AeroQuad – Engine Mounts
May 24, 2011
After a lot of discussion on the AeroQuad forums about mounting the Turnigy 2217-16 motors I got to the arms of the frame, I decided to take a good idea and implement it.
FT232R Adapter Finished!
May 24, 2011
Finished the FT232R to FTDI-Cable adapter I blogged about earlier. Assembly was trivial - I just soldered female pin headers to a piece of prototype board and jumpered it all with some hookup wire.
ATX Power Supply to Benchtop Supply – It’s a Transformer!
May 23, 2011
SAFETY WARNING: Mains voltage (particularly in Australia, where it’s 240V) can kill. This is not a joke. Improperly handling this equipment could result in severe injuries to yourself or others. This post is just for information purposes and does not constitute an instruction guide. I can accept no responsibility for any harm or loss that may be incurred through attempting to do the below. Please, please, please be careful.
Remaining parts (mostly) arrived!
May 23, 2011
Received the bulk of the remaining parts yesterday, so now I’ve got my motors, ESCs, and props. What I wound out getting was;
AeroQuad – Frame and MCU Case Design
May 20, 2011
Now that I’ve got the shield put together, the next step is to design and build a frame and container for the MCU and other electronics.
ArduinoISP – Completed!
May 18, 2011
In my last post on the topic, I assembled the majority of the ArduinoISP shield I’d prototyped. Last night, I finished assembly, and attached an ICSP header to it for performing the last step.