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Quick Post: ArduPilotMega Shield/OilPan Photos!

Posted by Jordi Muñoz on May 16, 2010 at 10:30am

Is not ready yet, has tiny mistakes, but the tweaked boards is under the last hardware performance test's , as soon as i get an answer, I will start the mass production... ETA two weeks! (Maybe sooner).

The shield can be bottom placed (oil pan) or in the top (Shield). I would suggest the bottom side so you protect the IC's and have a lower profile!

Poll: Do you prefer the Shield in Red or Blue?

See ya!









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  • Developer
    Randy May 25, 2010 at 7:03am
    my understanding is the oilpan/shield will be at the diydrones store only.

    The ArduMega is sold at sparkfun (as you probably know).
  • Darren May 25, 2010 at 6:58am
    will the shield be listed on diydrones store, or sparkfun?
  • Developer
    Sandro Benigno May 22, 2010 at 4:49pm
    WOW!!! That's absolutely super-nice.
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson May 22, 2010 at 3:47pm
    We're looking at about ten days till first shipments.
  • Jason Kunc May 22, 2010 at 12:45pm
    Vote: Red Shield
  • Developer
    Mark Colwell May 20, 2010 at 8:48am
    Gerry,
    Even if V2 is not officially supported by ArduPilotMega dev team, you will still be able to use it with some modifications. I will help with this as I have created a custom ArduIMU v1.5 that mimics v2. I will port it to Mega soon after it is released. Earl is currently remapping I/O and com ports, he may have a working demo?
  • Gerry Lichter May 20, 2010 at 7:36am
    Chris,
    I was hoping there was a bright side to the situation.

    Thanks.
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson May 20, 2010 at 4:54am
    Gerry, V2 Flat and regular ArduPilot are tried and true and will remain a core product. If you want to fly now, that's the way to go. Even after the shield is out, the code will still be in development, so people should not count on flying with Mega until summer.
  • Gerry Lichter May 19, 2010 at 10:17pm
    This sucks. I just ordered a V2 Flat a couple days ago. :( Will it work with the Ardupilot Mega?
  • Taylor Cox May 19, 2010 at 10:12pm
    arduPilot is C++
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