Software/Firmware
*You should give my new Arducopter Installer & Updater Software a try.
See info below.
Note: The public alpha sketches and libraries are available for download herehttp://code.google.com/p/arducopter/downloads/list
Unfortunally the alpha 1.0 isn't represented in the trunk so it might get a bit confusing for beginners.
Instructions for manual setup:
Depending on your OS you may need some drivers for the USB-port of the shield.
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htmArduino Software needed to upload the firmware to the board:
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/SoftwareArduino troubleshouting:
http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/TroubleshootingArduCopter Configurator:
Sorry, this fine piece of software won't be further developed by Ted Carancho any longer (see message above)
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/...tor/ExecutableArduCopter-Libraries:
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/...runk/librariesInstallation instructions for the libraries:
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/...nk/Install.txtArduCopter firmware:
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/...unk/ArducopterYou need to download all files, put them into a folder i.e. named "ArduCopter" within the given path of the Arduino software.
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See more pics of the Arducopter Configurator in the attachements.
The configurator is also a great resource when it comes to training your thumbs. You can see any reaction when moving the sticks and use it like some kind of "flight commands simulator".
That's how I found out that my yaw-stick-thumb has to be trained a lot more ...
Always in mind to make the whole software stuff easier and faster, here comes the latest release of my
ArduCopter Installer & Updater Software.
I decided to split the installation and the update process.
You'll need to download these 2 files:
The Kinderkram Quad Installer:
http://www.board-portal.de/ArduCopte...-Installer.exeOnly needed if you DIDN'T already use my setup program.
New: The Arducopter Quad Updater
http://www.board-portal.de/ArduCopte...er-Updater.exeOnly 6,5MB file size. Will automatically load the Arducopter sketches. You only need to press the Upload button in Arduino.
The recent version 1.0 contains
- Arducopter sketches & libraries from the public alpha 1.0
- Arduino 0021
- Configurator 1.1 (Important: Install it to C:\Arducopter\ArducopterConfigurator !)
After the installation in C:\Arducopter you can easily upgrade the Configurator to version 1.22 manually. Just press the "Update" button.
If you bump into any problems, have a look into C:\Arducopter\sketches\Arducopter. If there's a Arducopter_alpha_RC1.pde - delete it!
And please check if all settings apply to your setup, i.e. COM-Ports , Baudrates etc.
Always download new updates from my server to C:\Arducopter\Updates
You can download installation instructions as PDF here (65KB):
http://www.board-portal.de/ArduCopte...structions.pdf