About

Gender

Male


Location

Exeter Devon


About Me:

Fluent in many different programming languages, also very familiar with the technical aspects of modern modular systems designs. Avid fan of reverse engineering.... I always want to see inside the box to analyse the efficiently.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I want to use the GPIO of a raspberry pi to control and pilot a fixed wing aircraft, I'd also like to send WSPR reports through modulation and take advantage of the height. The raspberry pi is the perfect platform considering the facilities it provides. Wifi, HF, Bluetooth, 3G / GPRS. Someone has given us a platform that can outsmart any others on the market. STAND TOGETHER AND A PROJECT GETS FINISHED! SO JOIN IN!


Hometown:

Exeter, Devon


Activity Feed

Merlin Spiers commented on Robert Krogh (hooks)'s blog post Mugin 3M v III
"Have you ever flown model rockets, they have a really small charge of gunpowder which pushes the Shute out. You prob want 4"
Jun 29, 2013
Merlin Spiers replied to stuart barnes's discussion Altitude ?
"Its open source do yo want the code link?"
Jun 29, 2013
Merlin Spiers commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Drone boat upgraded for Atlantic crossing
"It's normal 1w USB.... Where on earth did you get 5w. It even runs at 500mw 5v! Everyone seems to be overlooking that the fact that a communal backed raspi debian setup will actually be contributing to the community. Yes arduinos are old and adding…"
Jun 28, 2013