Cleanflight

Quads: Why you need Failsafe and a LOMA

I finally got my 250-sized quad ready to fly.    The last 2 things I did were to add a LMOA (Lost Model Alarm) and configure failsafe in Cleanflight.  Luck was on my side yesterday as Murphy's Law kicked in when I took the quad out for it's first full flight test in a nearby field.   Admittedly, I still consider myself a noob with much to  That said, I was flying FPV and decided…
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Arduino

Quadcopter – Enhanced Lost Model Alarm

Just 24 hours earlier I built my first Lost Model Alarm.  Not being satisfied with good enough, I've built an enhanced version.  Of course, you could just buy one, but where's the fun in that?!  As mentioned in my original posting, I wanted the alarm to have multiple modes.  First, I wanted to be able to have it triggered while the TX is on using one of the available aux controls.  Second, I wanted it to…
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Arduino

DIY Quadcopter Build (MultiWii / NanoWii / Qbrain)

If I didn't have enough hobbies  I've just gotten myself into the world of quadcopters and flying.  I've never flown before.  My RC experience is limited to 4 wheels on the ground.    Navigating with 2 sticks and learning the world of yaw, elevation, pitch and throttle has become my next challenge.  I've wanted to learn how to fly for some time, so here we I'm not going to re-create the wheel as credit goes…
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Android

Dicontinued – WiFi Bot Control & Arduino Bot (Eddie) – Android App to Control Robots

  Wifi Bot Control is an Android app that allows you to remotely control a robot (or other device) via WiFi.  You can also (optional) view a video stream from an IP camera mounted to the robot.  WiFi Bot Control also provides up to 8 additional customizable command buttons that allow you to perform additional tasks on your robot / device.  You could use these commands to initiate other activities such as enabling/disabling sensors, moving other servos /…
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Dicontinued – BT Bot Control & IPCam Bot – Android App to control Arduino Robots

BT Bot Control is an Android application that allows you to remotely control a micro controller-based robot using Bluetooth ( Arduino).  It also allows you to (optionally) view a video stream from an IPCamera mounted to your robot.  This could be any type wireless IP camera or phone that has the ability to broadcast a video stream/images to the web.  Example Foscam, Ai-Cam etc.  If you are looking to control your robot over WiFi, check…
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