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Timer in firmware
Started May 17 0 Replies 0 Likes
For anyone interested, I've tweaked the OSD firmware to add a timer and a " time to battery empty" indicator.The timer is very simple and just starts counting when the speed is over 3m/s so you can…Continue
MinimOSD and PAL
Started this discussion. Last reply by Glenn M May 7. 8 Replies 0 Likes
I have just bought a Minim OSD and got it all soldered up. I am running it on the ground rather than in the plane as I want to be able to see the OSD even if the video glitches when I am at long…Continue
ArduPlane 2.3 is out - any idea what's in it?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gábor Zoltán Apr 5. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I see Arduplane 2.3 has been out for a few days, but the Wiki page has not been updated with a summary of what is included and improved from 2.28 Can someone fill us in? RegardsJamesContinue
Altitude accuracy
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Moore Apr 19. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hi All,I am running a bixler with the Arduplane 2.28 firmware. Everything works pretty well, but I have been seeing a few strange issues with the reported altitude of the plane. The spot where I…Continue
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James masterman commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post Home made ESC ideas"@Giles Barton Owen - not sure if you are joking about the 'main' thing, but I'm guessing you haven't seen a photo of Jack's hair (his 'mane' is impressive)"
James masterman commented on John Cousins's group Western Australia"No offence taken, I don't want to be doing the wrong thing. It's hard enough as it is to find places to fly in the suburbs."
James masterman commented on John Cousins's group Western Australia"@Hai,
When flying at Bayswater, we checked with Perth airport and were told it was ok to fly there. Only the dog walkers didn't like us, so we moved on. As far as I can tell from google maps, Ascot is further away from the airport.
We have…"
James masterman replied to Nate C's discussion OSD Update/Compatability/"Hi Dan,
There is currently no way To turn off the overlay remotely. I've been thinking about a way to do this. It would be relatively easy to send a mavlink packet to turn off all overlays through mission planner. To do it through an rc switch…"
James masterman replied to Nate C's discussion OSD Update/Compatability/"Dan,
I was having some problems when trying to use it on the ground side rather than the normal way where you put it in the plane. The logic was that if it was on the ground and you lost video signal you could still see the OSD overlay since Xbee…"
James masterman commented on John Cousins's group Western Australia"@ Brett. Tidewater way off Grandstand rd will get you there. It's very close to the Ascot Race Course."
James masterman commented on John Cousins's group Western Australia"Hi John,
Ascot waters is a good place to fly. The ranger has never given us any trouble. There are very few people there and it is away from houses, as well as having a large grassed area for landing. Grass can get a little long for rolling…"
James masterman commented on wayne garris's blog post techpod prototype"Looks nice. When do you expect it to go into production ( ie. when can I buy one!).
If I can get 1 hr flight times, carry fpv gear and ardupilot and deal with wind, it looks like my perfect airframe.
James"
James masterman commented on John Cousins's group Western Australia"Hi All,
I'm James and live in Bayswater. I got into UAV's last years by chance as I came across Diy drones. I mainly fly with a bunch of R/C (but not UAV) guys on the island at Ascot Waters on Sat/Sun mornings.
I'm mostly into…"
James masterman posted a discussionTimer in firmware
For anyone interested, I've tweaked the OSD firmware to add a timer and a " time to battery empty" indicator.The timer is very simple and just starts counting when the speed is over 3m/s so you can get the flight timeThe time left function attempts to give you an idea of how much time is left until your battery hits a hard coded 11.1v . Thus it's only useful for 3 cells right now, but I'm adding a feature to let you set what the min voltage should be.It works in a pretty simple way - it just…See More
Glenn M replied to James masterman's discussion MinimOSD and PAL"I have to hit the reset button on my minimosd every time I power on too. When I power on, I will just get static through the video feed, then pressing the reset button makes the video appear properly, then I see the minimosd boot up and it works…"
James masterman replied to James masterman's discussion MinimOSD and PAL"Unfortunately, I have found that I always need to reset the OSD after plugging in the camera or I get no overlay. I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software bug at this point but I will investigate the software side.
It may be worth…"
dudz replied to James masterman's discussion MinimOSD and PAL"Thanks James,
I have the OSD on my Y6. (no xbee) through video rx. I tryed the reset button after turning on the gopro. It works !!! .. thats brill thanks. But will I need to do this everytime ? I have put both APM and OSD in a plastic…"
James masterman replied to James masterman's discussion MinimOSD and PAL"Hi dudz.
I assume you are using the OSD on the plane side. All my problems were when I tried to use it ground based through my video rx and xbee. On the plane side it works for me. I still get one problem - when plugging in the video, I always need…"
dudz replied to James masterman's discussion MinimOSD and PAL"I have the same problem with minimOSD, Gopro HD1 cam, and APM2.O
OSD displays fine. Soon as I plug cam in, OSD dissapears and video is seen.
I am using osd powered by apm (connections on osd closed) no power going in or out on opposite side of osd."
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Mapping with Ardupilot
Posted on November 1, 2011 at 1:45am 57 Comments 18 Likes
I've been playing with ArduPlane for quite a while and have finally got to the point where I can make it do something useful. I've been inspired by others on this site to use it for aerial photography to make 3D maps and the like.
I have an ST Models Discovery as the airframe (awesome platform for Arduplane by the way) and have made my own camera mount out of plywood for the bottom. It has one servo for roll stabilisation using CHAN 8 on the autopilot to keep the camera…
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