Flyingwings Falcon EVO FPV

[Vertigo]

Banggood do an extension lead for the lens. I cut in a space for the camera and threaded the lead into the battery bay and then into the main area where the camera body is. I have the same tape and I found the only way was to laminate first and then tape where needed, flaps and making the nose stronger.

Awesome idea on the extension i noticed it recommends laminating the flaps for extra strength but thought that would be done after :-)

[Bertie]

I laminated mine before and then used the heavy duty tape to secure them. Nice and secure.

[skyscraper]

Presenting the handy FFEFCDB  ( Flyingwings Falcon EVO Flight controller Development board ) ...

nice hex   :laugh:





Going to use the Falcon to test out my Quantracker APM fork... Its perfect for the job!

regards
Andy

[iPeel]

Neat Andy, very neat.

Can you just please confirm, is this an integrated APM and OSD on a single board or just APM currently?

[skyscraper]

Neat Andy, very neat.

Can you just please confirm, is this an integrated APM and OSD on a single board or just APM currently?

Hi mate,

It will be the APM and OSD combined.  Not much point in doing it else except its programming at the hot metal rather than in mini unix so should be a bit speedier than PX4/Pixhawk to boot!
See https://github.com/kwikius/ardupilot/blob/quantracker_master/libraries/AP_HAL_Quan/AP_HAL_Quan_Main.h#L22

the "Draw task" is the osd and the "APM task" is .. the APM  :)  Also got some working test apps in test subdir. All tests run with the Osd running.

Still got RC in, RC out and SPI APM HAL drivers to do but shouldnt be that hard. Obviously need to add the hardware.. , planning on a MPU6000 to start, external HMC5883 mag and some baro or other + GPS et al. 4x servo outputs 4 * ADC in, couple LEDs and maybe even some logging using Openlog..

Unfortunately got other business to attend to this week but hope to crack on with it ASAP !

regards
Andy

[Brucey]

Looks cool, look forward to seeing some tests

[skyscraper]

Hiya Bruno..

Yes I'm looking forward to getting this contraption in the air .. If I can remember how to fly  :laugh:

regards
Andy

[Brucey]

I'm sure it's like riding a bike! So is this board comparable to a pix hawk but with the benifit of a built in osd.

[foamster]

Nice work Andy,

Such a nice compact unit too, can't wait to see results

Rob

[skyscraper]

Bruno,

The Pixhawk hardware is quite a high spec with redundant sensors and redundant power supply etc and 2 processors and  several spare ports etc available, but its bloody  massive and quite expensive. It is a very professional system though  but that isnt what I want

The main tentative features of mine are

1) it runs the Ardupilot software with all that OpenSource software and hardware ecosystem like Pixhawk. The Ardupilot software runs on a lot of different hardware from 8 bit Arduino to Linux. I like that approach.
2) + Integrated OSD
3) + Telemetry via the video link
4) + Integrated Antenna Tracker support ( via the video link and/or other means Audio FrSky telemetry etc)
5) Audio output for Vario voice alerts etc
6) OSD can be customised. It all open ( You need to be a programmer of course, though one day it would be nice to have something like Python API which is a very easy language) The original Overlay was pretty boring, but there are quite a few Open source overlays out there and my goal would be just to grab one of them and plug it in.

Rob,
   I cant wait to get this going. Just hope the new Falcon flies as well as my old non EVO one, which refuses to Die  :laugh:

regards
Andy

[iPeel]

...my old non EVO one, which refuses to Die  :laugh:

I can sort that out for you Andy!

[Loopdreams]

Finally got the EVO which I bought from iwan_canobi fitted out and took it out to see what's what.

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I love it.  I flew a few 3s batteries through it before switching to the 4s.  It's fun with either but obviously moar powarr is always better.  Great wing.

[skyscraper]

I can sort that out for you Andy!

Thanks for your generous offer ..  but I will probably need something to fly after the maiden of my Falcon EVO and my custom FC  :laugh:


regards
Andy

[Bertie]

Would putting tape of the holes on the leading edge of the winglets improve or hinder stability?

[iPeel]

Would putting tape of the holes on the leading edge of the winglets improve or hinder stability?

I would say it would have no real effect at all. Saying that I have done this on the cloud horizon as part of my irrational war on inefficiency.