
ac_arno
USA
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I am trying to use the ARC software to control my ar.drone and it works but ten seconds after I start camera it locks up the software. In your film what firmware are you using on the drone? I tried following all of the steps in your video but the software locks up before I can change the camera settings.
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I just rewatched your video, Duh, I need a movement board. Now where can I find one of those...
Ar Drone Movement Panel.
Now where do I buy one of those Dj Sures? I looked all over the website and cannot find it.
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ok, so is it just a standard EZ-B v3 Bluetooth Robot Controller connected to computer but not connected to the Drone?
ps. I still would like to know what firmware the Ar Droid was flashed with.
Alan
You will need an EZ-B for the motion detection part. If you press the Question Mark icon in the AR Drone Movement Panel Control, it will explain why. It has to do with the code depending on the EZ-B for timing related reasons. I'll be doing a video shortly with how to merge the EZ-B to the Drone for awesomeness.
In the meantime, get the latest ARC released today. It has a bug fix with the camera control. Sometimes the Drone will slow its transmission and cause socket timeouts. I handle those better now. I didn't have a problem until today during a demo.
If there is a bug, i'll need to isolate the cause of it. It works on the 3 computers that we use for softwar testing. I'm unsure what could cause it to crash for you.
pastebin.com/XaeLPwXs.
The system is Windows Seven x64, i5 2600 processor with 8 GB of ram.
Thanks for the quick reply btw
Do you have any camera devices on your system?
That was the problem. Download the latest version, it will work for you.
I know the flight time is about 15 minutes, but do you knoow the standby time (poweed up and ready, but not flying)? Do you know its max flight speed? Having some thoughts of a mobile neighborhood watch bot, using the drone as a remote sensor when i need a quick closer look at something.
Alan
When developing, i didn't have much flight time. It would sit on the floor for about 2.5 hours before the battery died and it would not fly. I've ordered some high amp batteries for replacement
Cant wait for the new one with HD 720 camera.