All posts: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles running FOSS: NZOSS Online Groups 2015-03-03T03:44:45Z NZOSS Online Groups http://groups.nzoss.org.nz http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/s/search.atom GroupServer http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/favicon.ico Taranis FOSS controller... http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/r/post/7GXzqEXVBcQMxnhnO6fWfX Jun Yamog /p/5a3t96vEpzSENDGQRpxmwO 2015-03-03T03:44:45Z
Congratulations. I have seen and heared very positive reviews of the Taranis. I few people I know who have been into RC for years are using Taranis. Maybe my next purchase. I am still using a cheap Devo 10, well enough for… 
Congratulations.  I have seen and heared very positive reviews of the
Taranis.  I few people I know who have been into RC for years are using
Taranis.  Maybe my next purchase.  I am still using a cheap Devo 10, well
enough for my current needs.
 Poor mans ADS-B http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/r/post/735znPRQOPanxMVXRyT2Tb Jun Yamog /p/5a3t96vEpzSENDGQRpxmwO 2015-03-03T03:41:57Z
oopps. cmd + return was the send button. anyway: Some people are trying to use smart phones as the flight controller http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/a-quadcopter-with-a-smartphone-on-it Most mobile OS is not for real time, however I guess that would be relative. On Tue, Mar 3, 2015… 
oopps.  cmd + return was the send button.  anyway:

Some people are trying to use smart phones as the flight controller

http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/a-quadcopter-with-a-smartphone-on-it

Most mobile OS is not for real time, however I guess that would be relative.

On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 4:40 PM Jun Yamog  wrote:

> Some people are trying to use smart phones as the flight controller
>
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:51 PM Simon Dyer  wrote:
>
>> I like this idea alot.  I have been thinking a great deal about the role
>> of smartphones in autonomous vehicles. (iPhone 6 now includes a barometer !
>> )
>> If 3G drops out, could it degrade to using SMS to a central server? That
>> server could monitor / augment - send SMS alert back etc.
>> Sometimes SMS messages are late arriving tho! Big downside.
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 Poor mans ADS-B http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/r/post/6fA87LmCLUZbs6a8yjQUf6 Jun Yamog /p/5a3t96vEpzSENDGQRpxmwO 2015-03-03T03:40:28Z
Some people are trying to use smart phones as the flight controller On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:51 PM Simon Dyer <simon@2clight.com> wrote: > I like this idea alot. I have been thinking a great deal about the role > of… 
Some people are trying to use smart phones as the flight controller
 Taranis FOSS controller... http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/r/post/6FJJWwmt0sckw3WpslAs9I Dave Lane /p/lightweight 2015-03-03T01:10:16Z
Hello all, Not Unmanned, I suppose, but perhaps of interest to the group. I recently received delivery of my FrSky Taranis X9D+ radio (see http://www.banggood.com/FrSky-2_4G-ACCST-Taranis-X9D-Plus-Transmitter-p-940819.html - I got it from this supplier) which out-of-the-box uses the OpenTX firmware (see http://open-tx.org and http://open-txu.org/… 
Hello all,

Not Unmanned, I suppose, but perhaps of interest to the group. I
recently received delivery of my FrSky Taranis X9D+ radio (see
http://www.banggood.com/FrSky-2_4G-ACCST-Taranis-X9D-Plus-Transmitter-p-940819.html
- I got it from this supplier) which out-of-the-box uses the OpenTX
firmware (see http://open-tx.org and http://open-txu.org/ for a LOT of
info on this platform!) to provide a modular 18 channel radio (with
telemetry) for about NZ$350... Not sure if any of you have had any
experience with this kit, but I'm looking forward to getting it into
some planes and perhaps a quadcopter...

You can run the OpenTX "Companion" software on Linux - I was able to
install it as a package called "companion" or "companion9x"(sounds
dodgy, I know) on my Mint 17.1 laptop from the standard Ubuntu repos. It
allows you to configure models and the transmitter behaviour through a
nice gui-based app (seems to be built on the Qt library) as well as
upgrade the transmitter firmware.

Interested to hear if any of the rest of you have used this gear and
have any thoughts/recommendations!

Cheers,

Dave
 Poor mans ADS-B http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/r/post/6dJVn9z4Kj5rs1BEKFlcml Simon Dyer /p/7mWhSdk2CELLDKWeLIMB4r 2015-03-03T00:51:18Z
I like this idea alot. I have been thinking a great deal about the role of smartphones in autonomous vehicles. (iPhone 6 now includes a barometer ! ) If 3G drops out, could it degrade to using SMS to a central server?… 
I like this idea alot.  I have been thinking a great deal about the role of smartphones in autonomous vehicles. (iPhone 6 now includes a barometer ! )
If 3G drops out, could it degrade to using SMS to a central server? That server could monitor / augment - send SMS alert back etc.
Sometimes SMS messages are late arriving tho! Big downside.
 Poor mans ADS-B http://groups.nzoss.org.nz/r/post/4VIH8LIyzXgIJ3daGGRqFy Jun Yamog /p/5a3t96vEpzSENDGQRpxmwO 2015-01-29T08:04:42Z
I think its a good idea. Maybe there should also be an option to enter a not so real time entry, website or app you can lodge some info. This might be useful for no 3G coverage, older models with no capability… 
I think its a good idea.  Maybe there should also be an option to enter a
not so real time entry, website or app you can lodge some info.  This might
be useful for no 3G coverage, older models with no capability to upload
data.

On Tue Jan 27 2015 at 8:40:39 AM Peter Harrison 
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