[NSRCA-discussion] Flight Coach Hardware

[Vicente Bortone]

Thanks Andrew.  I will try to follow your instructions and advise.

Vicente “Vince” Bortone

On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 6:17 PM Andrew Palmer via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> Getting the Flight Coach system up and running can be a bit daunting -
> especially if you are not familiar with the use of flight control boards.
>
> Having said that, if you spend a bit of time doing some reading, it is not
> so bad.....Flight Coach compatible log files can be produced by any flight
> control board which can run Ardupilot firmware. Ardupilot (specifically
> ArduPlane - the plane version of the firmware) is able to write log files
> that contain a nice fusion of GPS and accelerometer data that Flight Coach
> uses to create the ribbon plots.
>
> In broad terms you need:
> 1. Ardupilot compatible flight control board
> 2. SD logger (most simple is if it is built into the flight control board)
> 3. GPS and Compass - again, most simple is if these are included in the
> same unit
> 4. Power supply (simplest is if the flight control board is compatible
> with direct 2s LiPo/LiFe voltage)
> 5. Micro SD card
>
> You will need a computer to install the ArduPlane firmware, and do the
> required configuration steps.
>
> You can use any combination of hardware you wish - so long as it is
> Ardupilot compatible. So the Ardupilot website is a great place to do
> research on hardware.
>
> You will need to load the ArduPlane firmware on the flight control
> board.... again, this is covered on the Ardupilot website.
>
> You then need to wire everything up and do a couple of calibrations -
> again, the Ardupilot website is of help here.
>
> Finally, you need to set some parameters to enable the correct log file to
> be produced - the Flight Coach website has info on this.
>
> With the current chip shortages, finding hardware is not so straight
> forward! There are a few ideas on the Flight Coach website, but of course
> many other possibilities. We have found the logs are of equal quality
> regardless of your hardware choices - so cheap stuff is fine!
>
> BTW, at Flight Coach we don’t sell anything. And we have made all the code
> available to everyone. We hope this system can be used by all. We have
> previously (and may again) ask for donations to help cover the website
> costs - but that is it 😊
>
> Andrew Palmer, NZ
> Flight Coach
> F3A Zone Pro
>
>
>
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Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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