MultiWii

Plüschi wrote:I intend to add a GPS but not with a heavy patch antenna

Maybe try this: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2012386. I'm using it with great success with PatrikE code on a 4 ounce foamie. Or it should be possible to replace the heavy patch on a regular GPS with your own version of this antenna at very low cost.

if you remove the #ifdef from the code, related to function/CPU that are not relevant for you usage ... the multiwii code is the most clean code you can ever find on the open source domain for FC Thanks for answering my questions.i think maybe it's time for me to learn programming and after simple ...

GY-87 : 9.76$ shipped -> m here is a cheap module that has exposed i2c exposed -> m .. 17$ shipped Thank you for those links. I missed them because there was no mention of GY87 or MAX7 in the description. You are the best shopper after all. Even though I have a budget problem I'm going to order bot...

Speaking about price, you make wrong reference too, GY87 cost 9.9$ at ebay, GY86 16 at ebay, or 14.5$ somewhere else .. this is 50% price difference, that speaking of price of BMP180 vs price of MS5611 , the difference is 300% ... accuracy wise ... BMP180 is not that bad, but as far as I know it is...

Yes, you have a point about progress and I would agree more if there was a clear advantage to the new hardware. Two of my friends are using Mega boards and one fellow an ARM platform but most of the people in my circle still have Promini and there don't seem to be a clear advantage in performance or...

two baro in the market are BMP180 and MS5611, on cheap and one expensive, BMP180 does not look to me to be properly supported by MultiWii That makes no sense. There's less than 1% difference in price between GY-87 with BMP180 and GY-86 with MS5611but the second is 10 times more accurate. Not just t...

Yup.. thats what i needed to know. A2. I followed those leads and now im back on track and getting some indications. Thanks.

Yes, I would like to add one. Can you tell me if the acc level LED is the same as for multicopter? When I load a multicopter image my LED is steady when level and blinks when not but I dont get a similar response with the plane firmware. It would be nice to know if it's a hardware or software proble...

Thanks, we have the same module type so that is good to know. Apparently they have standardized on the messages. Unfortunately hooking gps rx up to promini tx prevents use of the gui so that will be a last resort. ATM im going to try the 1hz default. The NEO6 is configured right now for 38kbaud via ...

I understand. Unfortunately it don't look like a new firmware version would behave any different than my current one. It's still necessary to send strings to the GPS every time it is powered up. I can do this now manually from Hyperterminal so it does work. However I have a feeling INIT_MTK_GPS may ...

Thanks Andre. So 2 files need changing. And thanks for all you contributions. I learned a lot from your experiences here. F3nt, Im a bit confused about the need for 3dr file. This does not change the default update rate for the GPS? Sorry for all the questions but this is very exciting and I appreci...

You can test to let MWii reprogram the gps at boot. #define INIT_MTK_GPS I thought there was something like that possible but didnt see mention of it in my browsing. Updating firmware would be a better option because its more permanent and im guessing the code will be smaller. Also it may be possib...

This is working out better than i expected. My situation is the same, no EEPROM so settings go away. 38400 was easy to get by shorting pads but update rate cant be changed that way. On their website theres reference to firmware for LEA6 which is the more expensive module: m Do you have a link to the...

Thanks again. NEO6 is very generic NMEA so there should be little trouble there. I was just wondering if the slow update would wreak havoc with PID algorithms or lost GPS signal timing. Regarding your comment on "arm and disarm", then Multiwii won't automatically recognize throttle is back...

Wow, thanks, that was a fast reply and very helpful hint. Im not an expert with Arduino but have downloaded FW_Nav_1140402 and been examining the config file. Also should mention my NEO6 module has no EEPROM so fixed at default 1hz but is configured via jumpers for 38kbaud. I see in the file where #...

Hi. I want to thank Sebbi for starting this thread and PatrikE for all the hard work. I read this whole thread, it took me a week, and my head is spinning. My single goal is to implement a feature to bring a plane back into range that strayed due to lost signal. My plane is 100% stable and will stay...