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Gluonpilot features
From Gluonpilot
Gluonpilot main module (documentation)
Firmware:
- 3 modes:
- Manual mode
- Stabilized mode
- Autopilot mode
- 4Hz datalogging
- Advanced flightplans:
- Absolute waypoints
- Relative waypoints (defined in meters from home position)
- Split flight plan up in blocks
- If and While clauses
- Alarms
- Auto-takeoff
- Auto-landing
- Fly circles
- Loiter
- Call functions in flightplan
Hardware:
- IMU for attitude calcuation:
- 3 axis accelerometer and 3 axis gyroscope - 500°/s
- 3 modes:
- Manual mode
- Stabilized mode
- Autopilot mode
- GPS connection (MTK Locosys recommended)
- 8 servo outputs
- 6 RC-receiver channel inputs (or all when PPM-based)
- Serial uart connection (56700 baud) for FTDI or XBee connectivity
- Sends telemetry (GPS position, speed, attitude, ...)
- Allows to change all configuration parameters
- Allows to change flight plan
- 2 LEDs to show status
- 16Mbit on-board flash for:
- Configuration
- Flight plan / waypoints
- Data logging
- SPI port for extensions (OSD)
- I2C port for extensions (magnetometer
- Cable harness for PWM connections with RC-receiver
Extension board (documentation):
- Polarized battery connector (2s to 5s Lipo)
- Switched voltage regulator
- XBee socket
- No need to disconnect XBee during configuration using FTDI
- Can be powered using USB (during configuration) or using an external battery (during flight)
- Optional:
- OSD: Tx and Cam connectors + power supply (5V and direct battery)
Gluon control station (documentation | download):
- Visualize position and flight path on a map (Bing, Google maps, ...)
- Map caching for offline use
- Visualize health status of subsystems:
- GPS: number of satellites
- RC-receiver: signal received or not
- Battery: voltage
- XBee connections
- Visualize flight statistics:
- Total flight duration
- Distance to home position
- Total time in block
- Configure all parameters of your autopilot system
- Edit your flightplan, with added help
- Record and replay your flights (example)
- Wind calculation