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What are the free output ports?
Started on Wednesday 0 Replies 0 Likes
My APM2 is hidden inside my quad, and I would like to expose the "armed" LED by running a lead from one of the open connectors to an external LED.I've got the code ready, but I'm not sure what port…Continue
attopilot current sense + XT60 connectors?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Tridgell Apr 24. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Is it feasible to directly attach XT60's to this unit, similar to how they attach Deans connectors?If so, how does the curved surface of the XT60 mate?AttoPilot Voltage and Current Sense Breakout -…Continue
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Alternate sources for attopilot voltage/current sensor?
Started Apr 24 0 Replies 0 Likes
Are there any alternate sources for this item?3DR, do you plan to carry this item or equivalent?AttoPilot Voltage and Current Sense Breakout - 90A…Continue
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xbee LED docs?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Gregory Apr 21. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Any pointers as to what the LEDs are indicating?Continue
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DeveloperR_Lefebvre commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"Charlie, Ok, I see so it only took off once you throttled up a bit? Very strange, and scary. Is this with a 9X? What do the logs show? Any input registered at all? What made it come down?"
ModeratorMark Harrison commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"Chris, will do..."
ModeratorChris Anderson commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"@Mark. Not fixed yet. Maybe reupload and edit the post with a new embed code?"
Carl La France commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in"Good Tune up run "
Charlie Burtoff commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in"@R_Lefebvre It was at zero throttle when I armed. My usual procedure is to give just enough throttle to get the props moving after arming then try to get to just under half throttle pretty quickly to get up and out of the ground effect. On this…"
ModeratorMark Harrison commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"whoops, blame it on the tube! I applied the stabilization mode, didn't like it, and backed it out, which flipped the image! I think it's fixed now.
Or, this was the long-distance cam from Australia!"
John Wiseman commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in"Mark (and everyone else, in case you didn't know) -- You can fix the video orientation in youtube. Go to the video, click "Enhancements", and you should see some rotation buttons.
You can also use the "Stabilize"…"
ModeratorMark Harrison commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post Home made ESC ideas
"If I had to make the choice, I would drop DNS altogether and use addresses in the 10.x..x.x range. I did that for several years at my old employer and it turned out to be much less of a problem in practice than I imagined it would be."
DeveloperR_Lefebvre commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"Regards to Charlies video... how did it arm if it was at full throttle?
I gotta get me a quad. I can't believe that. If my heli fell like that, it would be completely destroyed. My last crash, it just tipped over on the…"
ModeratorChris Anderson commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"Jack: We announce them on the SF Bay Area UAV Fliers mailing list. (It's in the Members tab above) Sign up!"
ModeratorJack Crossfire commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"Mentions of future east bay RC events are conspicuously absent from diydrones."
Andreas commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in"
FPV footage from that day. Sorry no editing. Both videos have the most interesting part around 3:00."
ModeratorMark Harrison commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"Jack, as far as I know the AMA doesn't care, since this isn't an AMA field or event.
Mark
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Charlie Burtoff commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in"I have a neat video from this event :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9DQWzIcylo"
DeveloperSandro Benigno commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
"Is a nice way to say that you were not flying in high altitude. Upside down it's negative, eh!? :P"
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- - interested in meeting east bay ardupilots
- started in RC places in Summer 2010
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Mark Harrison's Blog
Short clip of Memorial Day DIY Drones Fly-in
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 2:00pm 16 Comments 3 Likes
Chris needed to do some prep for the upcoming SparkFun Challenge, so he asked if anybody wanted to get together for a Memorial Day fly-in. I drove up with Andreas and Charlie Burtoff; there were about 15-20(?) people all together, although I didn't actually count.
Here's a shakycam of Andreas…
APM-eye's view of News Interview
Posted on May 27, 2012 at 10:03pm 3 Comments 2 Likes
Here's an interesting bit from a recent news interview with me and Andreas... for my segment, I had parked the quad so that it would be visible in the background over my shoulder as I talked to the interviewer. While he was recording the quad, the quad was recording him!
If I would have planned ahead a bit I would have framed the shot better, but I…
ContinueStrain Relieving Case for 3DR ground module
Posted on April 29, 2012 at 12:28am 7 Comments 3 Likes
Prompted by Andreas M. Antonopoulos' comment regarding the possibility of breaking off the USB connector, I made a strain relieving case that also makes it easy to conveniently mount the module on the back of my laptop.
Details here:…
ContinueReviewing Open Source Hardware cardboard boxes
Posted on April 21, 2012 at 5:42pm 8 Comments 2 Likes
With the arrival of my 3DR radio, I discovered that I had quite a collection of boxes from open source hardware companies. I think it's safe to say they may be setting the pace in the world of electronics delivery packaging!
details here:…
ContinueComment Wall (1 comment)
- At 3:30pm on April 7, 2011,
Anil Kumar. M said… - I've checked all the below and are correct.
- is the software configured for X and not + copter?
- is your "front" orientation correct on your board?
- is your board mounted right side up?
- do you have the CW and CCW props attached to the correct motors?
I've checked the manual from kkmulticopter and http://rcexplorer.se/page14/kkguide/kkguide/quad.html
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Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest has now begun. The third round was a reliablilty/aerial photography round for both planes and copters, which is now closed. Stay tuned for the next round, beginning soon.A list of all T3 contests is here.
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