Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Newbee question Apogee or KroozSD

[Alexander Biersack]

Thank you for this answer.

And who are the developers of the Apogee board? I am not afraid to be the first to test the Apogee with rotorcrafts and be the guinea pig. If it flies with fixed wing, then the sensors should be read and interpreted correctly. Where could I get one to try it?

Would it make sense to produce some Apogee boards or are they still instable and likely to change? I saw that someone asked for more servo outputs.

The Apogee does not have a magnetometer, while the Krooz does, or am I mistaken? The IMU 9150 does not have one.

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Gautier Hattenberger <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi Alexander,

The Apogee board is very new (public release was two weeks ago). It has been mainly designed for small aircraft and it has been flying only with the fixedwing firmware until now (the rotorcraft firmware should work but we have not tested it yet). As far as I know, the board will be available soon on ppzuav.com but their is no official date for that. Maybe David Conger can answer that.

The Krooz board was designed for rotorcraft, especially if you have PWM based ESC since it has a lot of easily accessible standard servo outputs (Apogee has 6+1 pwm on Molex connectors). It also has an integrated OSD chip if you plan to do FPV flight. Sergey Krukowski made this board and he's directly selling them, so you should contact him for availability.

SD card software support is still in development on both boards.

I hope it helps you to make your choice.

Gautier

Le 30/07/2013 14:04, Alexander Biersack a écrit :

Hi,

I would like to start into the multicopter world. And would like to get some hints as to where to start and what to buy.

I have seen the Apogee board, but could not find where to order them, they look very attractive to me. Or should I start with KroozSD? I am daring so I tend to take the risks with the Apogee, or shouldnt I?

The Apogee is also not listed in the feature mix table so I was wondering, is it too new? Still in development?

I am a newbee with a background in math, physics and programming. I have a little experience and understanding of electronics.

Hints and tips also as private messages as to what parts, ESCs, brushless engines, propellers, sources and shops are all welcome. 

Alex

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