Received: by 10.50.197.137 with SMTP id iu9mr3429342igc.1.1340857632406; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:27:12 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: hackerspace_brisbane@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.50.178.73 with SMTP id cw9ls5281705igc.4.canary; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.50.237.39 with SMTP id uz7mr3439000igc.2.1340857631755; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.50.237.39 with SMTP id uz7mr3438998igc.2.1340857631731; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f177.google.com (mail-ob0-f177.google.com [209.85.214.177]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gv6si1413715igb.0.2012.06.27.21.27.11 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of tjho...@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.177 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.177; Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of tjho...@gmail.com designates 209.85.214.177 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=tjho...@gmail.com; dkim=pass header...@gmail.com Received: by mail-ob0-f177.google.com with SMTP id ta17so3498327obb.22 for ; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:27:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=SCwWHRco6pB5Dgcc3yLhAcnnUJ9tzOHVIQr2jLzE7Dw=; b=B91wX34C3osu09tGWjpktZnjQZa6LVK6lYqUMBNRDqxOnSk2hE4x/wX79OV5L478wl sSaQbK+D7EXF524Yu5f3wMc3nBo4RK9in8mMY7YTHMIhKG/hi/e3mpbs8rpS1CfGyPSA 7UYyFAmW4IylAoLq97zW+JtjBbhm32KMsEINRlSVy0jmIfQURhgw4+kFVmNJLoswuEkN 1iUMAPfjGAYczCfVLLKipY9RuQovSeFTzajY0Na0A3fy5VHlVlUyyEZJje1TNUdS/Jdo oP6+d/X+vcCdaUonMDozgjL0gz6AXG4j0ZkYRIWzNqr6tLVFte3ZUd0fIFrT8fTmuLkS +reA== Received: by 10.60.21.234 with SMTP id y10mr446667oee.0.1340857631226; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:27:11 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.66.200 with HTTP; Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:26:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: tjhowse Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:26:50 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Quadcopter build To: hackerspace_brisbane@googlegroups.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8fb1edc8cdbc2504c380be95 --e89a8fb1edc8cdbc2504c380be95 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Happy days! My props and motors have arrived. I'll be butchering my other airborne devices for their guts until my APM2.0 arrives. It's been "Processing" for 8 days now, but apparently that's to be expected. If someone has a turnigy 9x receiver they'd be willing to sell I'm all ears. I've got an old one but the antenna wire has broken off at the enclosure, not sure if I can trust it. Might work for indoor and very short range testing. On 9 June 2012 14:32, Joel Byrnes wrote: > The high power reading glasses was for focusing on a smartphone screen, in > an xkcd comic. Not sure if it was a real thing anyone built. > > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:39 PM, tjhowse wrote: > >> I've considered both of those. Buzz uses one of those boards for his quad >> at the moment. I'm going for the full-blown APM since I'm planning to reuse >> it for fixed-wing UAVs in the future. Eliminating the light from one of >> those small lcds is a tricky proposition, and wearing a cardboard box on >> your head for 20 minute stints wouldn't exactly be comfortable. The >> looking-like-a-dork battle is already lost, though. I recall someone >> building one using those high-power reading glasses, did that go anywhere? >> I can't find any record of it. I could 3d-print a custom visor that exactly >> matches my head. Viva la phrenology! >> >> >> On Jun 9, 2012 2:49 AM, "James Churchill" wrote: >> >>> If price is an issue, why not start with one of the supercheap >>> multirotor control boards from HK, instead of a full APM build? I'm >>> talking about these: >>> >>> >>> http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__19534__HobbyKing_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_V2_1_Atmega168PA_.html >>> >>> http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__12974__Hobbyking_i86_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_.html >>> >>> http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__21977__HobbyKing_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_V3_0_Atmega328_PA_.html >>> >>> Also goggles aren't really necessary; you could just use a small lcd >>> monitor instead. Sure, it's not strapped to your head (unless you >>> really want to), but that's overhyped anyway. >>> >>> - James >>> >>> On 8 June 2012 22:51, tjhowse wrote: >>> > So I'm seriously considering putting together a FPV-equipped >>> quadcopter. >>> > Here's the bill of materials thusfar: >>> > >>> > >>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aq6iGQSKjhLXdEZ6RmtVU3BITUVkczgyS0N6aTFQbWc >>> > >>> > Shit's expensive, yo. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "hackerspace_brisbane" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to >>> hackerspace_brisbane@googlegroups.com. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > hackerspace_brisbane+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace_brisbane?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "hackerspace_brisbane" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> hackerspace_brisbane@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> hackerspace_brisbane+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace_brisbane?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "hackerspace_brisbane" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> hackerspace_brisbane@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> hackerspace_brisbane+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace_brisbane?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hackerspace_brisbane" group. > To post to this group, send email to hackerspace_brisbane@googlegroups.com > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > hackerspace_brisbane+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace_brisbane?hl=en. > --e89a8fb1edc8cdbc2504c380be95 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Happy days! My props and motors have arrived. I'll be butchering my oth= er airborne devices for their guts until my APM2.0 arrives. It's been &= quot;Processing" for 8 days now, but apparently that's to be expec= ted.

If someone has a turnigy 9x receiver they'd be willing to sell I= 9;m all ears. I've got an old one but the antenna wire has broken off a= t the enclosure, not sure if I can trust it. Might work for indoor and very= short range testing.


On 9 June 2012 14:32, Joel By= rnes <fatal.exception.occur...@gmail.com> w= rote:
The high power reading glasses was for focus= ing on a smartphone screen, in an xkcd comic. Not sure if it was a real thi= ng anyone built.

On S= at, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:39 PM, tjhowse <tjho...@gmail.com> wro= te:

I've considered both of those. Buzz u= ses one of those boards for his quad at the moment. I'm going for the f= ull-blown APM since I'm planning to reuse it for fixed-wing UAVs in the= future. Eliminating the light from one of those small lcds is a tricky pro= position, and wearing a cardboard box on your head for 20 minute stints wou= ldn't exactly be comfortable. The looking-like-a-dork battle is already= lost, though. I recall someone building one using those high-power reading= glasses, did that go anywhere? I can't find any record of it. I could = 3d-print a custom visor that exactly matches my head. Viva la phrenology!


On Jun 9, 2012 2:49 AM, "James Churchill&qu= ot; <pelrun@gmail.= com> wrote:
If price is an issue, why not start with one of the supercheap
multirotor control boards from HK, instead of a full APM build? I'm
talking about these:

http://www.= hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__19534__HobbyKing_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_= V2_1_Atmega168PA_.html
http://www.hobbyking.com= /hobbyking/store/__12974__Hobbyking_i86_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_.html=
http://www= .hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__21977__HobbyKing_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board= _V3_0_Atmega328_PA_.html

Also goggles aren't really necessary; you could just use a small lcd monitor instead. Sure, it's not strapped to your head (unless you
really want to), but that's overhyped anyway.

- James

On 8 June 2012 22:51, tjhowse <tjho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So I'm seriously considering putting together a FPV-equipped quadc= opter.
> Here's the bill of materials thusfar:
>
> https://docs.google.com/= spreadsheet/ccc?key=3D0Aq6iGQSKjhLXdEZ6RmtVU3BITUVkczgyS0N6aTFQbWc
>
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>
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