HP Microserver – Further Optimizations
June 3, 2011
Did some more optimizations on my Microserver to improve performance and reduce the write I/O going to the USB flash.
HP Microserver – Ubuntu 11.04 Setup
June 2, 2011
On Wednesday, I received my $199 (!!!) HP Microserver. This little beauty is a low-cost, low-power solution for anyone who wants a tiny NAS or otherwise always-on box.
Frame Assembly – Part 1
May 28, 2011
Well, I got the frame assembled (mostly)! Still need to do a few bits (and all the cabling), but the frame’s put together and it fits like the plans said it would. Great feeling when that pans out.
Finalized Frame Design (and all-up weight)
May 26, 2011
Finalized what I’m going to do with the frame design last night. Frame design can be found at this link (Visio document). This frame is intended to be fairly small, but still robust and very easy (and cheap!) to construct replacement parts for. M2M distance is ~475mm, which is around the 18.7 inch mark. This frame is intended for use with 10 inch props (a 10 inch prop will just avoid the baseplate getting into the prop wash).
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.