Summer of Code 2007
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I'm really interested in a remote-controlled helicopter, but I think I might scrap the plans for a fully homebrew one and start with a standard frame and equipment set. I'm estimating that it'll cost about $500, so I'm waiting until that number works into that little student budget of mine.
Yikes
Sorry guys, it appears that a bunch of qmsn2 users have tried to email my old account qartis@qartis.com with questions and comments. I haven't checked that account in nine or ten months, so you can bet I didn't get your email. Please note: my current email address is
qartis@gmail.com, and all emails about this site should be sent there.
Chips
A few weeks ago I ordered 3 sample ENC28J60s from microchip. Today I placed an order for ten ATMEGA88-16PU microcontrollers, which was bargained down to five ATMEGA88-20PU. I'm waiting for the new order to be confirmed.
Long long ago
Well, the swashplate is (as far as I'm concerned) the hardest component of the helicopter to make properly (alongside the blades), so I would prefer to buy a premade swashplate unit. Coincidentally, just as I'm getting re-hyped about all these projects, I discovered an R/C Helicopter store about 8 minutes from my house (no explanation as to why this didn't come up earlier). Ergo, I reckon I'll be able to buy a premade swashplate and get some semi-professional ideas regarding materials for the rotors. The clerk (named Al, I think) told me it would definitely be possible to put a beefy little payload on a helicopter, properly balanced and contained. He reckons 2-4lbs, which is more than enough for an embedded computer and some cheap little usb webcams.
A flash of inspiration
Hey, so I was talking to this unix guy and he convinced me that I should probably do a couple of write-ups for all my weird little projects, if only so that I can save having to explain them anew to everyone who gets me talking. I haven't had a functional website for a while, so this should be lots of fun.
I'm using a layout from oswd.org, posted by someone named YoshiBob210, with a few customizations. I'm really happy with the look, and hopefully in the next little while I'll get some other designs online, starting with an easy-on-the-eyes version.
Right now I'm working on getting the first of the cameras from the surveillance project up and running. I don't want to put too much in this first post, mostly because I haven't written a submission form yet, so I'm doing this by hand, which is a pain.
sss - 2008-12-14 02:11:08
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Bubber - 2011-10-17 05:00:47
Brilliance for free; your paenrts must be a sweetheart and a certified genius.
