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AerialRobotics EasyUAV Scenario 3 high-altitude video from Krzysztof Bosak on Vimeo.
AerialRobotics EasyUAV Scenario 1 using RVOSD and FPV from Krzysztof Bosak on Vimeo.
The interesting part is that you can you abuse pitch of the artificial horison to show the Angle of Attack- it helps with gliding and you know when in spiral you are going pulling too much.
Next thing is modyfication in software - so in easystar.h file we must modyfiy line for GPS configuration like that:[code]#define GPS_PROTOCOL 0 [/code]Then in GPS_NMEA file like on picture :[img]http://rc-cam.info/files/symul_comment_740.jpg[/img]
On bottom we see information send by Ardupilot - all is working in simulation mode with OSD GPS emulator software using two OTi cables - one is playning GPS with GPS emulator from remzibiOSD PC programand another port is monitoring TX line of Ardupilot .[img]http://rc-cam.info/files/s6301095s_117.jpg[/img]
Also GPS is working as well with Ardupilot :[img]http://rc-cam.info/files/s6301098s_212.jpg[/img]
As on simulation picture there are ATL problem - all time is 0 so I must to look closer why , maybe this is Ardupilot normal work .So in future - instead of monitoring cable will be pilot's TX to OSD's RX one connection to get Ardupilot data .Ok first practical try is done :) - all works fine , for next I will made some debug printing from Ardupilot and will start practical Ardupilot-OSD cooperation .Lastly - the main problem I have is a very short time I can spend for this nice playing with all this nice toys :) .
http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s6301014.jpgArdupilot is device designed for autopiloting and was not made for any FPV flight - so GPS originally is very close to autopilot board and VidTX probably also (VidTX is jaming GPS) , but using Video and GPS should be mounted at distance to each other .Ardu by his self are greate source of noise also - so any separation ( LC and RC lopass filter) must be considered for coupling RC RX signals .There is not possible (I do not know why probably IDE reads USB device VID or PID) to made and Ardupilot software update by USB OTi cable (belongs to OSD) - but original USB works OK (however can better) .I already concider to compile bootloader for mega328 as Megaload - will take from memory only 1k , as original ardu bootloader takes 2k now , also any USB-uart or rs232-uart cable will able to use for firmware update . In this case will be possible to use even mega168 Ardu with 2.2.3 software .OTi cable works great as serial monitor for Ardupilot or as debuging or whatever .Will test it more with PC GPS emulator .It is possible to connect remzibi GPS - but must be done some config in software like serial.begin(9600) for older GPS module or serial.begin(38400) for last relase , so in fact is very easy . Hardware change is a one diode on bottom of adru board . The config file changes are very simple .In total - Ardupilot is very nice and flexible device even using Adru IDE for programing - for beginers is even much more easier to use then raw GCC .Ardupilot team made really good job till now - in fact that sources are open - so this solution is real future having autopilot solution .For now ardu 2.2.3 firmaware takes only 14,4k (NMEA GPS) so not even 50% of total memory (32k at mega328) .Next soon .
