With many compact brushless gimbal systems hitting the market, I decided to test out the new ARRIS CM2000 brushless GoPro gimbal. The gimbal is available to purchase from hobby-wing for $250 with the purchase of a $50 off coupon. I placed my order with EMS shipping on May 2nd and my order was shipped out […]
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Although the standard MultiWii firmware offers an abundance of multirotor mixes, some less common designs remain absent. Modifying the firmware to support custom mixes is rather easy and allows for a wide range of frame options. I will first start by introducing the concept behind the motor mixes and an example mix of a quadcopter with an […]
If you have ever damaged your ftdi programmer or shorted a connection on your Atmel based board, it is quite possible that the only way to program the device is using an ISP programmer. This tutorial will show you how to compile and flash a binary from arduino to your Atmel processor. First you will […]
First you will need to get a composite to four pin 2.5mm cable. This cable is supplied with the original GoPro, however, you can also purchase it from ebay or amazon. Be sure that the cable has a 4-pin 2.5mm jack. Next you will need to remove the thick plastic plug from the end with […]
LED sequence functions: [LED A] ON: Armed [LED A] OFF: Disarmed [LED B] ON: Stabilize mode ON [LED B] OFF: Stabilize mode OFF, or accelerometer not calibrated or accelerometer inclined [LED C] ON: GPS fixed [LED C] OFF: NO GPS fix [LED A & B] Flashing: Gyroscope and accelerometer are calibrating Motor Assignments: MultiWii […]