/iphone-serial-port.html

http://devdot.wikispaces.com/Iphone+Serial+Port+Tutorial

I've been fiddeling (and succeeding) with the hardware serial ports on my android phone, no time lately though. I wrote up some of what i did on a crappy dissorganised website
Greg Fletcher March 26, 2011 at 9:12am

Why don't you add a couple of joy sticks. I wouldn't want to fly a plane with this. What happens when a call comes in and you instinctively put it up to your ear? Just kidding ;) I realy don't understand why you don't want sticks. I see no advantage and lots of disadvantages to this. When you center a joy stick you know you are trimmed centered. There is no tactile feedback with a tilting Iphone. When the Iphone can be a telemetry interface connected to an Xbee, I will get one.