"I'm currently looking into something similar.
Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but this looks promising:
http://blog.mobileapes.com/2010/04/control-all-four-motors-from-arduino.html"
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Preferred Quad RC Controller?
Started this discussion. Last reply by SonicPet07 Jan 12. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Managed to build my Quad and do basic testing with only a 2 Channel Controller that's 25 years old. I'm looking to upgrade. Since I'm using the Ardupilot Mega board I need 6 or 7 Channels. I'm…Continue
Tags: 7-Channel, RC Controller
ESC's and Arduino Code
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gerald Schneider Jan 20. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello all,I'm putting together a small little project where I'm using the orientation of my phone to spin up the various motors on my quad. The problem is I have no experience using the servo library…Continue
Setup and configuration Headache
Started this discussion. Last reply by u4eake Nov 20, 2011. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Ok for the past few weeks I've been trying to get my Quadcopter working. However I've been having issues getting my configuration and setup working... Mainly I'm getting stuck at this point unless I…Continue
Ardupilot Potential soldering short
Started this discussion. Last reply by SonicPet07 Oct 29, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ok I was going through testing the soldering I did on my ardupilot mega board... I was testing the resistence between adjacent pins to see if there was a short. When doing so I got good results and…Continue
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SonicPet07 replied to SonicPet07's discussion Preferred Quad RC Controller?"OK One last thing before I buy The Futaba 7C or keep looking. Is there a physical Difference between Mode 1/2 or Airplane/Heli specific controllers? Or more preferably is it a software or setup difference? I don't know if…"
DistributorMartint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk replied to SonicPet07's discussion Preferred Quad RC Controller?
"The radios used for the "Heli's" will have mixing on the channels and the planes will not as a rule, the mixing is needed on the Heli's but not on planes and multi-rotor copters.
I understand that the mixing on the Heli…"
SonicPet07 replied to SonicPet07's discussion Preferred Quad RC Controller?"Question! Is there any difference between the Radios that say Airplane Radio System vs Heli?"
DistributorMartint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk replied to SonicPet07's discussion Preferred Quad RC Controller?
"Another vote for the 7c, I use it and it's a great radio!
Futaba are not cheap ........... but I think they are good value for money.
Regards
Martin
www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk"
SonicPet07 replied to SonicPet07's discussion Preferred Quad RC Controller?"Any complaints or things you hate or really like about the Futaba over other devices?"
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to SonicPet07's discussion Preferred Quad RC Controller?
"The Turnigy 9X is good and cheap, but hard to find in stock.
I fly Futaba 7C myself. "
SonicPet07 posted a discussionPreferred Quad RC Controller?
Managed to build my Quad and do basic testing with only a 2 Channel Controller that's 25 years old. I'm looking to upgrade. Since I'm using the Ardupilot Mega board I need 6 or 7 Channels. I'm looking for suggestions in 2 price ranges.1) Bang for the buck! - Whats the best budget Controller? Say in the $100 range Give or take about $25.2) The End all be all best Controller currently on the market up too about $300. This would be a device with plenty of room to grow and possibly be used on…See More
SonicPet07 posted a discussionESC's and Arduino Code
Hello all,I'm putting together a small little project where I'm using the orientation of my phone to spin up the various motors on my quad. The problem is I have no experience using the servo library or writing my own code to drive the ESC's. Any good resources or simple code for this? I don't expect the thing to fly using this method and honestly so long as I can get a motor to spin up 1 at a time and not have a mind of there own it will be a success.I'm trying to use the servo library but I…See More
SonicPet07 replied to Brandon's discussion ESC Troubleshooting"I'm also working on this quad with Brandon. The problem is we've calibrated the ESC's using the recommended method. But when we try to test and run everything through the board we're not having any luck. I've ran…"
SonicPet07 posted a status"Trying to figure out how to Calibrate my Quadcopter ESC's WITHOUT an RC Transmitter. I'm using an Xbox controller for control instead."
u4eake replied to SonicPet07's discussion Setup and configuration Headache"Mine, with the busted dataflash, booted fine in CLI, but gave the above when trying to start normally. So the picture above doesn't automatically mean that you can't access CLI anymore. In my case I could get in CLI as long as…"
SonicPet07 replied to SonicPet07's discussion Setup and configuration Headache"@u4eake As you can see from my image above I can't get past that point meaning that I have no way of interacting in CLI via the terminal"
u4eake replied to SonicPet07's discussion Setup and configuration Headache"Before you start to dismantle stuff, it might be worth it to go into CLI and use the tests inthere to check imu, gyros, barometer, compass, gps etc. All of these sensors get initialised on startup and could cause the behaviour above.
While…"
SonicPet07 replied to SonicPet07's discussion Setup and configuration Headache"Alright I'll check on that, removing it is going to be a headache But I'll get back to everyone. Thanks for the imput"
ModeratorMike Pursifull replied to SonicPet07's discussion Setup and configuration Headache
"yep, if you have a magnetometer attached or soldered upside down, it will look just like this also"
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