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by willminers
Sat May 18, 2013 1:23 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Replacment Propellers
Replies: 4
Views: 3906

Re: Replacment Propellers

I've contacted a couple of stores selling these types: http://www.align-trex.co.uk/quad-helico ... 6a-01.html to see if I can get the specs.
by willminers
Sat May 18, 2013 1:10 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Replacment Propellers
Replies: 4
Views: 3906

Re: Replacment Propellers

I was thinking about this too, I haven't managed to find any yet though. Maybe the best bet is to do a bulk order and have someone in europe resell them?
by willminers
Sat May 18, 2013 12:36 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: [SOLVED] Getting flying with a Macbook Air
Replies: 15
Views: 13955

Re: Getting flying with a Macbook Air

The weird 100% CPU utilization issue I had went away when I connected an input device (PS3 controller), connection to the crazyflie worked fine and it flies nicely as long has it has a good pilot to control it. :) Glad to hear that it's working better with the joystick connected. I open up an issue...
by willminers
Sat May 18, 2013 12:29 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Notes & Assembly
Replies: 4
Views: 5043

Re: Notes & Assembly

My "a" propellors need to go clockwise, weirdly. That was confusing when I was building!
by willminers
Sat May 18, 2013 12:27 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Self stabilizing using the 3-axis accelerometer?
Replies: 33
Views: 32534

Re: Self stabilizing using the 3-axis accelerometer?

I was getting that, ahorvat, are you sure you built the right version of the firmware? I had the right branch of the pc client, but not the correct firmware, so the hover mode was just acting as a kill switch. The problems I am having with the hover mode are that once I turn it on, it just flies up ...
by willminers
Sun May 12, 2013 1:05 pm
Forum: Developer Discussions
Topic: Receiving FPV data on PC
Replies: 4
Views: 14299

Re: Receiving FPV data on PC

Pretty much all of the FPV kits that I've seen available are analog, and as such have an AV out to, say, a TV. Most hobby pilots use a screen with an AV input for this, and it works just fine, however depending on your plans, this might not be useful. To get this signal to your computer, you'll have...
by willminers
Sun May 12, 2013 12:54 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Self stabilizing using the 3-axis accelerometer?
Replies: 33
Views: 32534

Re: Self stabilizing using the 3-axis accelerometer?

I'm not sure how relevant this is to the crazyflie, but I've used something like this before to good effect with 6-dof sensors: http://marks-space.com/2013/04/18/succe ... pberry-pi/

I will be experimenting with this as soon as I get my copter!