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Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery


From: Mohit Mundhra
Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:09:52 +0530

I was getting Mayday during simulations also, may i know what could be
the reason for that?

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:30 PM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
> You will find that the battery settings are in the airframe
> configuration file.
> This part of the website explains it:
> http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/index.php/Airframe_Configuration#Bat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On
> Behalf Of Mohit Mundhra
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 9:07 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
>
> I actually don't know if there is such a provision by default in the
> tiny board. And if there is then what are the required changes to be
> done in the code/config files for 2S battery. Also, I am getting Mayday
> messages :(
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:25 PM, David Carlson <address@hidden>
> wrote:
>> But there is already this divider by default in the Tiny.  Correct me
>> if I'm wrong somebody in the know, but the main power supply is
>> already connected to a voltage divider supplying an ADC port.  So
>> unless you wanted an _additional_ monitor (though I've no idea why),
>> there is nothing additional you need to do.
>>
>> Buzz
>>
>> address@hidden wrote:
>>>
>>> You would need to make the ADC see something less than 3.3Volts.  I
>>> would suggest a voltage dividing circuit.  Then you would just need
>>> to write code to monitor that ADC(not unlike the infrared.c code),
>>> and create the scale so when say the ADC reads 3.3V you show a value
>>> in your messages of 8.4.  AJ
>>>
>>>    -------- Original Message --------
>>>    Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
>>>    From: "Mohit Mundhra" <address@hidden>
>>>    Date: Mon, September 01, 2008 2:14 pm
>>>    To: address@hidden
>>>
>>>    then how is that to be connected to the ADC port for monitoring ?
>>>
>>>    On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:23 AM, <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>    > Definitely not!
>>>    >
>>>    >
>>>    > -------- Original Message --------
>>>    > Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
>>>    > From: "Mohit Mundhra" <address@hidden>
>>>    > Date: Mon, September 01, 2008 9:34 am
>>>    > To: address@hidden
>>>    >
>>>    > Can I connect the V+ from the battery directly to the ADC port
> on
>>>    the Tiny ?
>>>    >
>>>    > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:54 PM, <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>    >> just change your CATASTROPHIC battery detect in your airframe
> to
>>>    something
>>>    >> like 6.5V and it wont cut the throttle, then you shouldnt need
>>>    to add
>>>    >> anything. I fly with a 2 cell battery with no issues.
>>>    >>
>>>    >> AJ
>>>    >>
>>>    >> -------- Original Message --------
>>>    >> Subject: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
>>>    >> From: "Mohit Mundhra" <address@hidden>
>>>    >> Date: Mon, September 01, 2008 2:56 am
>>>    >> To: address@hidden
>>>    >>
>>>    >> I need to connect the 2S battery for monitoring in the tiny 1.1
>>>    . Can
>>>    >> i straightaway connect one wire from the V+ of the battery to
> one of
>>>    >> the ADC points on tiny board? Which ADC_ should I connect it
> to?
>>>    What
>>>    >> other settings do I need to make in the configuration files for
>>>    it to
>>>    >> correctly monitor the battery status?
>>>    >>
>>>    >> Currently I havent connected the battery to the board and when
> I
>>>    >> switch it to Auto 2, it cuts the throttle which is OK as it is
>>>    >> detecting it as low battery. Do let me know what all I have to
> do.
>>>    >>
>>>    >>
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