Status LED's , GPS and Telemetry Mounted
Post date: 17-Sep-2013 10:39:50
aarrghh , I jumped the gun here a bit , I must still do firmware updates on GPS and setup the 433Mhz Telemetry units .. So will probably have to take them off again , GPS definitely and maybe radio ...
GPS mounted but I still have to upgrade Firmware , I got this unit in March 2013 so ... update I must .
Firmware need to go to Version 1.9.
Link to Firmware (Download 4.5Mb)
It was quite some decision making on where to put APM status LED's , obviously need since the APM will be covered by the canopy. I have done this before on HighUP , check out this page
Do I put it on the end of the arms , nope , no real place to protect them and they will stand out quite a bit , so no ..., what about the two 12mm tubes holding battery tray ? mmmm Nice Idea , but then must drill a hole through pipe for wiring , what about the strength of pipe there after ?...so no ...so I decided between the arm retaining things ... This also gave me a short distance for the wires which is preferred anyway , and should still be able to see from behind ...decisions decisions ..
Must still also Update the PPM on the APM ( hee hee , got to love abbreviations)
