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by LenzGr
Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:48 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Attemp to integrate sonar (ultrasonic sensor)
Replies: 265
Views: 231322

Re: Attemp to integrate sonar (ultrasonic sensor)

He is using the code of megapirateng project. You can't paste that code into multiwii code directly. I think they don't want give us the code Why do you think so? Both code bases are licensed under the GNU GPLv3 - they explicitly chose a free software license in order to facilitate the sharing of c...
by LenzGr
Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:38 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: Moving the repository to git?
Replies: 40
Views: 13428

Re: Moving the repository to git?

Ever tried bzr? I like it a lot more than git.. bzr is very well documented and has a simple to use command syntax. Agreed, bzr definitely has a lower learning curve than git when you come from an SVN background - less "gotchas", if you will. This is how I maintain my local changes while ...
by LenzGr
Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:24 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: Improving Altitude Hold Performance
Replies: 98
Views: 62709

Re: Improving Altitude Hold Performance

Good job! Looks promising. I'm waiting for my Sonar (Devantech SRF02) to arrive, so I can toy around with this, too...
by LenzGr
Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:40 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: GPS integration
Replies: 1724
Views: 898325

Re: GPS integration

Wonder if anyone can shed any light. Hoping to use this model of GPS. http://www.globalsat.co.uk/product_pages/gsat_products_cable_bu303.htm Would it be possible to use this, or should I just put it in the bin - bought it quite a while ago for another project but ended up not using it. If you aren'...
by LenzGr
Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: MultiwiiConf 32 on Ubuntu 64 bit ?
Replies: 4
Views: 6629

Re: MultiwiiConf 32 on Ubuntu 64 bit ?

It's possible, but you can't use the pre-compiled 32bit binary, you need to run it from inside of Processing. I'm actually using it myself on Ubuntu Linux. You just need to download and install Processing and the ControlP5 library using the following commands: $ cd ~/Downloads/ $ wget http://process...
by LenzGr
Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:25 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: I2C GPS
Replies: 15
Views: 6119

Re: I2C GPS

I think we should create small as possible board with Atmega168 + GPS and MAG powered using 3v3 to easly connect to i2c ports on many boards. This two devices should be separated with other electronics,ESC etc, int the similar way like in DJI Wookong. A similar device actually already exists - take...
by LenzGr
Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:59 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: I2C GPS
Replies: 15
Views: 6119

Re: I2C GPS

And here's another GPS to I2C project on DIYdrones, including code: I2c GPS frees up Serial Port
by LenzGr
Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:49 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: I2C GPS
Replies: 15
Views: 6119

Re: I2C GPS

Here's is an Arduino I2C GPS shield - it would probably make sense to look at their protocol specs instead of coming up with something completely different. The product page also contains a sample sketch . This way one could either use this existing shield, or create his own one using a serial GPS m...
by LenzGr
Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:58 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: GPS integration
Replies: 1724
Views: 898325

Re: GPS integration

So here is the clear and final idea again, I wish somebody could do the programming job for the MWI community who uses Mini based boards... I'm not sure I'm getting the point on this. Why would you want to go with two Mini Boards, when you can get a Mega at roughly the same price, which provides th...
by LenzGr
Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:32 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: 1.9 on seeduino mega?
Replies: 3
Views: 1573

Re: 1.9 on seeduino mega?

capt wrote:Is anyone else running a seed on 1.9? Am I missing something?

FWIW, I'm running the current SVN trunk on a Seeeduino Mega with an "allinone" sensor board, Spektrum satellite receiver and Serial to Bluetooth transceiver. Works quite well! Here's a picture of my setup.
by LenzGr
Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:32 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: GPS integration
Replies: 1724
Views: 898325

Re: GPS integration

Very cool to see GPS support getting integrated into the MultiWii code base. I've just recently switched controllers in my quad (I was using an ArduIMU v2 flat with custom code before), first test flights look good! I'm thinking about adding a GPS module to my copter at some point. I recently purcha...
by LenzGr
Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:16 am
Forum: Pictures & Videos
Topic: My new proto quad ready for GPS testing
Replies: 8
Views: 4836

Re: My new proto quad ready for GPS testing

Good job, looks very nice! Looking at your pictures, your last comment made me wonder: But for simplicity, I prefer to make tests on quads because it's easier to fix in case of crash. Do you plan to add some kind of protective cover/dome to prevent the electronics stack from getting damaged in the c...
by LenzGr
Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:55 pm
Forum: Pictures & Videos
Topic: Codebits bi-copter presentation tomorrow, Nov 12
Replies: 2
Views: 1666

Re: Codebits bi-copter presentation tomorrow, Nov 12

Hey Luis! Just stumbled over this post. I feel honored that my presentation inspired you! Good job, a bicopter sounds like fun. I've just recently switched from my own home-grown firmware to MultiWii, I'm close to getting my quadrocopter ready for tuning again.
by LenzGr
Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: ArduIMU V2 (flat) and Multiwii 6DOF
Replies: 9
Views: 4151

Re: ArduIMU V2 (flat) and Multiwii 6DOF

Yes, that's the code from which my firmware is partially derived from. It's not based on MultiWii, it's an evolution of the original ArduIMU software. Parts of this have evolved into the ArduCopter project by now. I ripped out the Sonar and IR code from my version, though - I wanted to keep it simpl...
by LenzGr
Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:25 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: ArduIMU V2 (flat) and Multiwii 6DOF
Replies: 9
Views: 4151

Re: ArduIMU V2 (flat) and Multiwii 6DOF

OK, I've spent some time looking at the code base and if it's feasible/possible to port the MultiWii code to the ArduIMU board. I was partially successful - I managed to read out the analog accelerometers and gyroscopes as well as the HMC5843 magnetometer attached to the I2C bus without much additio...
by LenzGr
Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:01 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: ArduIMU V2 (flat) and Multiwii 6DOF
Replies: 9
Views: 4151

Re: ArduIMU V2 (flat) and Multiwii 6DOF

I have the same board - I'd like to learn if anyone else has already looked into this. At least accessing the analog accelerometers should be easily doable without adding a lot of new code. There currently does not seem to be any support for analog gyroscopes, though. I currently fly a quadrocopter ...