Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Gumstix wants to provide a Paparazzi/Overo Platform

[Martial Chateauvieux]

you could integrate

* IMU
* ADC
* absolute and differential pressure
* PPM input
* Serial input for 2.4 Ghz receivers
* Standard servo connections (on a 4017), at least 8, with 5V power input, 
independant of the power of the board. preferably mounted on the small side of 
the board.
* Power from engine Lipos for the board (input for 2S - 6S)
* Serial for GPS & Telemetry

May just as interesting are the things we don't need:
* USB
* 5V power jack
* motor headers
* buttons?

Cheers
Martial


Le vendredi 17 février 2012 09:22:32 Bernard Davison a écrit :
> I'd like to see the following.
> 
> * CAN bus connection (At least 1, more is better)
> * Mounting holes with a maximum separation of <100mm. Having the mounting
> holes on the corners of the board make the distance too great and the board
> is more likely to break and flex and kill the board * Molex PicoBlade (or
> Micro-Fit) connectors. Friction fit (PicoBlade) is okay but positive
> locking connectors are really what it required. (Even the power connector)
> * The battery backup to be a solid connection. i.e. the battery can't be
> replaced/fall out with vibrations..
> 
> I don't know that I'd buy one straight away but the price is tempting.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bernie.
> 
> On 17/02/2012, at 8:33 AM, Simon Wilks wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I have been in touch with the guys at Gumstix (gumstix.com) over the
> > last weeks to see if they would be interested in taking over the Lisa/L
> > board, manufacturing and selling it seeing it allows you to mount their
> > Overos. This didn't get too far unfortunately.
> > 
> > But there is good news though!
> > 
> > They would like to use the "RoboVero
> > (https://www.gumstix.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=262) as a
> > baseline and modify it for UAV applications. It will use the LPC1769".
> > This means an established company will be selling a Paparazzi board
> > onto which you will be able to mount an Overo, as is possible with the
> > Lisa/L :)
> > 
> > They are about to wind up the hardware design for "an adaption of the
> > RoboVero for UAV use" and have asked for any feedback from the
> > Paparazzi community. It's a pretty broad request, so take a look at the
> > board and think it over.
> > 
> > As far as porting the Paparazzi code base goes, they haven't looked into
> > the code yet, though I imagine they would be interested in anyone
> > interested in supporting this effort. If you are interested in helping
> > out with development then let me know here as well.
> > 
> > My proposal is that you respond to this Email and I will forward it to
> > Gumstix. I will of course get back to you all once I get their feedback
> > and by which time I also hope to have a better understanding of what
> > their plans are and how we might be able to work together.
> > 
> > By the way, apparently they have already been in contact with some
> > people from the Paparazzi community and Quadshot, though I haven't seen
> > any mention of this on the list. If any of you have more information on
> > this then I would love to know.
> > 
> > This sounds really exciting :) Here is your chance to help make it
> > happen! If you can't wait, you might want to pick up the RoboVero
> > board, I did ;)
> > 
> > Simon
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