Recent content by mike_kelly

UC4H: Son of FrankenSolo Maiden I got a chance to maiden the Son of FrankenSolo in between rain storms this afternoon. Yes OlliW I removed the gimbal :) All I can say is WOW. It was so smooth with no tuning at all. Very precise control. No jumping around. Unfortunately I had a "Bad Loggin"...

I'll have to wait until some snow melts to find out.

I was hoping for 30 minutes but like my waistline over christmas things got heavier as I went along. The gimbal was heavier than the carbon one I started with and the legs are heavier because they turned out to be fiberglass with carbon paint. But I like them so what can I do. IF I am lucky I...

A DIY Solo hybrid conversion using a Solo motherboard and a custom alien style frame. Using a STorM32NT based gimbal with Ricoh GR camera and full Solo Smartshots. Controlled with the Solo controller and Solex on a 10" Asus tablet...

This horse does not need beating any further

I would not call the Solo controller a groundstation, the smart phone you connect to it is and the controlling we are talking about is not stick control.

Actually you are changing your conditions. You can't control the Solo from a groundstation running Linux.

I think you would be surprised how many RTF products have Ardupilot under the covers. Very few of any kind have companion computers.

Any Pixhawk can be controlled from a python script.

No, the flight controller on the Solo, the Pixhawk Cube, can not run linux.

The 3DR Solo is not a linux based drone it is nuttx based. IT does have a linux based co-computer. It is not , at this, point a good choice for a newbie. There is no factory support. The product is not for sale, except surplus. You need to do more reading. Try RCGroups.com or Ardupilot.com

The gimbal goes through a calibration on power-up so it is normal to have to move around and then come back to level.

Yes, since it is not booting you can't use Solex. Just remember not to load the firmware the way you started to with the chibos message. You don't want any of the stock firmware because they don't have the special parameters needed for Solo. If you use Matt's 3.7dev he has pre-installed the...

It is pretty simple. I tried the 3.7dev version and had some quirks. IF you are not interested in "Playing" then you might stick with the 3.63 version. Remember you don't connect in mission planner. Just select the correct serial port and then go to the install firmware section. You can install...

The installation of the Green Cube is not trivial. Just a warning. For an appliance operator taking apart the Solo could be stressful. But it is the least destructive technique. Just take it slowly and watch that no cables get pinched or broken off during re-assembly. Remember you CAN NOT use...