Recent content by alexmla

My order is due for shipment tomorrow (if for once a promise is kept), but I am on the fence of canceling it. If anyone wants to "jump" in and have mine, PM me to figure out how we shall do this as I am also selling my P2V.

I may add: there are three small screws on top of the servo frame (holding a black plastic cover into place). Remove those 3 screws, pull out that cover, and the servo comes out (mark servo positions with a pencil or so on the frame). Now the camera comes off easily with no hassle at all.

Yes, but the IMU already measures acceleration on all 3 axes. So calibrating a IMU is just nothing more than storing a set of values as a starting point. Any acceleration on any axis then results in a corrective opposite action by the controller board.

Having played with Basecam's 3-axis daughter board already, the existing IMU covers all axes. The 3rd axis board only adds motor drivers and a connection to be controlled via the ATMEL processor. So adding third axis is as simple as connecting the 3rd motor to the 3rd axis board and then the...

Oh, yes :)

And calibrated. Out of the box the basic basecam firmware will not work with your setup. Any time you make changes to the setup, you probably first have to adjust that in the settings as well. So even if you are able to move the mount back and forth to accommodate different cameras or the lens...

@ teji: http://www.basecamelectronics.com/simplebgc/ has all the sepcs for the IMU.

I think that will work just fine. FYI: the cheaper newer antennas I am using can be bent as well, if that is what you are looking for. Not sure though if that will make much of a difference.

No soldering required. I used a box cutter to remove the silicone. That's all you have to do.

I have not yet taken it out on the field because I am making some more modifications first; I am also waiting for a few other antennas so that I can do a direct comparison (same day, same location, same conditions).

Welcome and congrats! I have already posted the parts list a bit earlier in this thread, maybe one or two pages back. I will make a video once I have completed all mods to the TX and the PV itself in a few days.

I used a box cutter and tweezers. Took me a minute or so.

I think you need to decide what is more important to you: direction of the TX signal, or the position of your nexus 7. Although the idea of cloverleaf is to provide a uniform radiation pattern, I am not sure how these cheap antennas will actually do, as no specs are provided. They are only a few...

I used a sharp knife (box cutter). The other side needs some cutting. The top of the antenna mount needs to be cut off (again, used the box cutter).

In my case it was just silicone, no soldering required. The pigtail adapter I use plugs right in.