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Add hexacopter type to groundstation #19

Open MatzElectronics opened 7 years ago

MatzElectronics commented 7 years ago

This is paired with issue #18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

JasonDorie commented 7 years ago

I have done some of the work toward this:

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This is paired with issue #18 https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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MatzElectronics commented 7 years ago

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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JasonDorie commented 7 years ago

Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matthew Matz <notifications@github.com

wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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MatzElectronics commented 7 years ago

Sounds good!

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Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com

wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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JasonDorie commented 7 years ago

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

Sounds good!

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Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jason Dorie <notifications@github.com

wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com

wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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MatzElectronics commented 7 years ago

For some reason I can't brain that :) If you aren't too far in - Motor 1 is front left/CW (same as Quad), and then they increase CW around the hex, alternating in spin.

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com wrote:

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

Sounds good!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com

wrote:

Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com> wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jason Dorie < notifications@github.com

wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com

wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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JasonDorie commented 7 years ago

Too late - submitted. Pull the ActiveDevelopment branch, set the FLIGHT_MODE_HEX define in the header, flash your quad, build groundstation. You'll see the numbers for the motor outputs in the code, and all the buttons work.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:18 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

For some reason I can't brain that :) If you aren't too far in - Motor 1 is front left/CW (same as Quad), and then they increase CW around the hex, alternating in spin.

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com

wrote:

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

Sounds good!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Jason Dorie <notifications@github.com

wrote:

Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com> wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jason Dorie < notifications@github.com

wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com

wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18. Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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MatzElectronics commented 7 years ago

Ok - Kyle and I may change the motor order - but I'll take it for a drive hopefully tomorrow but for sure in the next day or two.

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On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com wrote:

Too late - submitted. Pull the ActiveDevelopment branch, set the FLIGHT_MODE_HEX define in the header, flash your quad, build groundstation. You'll see the numbers for the motor outputs in the code, and all the buttons work.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:18 PM, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

For some reason I can't brain that :) If you aren't too far in - Motor 1 is front left/CW (same as Quad), and then they increase CW around the hex, alternating in spin.

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com

wrote:

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com> wrote:

Sounds good!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Jason Dorie < notifications@github.com

wrote:

Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com> wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jason Dorie < notifications@github.com

wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com

wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 <https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/issues/18 . Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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JasonDorie commented 7 years ago

The reason I didn't do them sequentially is because it means more buttons in UI that have to be reconfigured / relabeled when it changes.

The way I have it, motors 1 to 4 are always the same index / port. Front left / front right always spin the same way, and only the other change.

On a hex, the front left / back left spin the same direction, on a quad they don't, so I have to rearrange the icons on the buttons when the UI changes modes.

Does that make more sense?

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Ok - Kyle and I may change the motor order - but I'll take it for a drive hopefully tomorrow but for sure in the next day or two.

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Too late - submitted. Pull the ActiveDevelopment branch, set the FLIGHT_MODE_HEX define in the header, flash your quad, build groundstation. You'll see the numbers for the motor outputs in the code, and all the buttons work.

J

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For some reason I can't brain that :) If you aren't too far in - Motor 1 is front left/CW (same as Quad), and then they increase CW around the hex, alternating in spin.

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wrote:

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

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Sounds good!

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Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

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@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

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I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

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This is paired with issue #18 <https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/ issues/18 . Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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MatzElectronics commented 7 years ago

Yes - sorry, long day! I'm game for leaving it - but I'm mildly concerned about the rotation direction of pairs of motors being the same that way. Not sure that it matters, but, still, my inner neat freak is cringing slightly :)

Also, I did see that you have Roll? at 3/4 - divide by 2 works really well, and I think I did the trig on that a while back...

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The reason I didn't do them sequentially is because it means more buttons in UI that have to be reconfigured / relabeled when it changes.

The way I have it, motors 1 to 4 are always the same index / port. Front left / front right always spin the same way, and only the other change.

On a hex, the front left / back left spin the same direction, on a quad they don't, so I have to rearrange the icons on the buttons when the UI changes modes.

Does that make more sense?

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Ok - Kyle and I may change the motor order - but I'll take it for a drive hopefully tomorrow but for sure in the next day or two.

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Too late - submitted. Pull the ActiveDevelopment branch, set the FLIGHT_MODE_HEX define in the header, flash your quad, build groundstation. You'll see the numbers for the motor outputs in the code, and all the buttons work.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:18 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

For some reason I can't brain that :) If you aren't too far in - Motor 1 is front left/CW (same as Quad), and then they increase CW around the hex, alternating in spin.

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

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wrote:

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

Sounds good!

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Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

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@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

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I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

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This is paired with issue #18 <https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/ issues/18 . Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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JasonDorie commented 7 years ago

Uh, yeah, I was thinking 45 degrees, not 30 - the divide by two is very probably correct.

J

On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

Yes - sorry, long day! I'm game for leaving it - but I'm mildly concerned about the rotation direction of pairs of motors being the same that way. Not sure that it matters, but, still, my inner neat freak is cringing slightly :)

Also, I did see that you have Roll? at 3/4 - divide by 2 works really well, and I think I did the trig on that a while back...

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On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Jason Dorie <notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

The reason I didn't do them sequentially is because it means more buttons in UI that have to be reconfigured / relabeled when it changes.

The way I have it, motors 1 to 4 are always the same index / port. Front left / front right always spin the same way, and only the other change.

On a hex, the front left / back left spin the same direction, on a quad they don't, so I have to rearrange the icons on the buttons when the UI changes modes.

Does that make more sense?

On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Matthew Matz <notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

Ok - Kyle and I may change the motor order - but I'll take it for a drive hopefully tomorrow but for sure in the next day or two.

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Too late - submitted. Pull the ActiveDevelopment branch, set the FLIGHT_MODE_HEX define in the header, flash your quad, build groundstation. You'll see the numbers for the motor outputs in the code, and all the buttons work.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:18 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com'); <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');');>> wrote:

For some reason I can't brain that :) If you aren't too far in - Motor 1 is front left/CW (same as Quad), and then they increase CW around the hex, alternating in spin.

Matthew Matz | STEM/Robotics Educator Parallax Inc. | Direct: 916-625-3019 | www.parallax.com | @M atzElectronics http://twitter.com/MatzElectronics

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wrote:

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com'); <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');');>> wrote:

Sounds good!

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wrote:

Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com'); <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');');>> wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

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wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

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wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 <https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/ issues/18 . Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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MatzElectronics commented 7 years ago

Yeah, my napkin doodle says so.

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On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:56 PM, Jason Dorie notifications@github.com wrote:

Uh, yeah, I was thinking 45 degrees, not 30 - the divide by two is very probably correct.

J

On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Matthew Matz notifications@github.com wrote:

Yes - sorry, long day! I'm game for leaving it - but I'm mildly concerned about the rotation direction of pairs of motors being the same that way. Not sure that it matters, but, still, my inner neat freak is cringing slightly :)

Also, I did see that you have Roll? at 3/4 - divide by 2 works really well, and I think I did the trig on that a while back...

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On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Jason Dorie <notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

The reason I didn't do them sequentially is because it means more buttons in UI that have to be reconfigured / relabeled when it changes.

The way I have it, motors 1 to 4 are always the same index / port. Front left / front right always spin the same way, and only the other change.

On a hex, the front left / back left spin the same direction, on a quad they don't, so I have to rearrange the icons on the buttons when the UI changes modes.

Does that make more sense?

On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');> wrote:

Ok - Kyle and I may change the motor order - but I'll take it for a drive hopefully tomorrow but for sure in the next day or two.

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Too late - submitted. Pull the ActiveDevelopment branch, set the FLIGHT_MODE_HEX define in the header, flash your quad, build groundstation. You'll see the numbers for the motor outputs in the code, and all the buttons work.

J

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For some reason I can't brain that :) If you aren't too far in - Motor 1 is front left/CW (same as Quad), and then they increase CW around the hex, alternating in spin.

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wrote:

FYI - My motor outputs are:

AUX1 - Hex-right AUX2 - Hex-left

I'm assuming a config that's basically an X with an extra motor in the middle of each side, and those motors are HR and HL.

J

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Sounds good!

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wrote:

Don't put it in main - I'll be checking this all in to the ActiveDev branch in a few minutes. Then you can compare mine with yours and fix whatever I broke. :)

J

On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 6:41 PM, Matthew Matz < notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com'); <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','notifications@github.com');');>> wrote:

@JasonDorie I'm flying a hex currently - I have it in a feature branch of my local repo - I'll move it into a feature branch of the main repo, and we can figure out how to merge what's all there. Thanks!

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wrote:

I have done some of the work toward this:

  • GroundStation now has two more motor buttons (they are hidden currently at startup)
  • GroundStation and the FC now use different commands for motor, LED, & buzzer test, and throttle calibrate (this was necessary to allow for nudging two more motors, and is just cleaner is general)
  • The two additional motor buttons DO send the correct motor nudge commands, but they'll be ignored by the FC unless you have 6 motors connected
  • I've added defines in the header to set the flight mode to QUAD or HEX
  • I'm currently updating GroundStation to detect the motor count and adjust accordingly

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wrote:

This is paired with issue #18 <https://github.com/parallaxinc/Flight-Controller/ issues/18 . Groundstation needs to adapt to hex configuration. It may be possible for the GS to auto-detect this, either through a modified heartbeat, or by detecting that the motor speeds packet is longer.

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