"Great initiative this discussion. I have been trying to follow the other thread but it seemed to change directions all the time.
So how about doing as you suggest, enabling GF by default in a smallish box (say 100m x 100m x 100m) where point…"
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Product request: clean regulated switch-mode 5V power supply (BEC)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Hooks Apr 15. 6 Replies 1 Like
Hi everyone,Not sure where else this discussion fits in. Since this category seems to be the closest match I post it here.For a long time I've had issues with my MT339 GPS getting locks at all or…Continue
MediaTek (or its adapter board) temperature sensitive?
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Leichty Oct 28, 2011. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyone,would like to ask whether anybody has experienced problems for finding a GPS fix with the MTK when it is cold outside. I have had issues with mine during last autumn and decided to remove…Continue
How to understand MT3329 binary output
Started this discussion. Last reply by Donald J Millet Jr Dec 21, 2010. 43 Replies 0 Likes
Hi,I was wondering whether anybody else has been experiencing weird offsets in either latitude or longitude coming from the mediatek GPS? Strangely, it only seems to occur when it runs in binary mode…Continue
APM IMU test program
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andre S Jul 27, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi,Yesterday I put my new APM and IMU shield together and would like to now make sure that I did not destroy them in the process. I found a couple of tests in the repository and these seem to be fine…Continue
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Andre S replied to Roger's discussion GCS and Mockup"Paul,
while not being a software engineer myself, I believe Roger was using the term "mockup" as in the context of GUI design, i.e., along the lines of what wikipedia states here. Note that this is not a completely unreasonable approach of…"
Andre S replied to Monroe's discussion Need a bit of help! Radio not calibrating APM 1 in the group ArduPlane User Group"Didn't you set up an Ubuntu system a while ago? You could try it there. On linux usbserial drivers are more a non-issue normally."
Andre S replied to Jonathan M's discussion APM 2 GPS not getting a lock?"How do you power the board/GPS combo? Have you tried powering by USB (if so, different computers?)
I'm asking because I had big problems getting a lock when powering via my BEC integrated into the ESC. That went away after powering the GPS with…"
Andre S replied to Rick Eis's discussion Connecting a MEGA to a MT3329 :)"Hi,
I don't know what AZ is but anyway. Nothing wrong with doing this for fun. :) I just meant that this autopilot stuff is not the best place to learn arduino programming. This is at least the lessen I learned myself and I'm pretty new to…"
Andre S replied to Rick Eis's discussion Connecting a MEGA to a MT3329 :)"Hi Rick,
Yes, I do. Please note that the Arduino Mega is a fairly "standard" board, meaning it extends much further that this DIY drones community. If you wonder about programming Arduinos, there are good tutorials out there.
I actually…"
Andre S replied to Rick Eis's discussion Connecting a MEGA to a MT3329 :)"forgot to declare gps_fix_count but anyway... should get you started into the right direction.
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Andre S replied to Rick Eis's discussion Connecting a MEGA to a MT3329 :)"You could use the GPS library and try something along the lines of this here (cut&paste from various sources):
#include <FastSerial.h> #include <AP_Common.h>#include <AP_GPS.h>
#define GPS_SERIAL_BAUD 38400#define GPSP…"
Andre S replied to Michal Rusina's discussion MTK16 GPS not working on APM1280"Doesn't a reset help after waiting for a lock? That helps on my 1280 and I'm pretty sure I have set MTK16.
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Andre S replied to Shawn B's discussion qgroundcontrol won't compile"Hi,
sorry can't help you with this concrete problem but was just wondering why you aren't using this QT IDE (was it QT studio or what), sure they must have a windows version and last time I checked it was free. Some months ago I compiled…"
Andre S replied to Heino R. Pull's discussion Ardustation 2 Version 2.0.13 Release - Adding missed Arducopter Parameters"Heino,
In case you are interested: uploaded my changes to
https://code.google.com/r/andresch80-ardustation-ardumega/
In order to use the other LCD I had to pull out the lcd.print calls. Despite this I think it should be all still "backward…"
Andre S replied to Heino R. Pull's discussion Ardustation 2 Version 2.0.13 Release - Adding missed Arducopter Parameters"Hi,
Thanks for the comments. I'm using a plain vanilla Arduino Mega (rev3 I think) so in my case there should be plenty of SRAM I guess although I haven't really checked. I did notice the method you mention though and I guess I should…"
Andre S replied to herve pellarin's discussion How load .pde file using mission planner?"The pde contains c++ source code that is compiled to a binary image which is then flashed on the microcontroller. Since you can have only one firmware image loaded the answer would be yes."
Andre S replied to Dean Wynton's discussion GPS wrong"Hi,
as Ken pointed out, there used to be problems with old firmware. See for example this older post. No idea but there should be a method for updating the GPS firmware on APM2? Or at lest figuring out which version is running?"
Andre S replied to Justin Mayfield's discussion The only thing it will do is circle...."Hmm.. strange indeed. About your reversed channels: I had a similar experience with my easystar but I solved it by changing the settings in APM (via the dip switches or software don't remember). But you at that in FBW on ground the control…"
Andre S replied to Heino R. Pull's discussion Ardustation 2 Version 2.0.13 Release - Adding missed Arducopter Parameters"Thanks, I just cloned it. How do you actually set git up so that it always pulls the other directories from the APM git repo?
About the parameter sync: would it make sense to set the flow rates to 0 prior to requesting the parameters and then set…"
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web censorship, SOPA/PIPA blackout, open-source and diydrones
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:09am 22 Comments 2 Likes
Dear all,
DISCLAIMER: I hope I do not bend the forum rules too much by this blog post and would hate to offend the community by starting the discussion of a (at least marginally) political topic. However, since in the past also UAV regulatory developments and issues that relate to the…
Continue APM hardware-in-the-loop simulation on non-windows system (mac, linux)
Posted on November 2, 2011 at 2:33pm 27 Comments 4 Likes
Hi guys,
This is not really a post about something new but rather a summary of steps others did before me and a little help to my personal memory (already forgot once how it works). The post is referring to ArduPlane but I don't see what would be different for ArduCopter. Would also like…
Continue First version of Yagcs (combined GCS and mission generator) released
Posted on October 9, 2010 at 2:50pm 21 Comments 0 Likes
Hi guys,
I uploaded the current version of my QT-based GCS to google code. The sources are available via the SVN repository at https://code.google.com/p/yagcs/ .
Current features:
- Real-time map display (native interface, does not rely on google earth plugin, allows offline access)
- Real-time data plot for distance,… Continue
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- At 12:45am on August 11, 2011,
John said… - HI Andre
You are most welcome to ask about Xbee setup.
I using the XBP24-ZB firmware. One Xbee is programmed as a coordinator and the other is programmed as a router. The reason for programming the second one as a router is that you can set the sleep command to no sleep. I have found that the end devise tends to go to sleep and can be quite troublesome to get it awake again. I will post my setting for my Xbees later today.
Regards
John
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