The official presentation of VR Spark 350 will take place at DroneShow Ferrara 28/29 March 2015.

The latest revisions of VR Spark 350, currently undergoing certification, will be presented on a confidential basis to some selected beta testers at the 2015 FIAPR convention.

VR Spark 350 was born after a year full of experiments, where we worked on improving electronic technologies, mechanical design, usability for end user and the possibility to be used for commercial purposes respecting regulation rules that govern the use of drones in the civil aviation world.

We implemented control systems and flight termination to ensure compliance with the Italian and French rules and to achieve high levels of safety and reliability. It has a maximum take off weigh under 1.6 Kg. (3.4 pounds) to take advantage of the imminent FAA and European regulations that will enable smaller drones to fly in restricted areas.

We are currently undergoing experimentation to achieve Italian and French approval for commercial use, and plan to start selling in April.

VR Spark 350 main applications are:

• low budget filmography.
• safety and rescue.
• Video inspection .
• Marketing (drones branded for promotion - delivery -)
• Automatic features as  follow me through VR platform Leash. (Action Sports)
• Photogrammetry.
• Training schools for professional pilots.
• Suitable for drones startups company and research projects (eg H2020).

This multi role machine aims to enter as a protagonist in the business services using drones.
It has all the features to aspire to be the Italian answer to the Chinese DJI Phantom. The semplicity and portability of a DJI Phantom, but with so many more payload options and flexibility!

Technical Specification:

• Frame configuration : Multicopter Quad .

• Propeller:  9x4.5

• Motors:  980 KV

• Time of flight 18 min.

• Weight : 1.6 kg al decollo.

• Flight Control : VR Brain 5.2 PRO ( VR SPARK CUSTOMIZATION)

• GPS : VR GPS 8 GNSS dual mode navigation system GPS / GLONASS.

• Flight Termination System : VR Flight Stop PRO Power Cutoff + Parachute. (option)

• Radio Link:

  • Primario: SBUS FRSKY X4R

  • Secondario: Terminatore di volo : PPMSUM FRSKY D4R

• Telemetry:

  • FRSKY S.PORT.

  • VR Link 868 / 915 (Mavlink telemetry module)

  • VR OSD ( Video overlay main telemetry information : attitude , GPS , Battery)

• Standard Payload 2 Axis Brushless Gimbal + GoPro 4 Hero Black.

• PAYLOAD Option Max Weight ( 500 gr)

• Battery 3S 4000 Mah.

It is thanks to the work of a large community made up of people with great competence, passion and technological skill that this project has seen the light.

Thanks to Virtualrobotix and the APM:Copter DEV team which has done an excellent job bringing this platform to high levels that was, in its infancy, within the reach of only a few experts.

Now after extensive work on the simplification and usability, so many more professionals can enjoy the flexibility and power of this platform.

for info contact : info@virtualrobotix.com 

Il VR Spark 350 è nato da un anno denso di attività sperimentali , dove abbiamo lavorato al miglioramento delle tecnologie elettroniche , del design meccanico, alle usability da parte dell'utente finale  e alla possibilità che il drone fosse utilizzabile per impieghi di tipo commerciale rispettando le normative degli enti che regolano l'impiego dei droni civili nel mondo aeronautico .

Caratteristiche tecniche  VR Spark 350:

• Frame configuration : Multicopter Quad .

• Propeller:  9x4.5

• Motors:  980 KV

• Time of flight 18 min.

• Peso : 1.6 kg al decollo.

• Flight Control : VR Brain 5.2 PRO ( VR SPARK CUSTOMIZATION)

• GPS : VR GPS 8 GNSS dual mode navigation system GPS / GLONASS.

• Flight Termination System : VR Flight Stop PRO Power Cutoff + Parachute. (option)

• Integrated FPV camera .

• Radio Link:

  • Primario: SBUS FRSKY X4R

  • Secondario: Terminatore di volo : PPMSUM FRSKY D4R

• Telemetry:

  • FRSKY S.PORT.

  • VR Link 868 / 915 (Mavlink telemetry module)

  • VR OSD ( Video overlay main telemetry information : attitude , GPS , Battery)

• Standard Payload 2 Axis Brushless Gimbal + GoPro 4 Hero Black.

• PAYLOAD Option Max Weight ( 500 gr)

• Battery 3S 4000 Mah.

Abbiamo implementando sistemi di controllo e di terminazione del volo che garantiscono il rispetto delle norme per ottenere  elevati livelli di sicurezza ed affidabilità.

VR Spark 350 nasce per l'impiego in diversi  ambiti :

• filmografia low budget.

• della sicurezza e del soccorso.

• delle applicazioni di video  ispezione.

• In applicazioni di marketing (droni brandizzati per promozione - delivery - )

• Funzionalità automatiche di follow me tramite piattaforma VR Leash. (Action Sport)

• fotogrammetrico.

• nelle scuole di formazione per piloti professionisti .

• Adatto alle startup nel mondo dei droni , in progetti di ricerca (es H2020).

Può essere impiegato come La macchina multi ruolo per poter entrare da protagonista nel business dei servizi con drone.

Ha tutte le caratteristiche necessarie per ambire ad essere la risposta italiana al  DJI Phantom.

Il progetto nasce grazie al lavoro di una community ampia fatta di esperti di grande competenza , passione  e capacità tecnologica. Un grazie al DEV Team di APM Copter e di Virtualrobotix che negli ultimi anni ha fatto un lavoro eccellente,  portando a livelli  elevati una piattaforma che agli esordi era alla portata  di pochi esperti , ora dopo un profondo lavoro sulla semplificazione e usability in molti possono godere della flessibilità e potenza di questa nuova generazione di APR.

La presentazione ufficiale di VR Spark 350 avverrà al DroneShow di Ferrara 28/29 Marzo 2015

In forma riservata alla convention 2015 di F.I.A.P.R. verranno presentati ad alcuni selezionati beta tester le ultime revisioni di VR Spark 350 attualmente in fase di certificazione. 

Per info di dettaglio rispetto al prodotto ; tempi di rilascio ,  versioni personalizzate per i differenti settori d'interesse, promozioni e prezzi inviate una mail di richiesta ad info@virtualrobotix.com il nostro personale è a vostra disposizione per ogni chiarimento.

Hello,

I am flying my quadcopter with latest VRBrain 5.2.

I have 3DR telemetry and a Nexus7 tablet, I experiment with Auto Mode.

There is my latest flight rendered in GoogleEarth. It is a full auto flight from Arm to Disarm, controlled and monitored with DroidPlanner v3 tablet application.

There are 14 waypoints with spline curbs at various height from 10 to 45 meters. First WP is TakeOff, latest is RTL. R/C is on (Stabilize selected), Throttle lever is set to middle position after TakeOff as a caution.

Marc

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Dear Friends, 

this is the first render of new Virtualrobotix enclosure design. Do you like it ? Suggestions about new design are welcome :)

The enclosure will be available on virtualrobotix shapeways shop until the molded version not be available . 

Here are available more info about the new products :

VR micro Brain 5 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrainmic...

VR GPS 8 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/gps-ublo...

About VR Brain 5.2  http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrain5-d...

Best

Roberto 

These are the board developed by VR Lab available in the store : VR micro Gimbal , VR Multi Constellation GPS 8  ,VR Micro Brain 5 and plug and play VR micro telemetry board  . The VR Brain 5.2 is in pre order.

Example how is possible to assemble  the boards togheter , the form factor is very small and lightwheight . 

In the picture below is presente the VRX Radio Module lite , Standard and Advanced ( OSD support ) 

This is a very exclusive video  example of fully autonomous fly using VR Leash experimental kit . You can set the position where put the drone by VR Leash natural reposition system or by PAD / Smartphone user interface available in VR Pad Station Pro.

These electronic component is in the stock on the store and with the Black Friday coupon you can obtain a discount of 20 % for Friday 27 November 2015 :) and for 28 November 2014. You need to insert the coupon during the checkout process.

The Standard Coupon is : 20%VRBlackFriday2014

The "Secret" Coupon is :  20%VRBlackFriday2015

VR micro Brain 5 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrainmicro51-detail

VR GPS 8 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/gps-ublox-8-detail

VRX uBrain Telemetry module lite option 433 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-ubrain-radio-module-lite-433-mhz-europe-38-61-detail

VR uBrain Telemetry module lite option 868 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-ubrain-radio-module-lite-868-mhz-europe-38-61-62-detail

VR radio module lite option 433: http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-radio-module-lite-433-mhz-europe-38-detail

VR radio module lite option 868: http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-radio-module-lite-868-mhz-europe-38-61-detail

VR micro Gimbal Board :  will be available at december 

VR Leash : available for OEM and Pro project.

About VR Brain 5.2 

http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrain5-detail

today we officially open the pre order for VR Brain 5 sorry for delay but we did some update to the project now the current release is VR Brain 5.2 we add some new connector respect of rev 5.1, more detail came on wiki in the next days .

The delivery will be from 18/12/2014 if we have some update about new early dates will inform you by broadcast mail on virtualrobotix.com so you register on it please.

We decide to open today so you can use the VR Black Friday coupon .

Best

Roberto

In this video is possible to see, the first long range test of  one of advanced functionality that  will be available in a new pro revision of VR Pad station , with this feature is possible recive in realtime a streaming in h.264 with latency near 300  ms. The new feature support : Wifi - 3G - 4G LTE . With Video streaming you recived in realtime the telemetry data from the drone. 

Another interesting video about a new advanced follow me functionality that will be available on VR Pad Station and VR Leash ,too 

VR Pad Station is an app that turns your Android smartphone or your pad into a ground station combined with a powerful digital remote control radio for use with your RC model or with your drone. 
Is designed to be used on Rover, Airplane or Drones for hobby and professional use. It 's a project dynamic and evolving based on feedback from users of our community: www.virtualrobotix.com
It use mavlink 1.0 and support the firmware APM Copter , Plane and Rover

The current version is a preview suitable only for BETA testing use it carefully.
Use VR Radio only with the simulator, until new updates.

In Version 2.1.0 we adding the support for new VR Gimbal that use mavlink protocol for setting and control the camera . This is last video of new gimbal with mavlink support that use the mission planner mavlink but will be support of our new VR Pad Station  : 

Version 2.1.0

- Updated USB serial library (need more test)
- Added USB compatibility for VR Micro Brain
- Added VR Gimbal configuration panel
- Added a confirmation dialog when enabling RC override
- Improved communication handling
- Improved device compatibility with less requirements
- Fixed some crash problems
- Fixed other bugs

Version 2.0.9
- Added MavLink telemetry logs option
- Fixed FollowMe and Guided Mode
- Fixed "out of memory" problems on some devices
- Fixed a problem where gimbal parameters are not downloaded automatically inside settings
- Fixed crashes on loading airports
- Fixed a bug during arming

Version 2.0.8
- Fixed HDOP decimals
- Added confirmation dialog for ARM/DISARM/TAKEOFF
- Sticks are aligned to the RC of the drone before override
- Separated acc calibration from mag calibration panel
- Added button in mag calibration for compare the drone yaw with the device gps yaw
- Screen never in standby
- Added support to 19200 and 38400 serial baud rates
- Added solar radiation level info inside overview panel

Version 2.0.7
- Changed USB serial library, now it supports more devices

Version 2.0.6
- Added failsafe configuration settings

Version 2.0.5

- Added radio calibration in GCS settings;
- Added airports locations on map, in an area of 100km from user/drone position, activated from map settings;
- Fixed minor bugs;

Version 2.0.4

- Corrected gimbal settings layout on smartphones
- Added waypoint commands
- Long click on a waypoint in the list opens an editing dialog
- Option for setting the zoom when auto-pan is enabled
- Added option during the generation of polygon for set the altitude
- Added, where available, range/units/values of parameters
- 3D map in some areas with normal map type
- Now you can interact with map in the VR Radio, if RC override is not enabled
- Fixed an error in VR Radio where the channels goes directly from RC_MIN to RC_MAX
- Added failsafe and sensors status into HUD
- Added HDOP indication in the action bar

In the new revision 2.0.3 is available

• A new info bar with a lot of usefull information battery level , gps status , active mode .
• A new follow me standard mode .
• Only one connection for different application.
• Parameter setup for gimbal.
• New configuration option pannel .
• New advanced user interface compatible not only with PAD but also with Smartphone android device.
• A early revision of VR Glass Station a special revision that work on Google Glass device.

We are work in progress with some advanced features as Special follow me mode , Fligh log book and VR Gimbal integration and advanced low latency h.264 video trasmission.

The App is compatible with APM Copter , Plane and Rover.

Inside the community could be possible discuss directly with developer about the new request feature .

Join us in beta testing this is the direct link to google store : 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.laser.VrPadStation

 Google Community Group for manage the beta testing of VR Pad Station continue to join new member  this is the link : 

http://plus.google.com/communities/102697330643558260161

This is the official Virtual Robotix Discussion group about VR PAD Station 2.0.3 :

http://www.virtualrobotix.com/group/vr-pad-station-2-0

Feedback about our application are welcome ... :) In the next week we intend improve VR PAD Station with new feature under development.

Best

Roberto

This is a video example of how you can add the telemetry module to VR micro brain and test the board with VR Pad Station. Now is possible to connect directly VR micro brain and VR micro Gimbal to VR Pad Station by a usb OTG cable.

These are the board developed by VR Lab : VR micro Gimbal , VR Multi Constellation GPS 8  ,VR Micro Brain and plug and play VR micro telemetry board .

Example how is possible to assemble  the boards togheter , the form factor is very small and lightwheight . 

In the picture below is presente the VRX Radio Module lite , Standard and Advanced ( OSD support ) 

This is an a video example of new VR micro Gimbal in action.

This is a very exclusive video  example of fully autonomous fly using VR Leash experimental kit . You can set the position where put the drone by VR Leash natural reposition system or by PAD / Smartphone user interface available in VR Pad Station Pro.

Some of board use in these drone is already available : 

VR micro Brain : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrainmicro51-detail

VR GPS 8 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/gps-ublox-8-detail

VRX uBrain Telemetry module lite option 433 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-ubrain-radio-module-lite-433-mhz-europe-38-61-detail

VR uBrain Telemetry module lite option 868 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-ubrain-radio-module-lite-868-mhz-europe-38-61-62-detail

VR radio module lite option 433: http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-radio-module-lite-433-mhz-europe-38-detail

VR radio module lite option 868: http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-radio-module-lite-868-mhz-europe-38-61-detail

VR micro Gimbal Board :  will be available at december 

VR Leash : available for OEM and Pro project.

Best

Roberto

Hello,

Today I had a second try at AutoNavigation with DO_SET_ROI and Tilt following.

No sound (Raw sound is really bad), no music (I'm not friend of iMovie). Spline navigation around our flying field on sunday morning (November 09).

Essai prise de vue Point d'Intérêt avec multicoptère from BreizStone on Vimeo.

This is the first fly of VR Micro Brain with Open Pilot firmware .

Dear Friend ,

after a lot of month to work and 1 year of experience on VR Gimbal firmware now we are at release 1.20 I'm very happy to present a new revision of product. 

VR micro Gimbal 4.0

In the video you can see the early preview of new product . VR micro Gimbal 4 derived from Brain 5 platform , it's based on Nuttx 7 O.S. support SD card for real time data logging and Mavlink protocol for direct integration with our advanced Flight Control VR Brain 5  and VR micro Brain 5 .

We aere working with other member to Dronecode foundation to try to define a standard for gimbal managment based on mavlink protocol .

We already implement a Mission Planner plugin for direct control the gimbal . Now we are discuss in dev team about the development of mavlink packet manager put over the nuttx os that can re direct mavlink traffic to correct device when it recived from ground station of from the specific application .  

The new oem product will be available in the next month for beta tester and oem for more information send a mail to info@virtualrobotix.com 

Best

Roberto  

With VR Micro Brain 5 is possible to develop very light fully autonomous drones , in last months i developed different kind of prototype the main targets was :

- Very light platform only 439 gr.

- With support of micro brushless gimbal 150 gr. 

- Support of automatic fly support with high reliability after a lot of test i   developed new kind of technology :

• a new GPS : VR GPS 8 based on new generation of Ublox 8.
• a new VR Leash a device for full control of drone in very simple way.
• a new VR micro gimbal 2-3 axis based on nuttx OS with native mavlink support.

- My last target is a long time flight , the first revision of micro drone flew for only 8-10 minutes , now with last updates , new custom motor propeller and battery our time of flight is 27 minutes :)

This is the video of early version of new frame for long time of flight , need to solve some vibration problem i doing all test using EKF and APM Copter 3.2rc12 all work very well.

The next week will be present the new very nice and light frame for our Micro Brain from VR Mechatronic Lab :)

After the latest firmware release, vrb supports RtOS for operation.

A neat feature is the advanced and quasi-unlimited logging capabilities. The logs will be written after each flight session and they are stored on SdCard.

on Vrb 5.0 the microsd adapter is on board, but for owners (like me) of the previous hw revision, we need to work creatively.

the standard SD-CARDs is accesible via SPI bus, and the mandatory connections are : MISO(master-in-slave-out) / MOSI (master-out-slave-in) / SCK (clock) / SS (signal-select) / GND and VCC+.

all of them is available on JP27  connector (the white one near the INPUT rails). This one, has 8 pin connections, we need (as stated before) only six of them.

We can figure out which ones by looking at image below.

pin-1 is the one which is more close to MCU (the big chip on the center of the board); pin-8 is the one near the input rails.

I could buy a specific adapter for sd card, but I decided to be creative and I invented this system, which at the moment seems to work very well.

Basically I used a simple adapter sdcard-> microsd and I soldered directly to the exposed pad on the back as shown.

all the connections are straight point-to-point. watch out for "exp_EN" which connects to SS on sd card adapter. i've ordered pre-crimped cables and the female terminal directly at VirtualRobotix.

You can check if everything works correctly by connecting the VRB with sd-card inserted in Mission planner and connect with Terminal. Once connected, enter in "TEST" and then in "SHELL".

Check for a folder called "APM" into fs/microsd path.

No more configuration is necessary.

Now the system will log all the flight data on different files on sd, and you can retrive them by simply unplugging the card from the copter and reading it with a computer.

UPDATE : 

NOT all microSD is +5v tolerant on vcc. so i've tested a solution using a 78l33 linear regulator soldered directly on pads.

the "VCC_5V" connection goes in the In pin of the 78l33 (pin3), gnd on sdcard pad 3 and the output of the 78l33 goes to pad 4.

The mod works flawlessly.

check datasheet of 78l33 for pinout numbering.

This is a video example of our you can add the telemetry module to VR micro brain and test the board with VR Pad Station. Now is possible to connect directly VR micro brain and VR micro Gimbal to VR Pad Station by a usb OTG cable.

These are the board developed by VR Lab : VR micro Gimbal , VR Multi Constellation GPS 8  ,VR Micro Brain and plug and play VR micro telemetry board .

Example how is possible to assemble  the boards togheter , the form factor is very small and lightwheight . 

This is an a video example of new VR micro Gimbal in action.

This is a very exclusive video  example of fully autonomous fly using VR Leash experimental kit . You can set the position where put the drone by VR Leash natural reposition system or by PAD / Smartphone user interface available in VR Pad Station Pro.

Some of board use in these drone is already available : 

VR micro Brain : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrainmicro51-detail

VR GPS 8 : http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/gps-ublox-8-detail

VR micro Telemetry option 433: http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-radio-telemetry-kit-433-mhz-europe-38-detail

VR micro Telemetry option 868: http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/vrx-radio-telemetry-kit-868-mhz-europe-38-61-detail

VR micro Gimbal Board :  will be available at december 

VR Leash : available for OEM and Pro project.

Best

Roberto

After the VR micro Brain 5 we finally present you the VRBrain 5.
We had to work a lot on the operating system, new drivers and all the infrastructure to support the mission planner firmware repository, this is why it took so long to release the board.

Today the board is available on the store.
Here are the first pictures of the OEM version, I prefer to show you the board without enclosure because  it's a jewel of technology :)

It will initially be available in the basic version, and only for more experienced users that will join our advanced developer program we will have available a version that supports up to 3 IMUs with (Accelerometers , Gyroscopes , Magnetometer and barometer ) and also support up to 2 VR Multiconstellation GPS Ublox 8. 

The board has an on board CAN Bus driver, an SD Card and it's driven by the NuttX RTOS real-time operating system.

It natively supports Futaba and FrSky SBUS receivers (up to 18 channels) and will support Spektrum satellites 

Full tech specification :

Hardware:

• CPU:
  • ARM CortexM4F microcontroller with DSP and FPU.
  • 1024KiB di flash , 192KiB of RAM.
  • 1 SD Card Slot support until 64 gigabyte.
  •  Jtag support for onboard realtime debugging.
• IMU Sensor:
  • mems accelerometer and gyroscope (different option , available pro certify ,too ) 
  • barometer with  10 cm resolution.
  • 2  SPI expansion BUS for optional IMU
  • 1  sonar input.
• RC 
  • 6 RC INPUT standard PPM.
  • 1 PPMSUM 
  • 1 ARM Switch
  • 1 SBUS input compatible with  Futaba and  FRKSY technology. 
  • 8 RC output ( 60 - 490 hz ) , 4 optional RC output ( in SBUS mode)
• Expansion BUS
  • 1 CAN BUS .
  • 2 serial port for interface VR GPS Ublox 8
  • 1 i2c bus for magnetometer connection.
• Additional IN - OUT
  • 3 Output Switch digitali (ULN2003) 2 LED 1 BUZZER.
  • 1 input for voltage control.
  • 1 input for current control.
• Dimension 6x4.
• Available plastic and aluminium case as option.

IDE and development kit . 

• Eclipse IDE.
• Arm GCC Toolchain.
• Support real time debug .

Firmware:

For this platform are available many libraries developed by the community Virtualrobotix and Diydrones. 

Native support of the operating system Nuttx rev 6.20 to 7.30. 

Bootloading and Automatic Update standard and custom firmware. 

Repository Server with native support Mission Planner 32 and 64 bit.

The supported UAV firmware are  : APM Copter, Plane and Rover

Our dev team support and improve VRBrain NuttX operating systems and AP_HAL_VRBRAIN . The Hardware Abstraction Layer for integration with APM firwmare enviroment. 

The mini site is available at : 

http://vrbrain.wordpress.com/

For more info send a mail to : info@virtualrobotix.com

The link where you can buy the board and find more info is this: 
http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrain5-detail

For this product is available a professional customer support program. University and Research Lab use VRBrain 5 in advanced research project. Join to our pro dev team today :) Some company that want certify their drone ask the support to our dev team for support during the qualification test .

For more info send a mail to info@virtualrobotix.com 

Guten Tag.

Hi.

My eniviroment to avoid requests.

Hardware:Gigabyte i7, 16GB Ram, a lot of HD's

OS Windows7_x64, Kubuntu 10.04

Relevante Software:

                Arduino 1.03, 1.5

                Visual Studio's

                Atmel Studio 6.2

                IDE PX4

                Missionplanner latest

                STM DFU

                IDE VRBRAIN

Controllers: ArduMega 2560, APM2.5, PX4FMU/IO, china clone apm2.5,

                    last but not least VRuBrain 5.1

Tools: AVR-Dragon, AVR-MkII, usb-scope

ToFly: lot of planes, copter,

Upload to VRuBrain the official Firmware with Missionplanner  OK

Connect GPS, Compass, Receiver OK

Problem: Firmware is not build For RC-Channel-Map of my transmitter.

Changed mapping with Missionplanners Patameterlist.(with write params like amp/px4).

Restart, No effect. mapping not changed

Downloaded from web variante xxxx_pwm.vrx.

The same.

Downloade Sources and compiled.

Got xxx.hex, xxx.bin .......

Tried upload with Missionplanner xxx.hex(like apm); Miisionplanner not accepts my hex.

Converted .hex to .dfu, Upload with STM-Tool OK.

But the bootloader is destroyed, Missionplanner can't connect.

I could cross the wires in pwm, but I think the is not a smart solutiom.

Help.

HOWTO build myFirmware.xxx accepted and uploading by Missionplanner.

Missionplaner accepts Firmeware.vrx downloaded from web.

How can I build myFirmware.vrx or myFirmware.???.

Dear Friends,

I'm very happy to present the result of latest VirtualRobotix's development: the new VRX GPS NEO-M8 .

I'ts the first Virtualrobotix's Multi Constellation GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and SBAS),  engine, using Ublox NEO-M8 receiver.

The NEO-M8 is a 72-channel high sensitive engine that boasts a Time-To-First-Fix (TTFF) of less than 1 second.

The dedicated acquisition engine, with over 2 million correlators, is capable of massive parallel time/frequency space searches, enabling it to find satellites instantly.

Innovative design and technology suppresses interference sources and mitigates multipath effects, giving NEO-M8 GPS receivers excellent navigation performance even in the most challenging environments.

VRX GPS NEO-M8 is  equipped with a Panasonic Amplifier for better reception and a backup battery for quicker warm restarts.

The VRX GPS NEO-M8 also integrates Honywell's latest high precision digital mag (HMC5983). 

The HMC5983 can be used either in SPI or in I2C (selectable via a solder Jumper), it has a 200Hz output rate and it's temperature compensated, giving the best experience for our vehicles. 

The VRX GPS NEO-M8 is fully compatible with APM:Copter's  firmware and it's plug and play on VRBRAIN5, VRuBRAIN5, APM 2.5+, PixHawk and all boards that mount the DF13 connectors.

If you don't have a DF13, you can easly solder standard servo pins on the exposed pads.

The preorder is available at:

VRX GPS NEO-M8: http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/accessories/gps-ublox-8-detail

VR uBrain 5:  http://www.virtualrobotix.it/index.php/en/shop/autopilot/vrbrainmicro51-detail

If you are interested in the product click on notify me on the website to reserve the product.

Reservation is not binding.

The VRX GPS NEO-M8 has been tested in the field with our VRX300 "Personal Fly Robot SDK Platform"  here are some photos and  graphs from latest flights.

Flight Controller: VR Micro BRAIN

GPS: VRX GPS NEO-M8

Compass: HMC5983 mounted on GPS board

ESC: 12 A Kiss ESC

Motors: RCX - ZMR 

Propellers: APC 6x4

Lipo: 2200 mAh

Radio: Taranis with SBUS receiver X8R

These are the vibration graphs on the VRX300 

The number of satellites during this flight started at 11 and arrived to 15, the hdop was  from 1.3 to 1.5.

During my tests we have seen up to 18 satellites with an hdop of 0.7 .

With standard GPS module some times it is possible to see only 5 with an high HDOP

Here is possible to see the Altitude from Baro vs Altitude from GPS is not so bad :) 

Some RTL and Loiter tests in the Field with precision of less than 1 meter.

Features and Specifications:

• ublox NEO-8 module
• Concurrent reception of GPS/QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou
• Industry leading –167 dBm navigation sensitivity
• 3,3V or 5V Inputs, with low noise 3.3V regulator.
• 5 Hz update rate
• Rechargeable 3V lithium backup battery for high efficient warm start
• Panasonic Low Noise Amplifier for antenna signal with high gain (19dB)
• EPCOS SAW high quality low-loss RF filter for GPS application
• 25 x 25 x 4 mm ceramic patch antenna
• Dedicated I2C EEPROM for receiver configuration storage
• High resolution compass (2 milli-gauss) and high speed (2 milli-gauss)
• Power and fix indicator LEDs
• ArduPilot Mega compatible 6-pin JST connector
• Exposed pads for simple soldering connection
• 38 x 38 x 8.5 mm total size, 19 grams.
• Receiver type NEO 8
  • 72-channel u-blox M8 engine
  • GPS/QZSS L1 C/A, GLONASS L10F
  • BeiDou B1
  • SBAS L1 C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS
• Navigation update rate: 
  • Single GNSS up to 18 Hz
  • Concurrent GNSS up to 10 Hz
  • Position accuracy: 2.0 m CEP
• Acquisition (NEO-M8Q/N)
  • (Default mode, GPS/SBAS/QZSS+GLONASS with TCXO)
  • Cold starts: 26 s
  • Aided starts: 2 s
  • Reacquisition: 1.5 s
• Sensitivity 
• (Default mode, GPS/SBAS/QZSS+GLONASS with TCXO)
  • Tracking & Nav: –167 dBm
  • Cold starts: –148 dBm
  • Hot starts: –156 dBm
• Connector : Serial Bus , I2C Bus and SPI as option plug and play fully compatible with : VR Brain , APM 2.x , PX4 and Pixhawk Flight Control . Available also solder pad for OEM Application .

Best

Roberto