Hi Tom / Everyone here,
Since I got the board I was silent due one or the another personal issues , was not able to spare time. Today I have started building (soldering the pins on the board). PLease find the pictures attached. I am planning to start with quad copter since I have my quad airframe ready. (will post the picture). I am planning to use/install as below.
1. Use pwm inputs not ppm. (no specific reason as such)
2. Use 5V for board and servo as common..
3. Use ftdi cable to cofigure the setup.
I have few questions though. (Tom....???)
1. I see two open solder connections on the back side of the pcb sj2 and sj3.. I belive I need to short sj3 if I want to use the servo 5V power to power up the board ..DO I also need to bridge sj2 ?
2. if i see ICSP connector there are only 5 pins where if I want to use ICD2 programmer instead of a bootloader it has 6 pins..? What should I do ?
3. PPM2 connetor are 4 pwm inputs ..correct ?
4. PPM1 takes only 1pwm input (so total 5 with ppm2) .. Can I also power up the board with ppm1 connector ?
5. I have 3.3 and 5V ftdi both from sparkfun. Which one should I use..?
6. I am assuming configuration will be done through FTDI port only.
Find pictures attached..I will not power on unless everything is confirmed.
I hope this effort will help others also.
Regards
SID