Acro Naze 32 flight controllers available

[flybywire]

Looks like a capable FC board.  From Chris';s video, it looks quite aerobatic, those banks looked fairly steep to me.
What';s the deal with them, do they have flight modes?  How are they programmed/updated?

Andy

[dp106]

Can you put me on the list for a full one please 

[barneyg]

Looks like a capable FC board.  From Chris';s video, it looks quite aerobatic, those banks looked fairly steep to me.
What';s the deal with them, do they have flight modes?  How are they programmed/updated?

Andy

It is essentially MultiWii ported to a 32 bit platform ... obviously it is a separate fork so some stuff is different but you can either use a Chrome app to configure or the MultiWii gui and you use a terminal program called Putty to do some things too that you would have to recompile MW to change ... like going from Quad + to Quad X etc.

[barneyg]

And just to double post ...
Phil put me down for a Full one too please  ;D

[philtrum]

there is a google app you can used called baseflight, it makes config really easy

underneath the covers they are running a version of multiwii, there are 3 main flight modes -

manual - no auto level
angle - auto level
horizon - a hybrid of the two - auto level at mid stick, manual at full stick movement

you can enable the compass and gps on any of these modes its a very configurable controller

I have to say I';ve flown multiwii, naze32, apm, naza lite and out of all of them I prefer multwii for the direct feel you get, very controllable, very stable, if I wanted a "nail it to the sky" button, Id go naza with gps though

hope that helps
Cheers
Phil

[flybywire]

It is essentially MultiWii ported to a 32 bit platform ... obviously it is a separate fork so some stuff is different but you can either use a Chrome app to configure or the MultiWii gui and you use a terminal program called Putty to do some things too that you would have to recompile MW to change ... like going from Quad + to Quad X etc.

Ah, Yes, the Multiwii is another board on my horizon, as I';ve seen much good on t'; interweb with them. 
BTW I use putty occasionally to terminal onto switches hereabouts for firmware updates etc.

[flybywire]

there is a google app you can used called baseflight, it makes config really easy

underneath the covers they are running a version of multiwii, there are 3 main flight modes -

manual - no auto level
angle - auto level
horizon - a hybrid of the two - auto level at mid stick, manual at full stick movement

you can enable the compass and gps on any of these modes its a very configurable controller

I have to say I';ve flown multiwii, naze32, apm, naza lite and out of all of them I prefer multwii for the direct feel you get, very controllable, very stable, if I wanted a "nail it to the sky" button, Id go naza with gps though

hope that helps
Cheers
Phil

That';s helpful info Phil, thanks.  Yes, I may have a go at something slightly aerobatic in future, so would you recommend the Full Naze over the Multiwii?

[philtrum]

That';s helpful info Phil, thanks.  Yes, I may have a go at something slightly aerobatic in future, so would you recommend the Full Naze over the Multiwii?

without a shadow of a doubt, and not just for aerobatics, i like to fly about using it, not just flips and tricks, they have a direct connected feel, like your actually flying it rather than controlling a controller thats flying it, less intrusive but just as stable
if that makes any sense lol

[flybywire]

without a shadow of a doubt, and not just for aerobatics, i like to fly about using it, not just flips and tricks, they have a direct connected feel, like your actually flying it rather than controlling a controller thats flying it, less intrusive but just as stable
if that makes any sense lol

Perfect sense, thank you.  I must admit, it';s nice to have some sure fire  recommendations for open source stuff.

[Hands0n]

Andy, I flew MultiWii before coming to APM and Naza.  It was a great flight OS to use, the flight controller was pretty good also - you can see some of my early stuff on my YT channel.

I';ve only played with the Naze32 (Full) on my table top and the first reaction I had was "Wow! Thats a bit quick, and accurate".  The sensors and the greater power of the 32-bit ARM processor are evident. It reacts lightning fast to my hand movements which is probably why it flies so well in 3D space.   I';m no Acro pilot, but do like the thought of such a capable Flight Controller on my multis.  I';m just waiting for some "stuff" to arrive and I';ll be building the Naze32 into an aircraft.

Intentions are to add GPS and get it doing all of its capable modes.

[flybywire]

Andy, I flew MultiWii before coming to APM and Naza.  It was a great flight OS to use, the flight controller was pretty good also - you can see some of my early stuff on my YT channel.

I';ve only played with the Naze32 (Full) on my table top and the first reaction I had was "Wow! Thats a bit quick, and accurate".  The sensors and the greater power of the 32-bit ARM processor are evident. It reacts lightning fast to my hand movements which is probably why it flies so well in 3D space.   I';m no Acro pilot, but do like the thought of such a capable Flight Controller on my multis.  I';m just waiting for some "stuff" to arrive and I';ll be building the Naze32 into an aircraft.

Intentions are to add GPS and get it doing all of its capable modes.

Superb!  Yes, I';ve been watching the multiwii FC';s for some time now, and haven';t really heard a bad word about them that I can think of.  I guess these things are gonna get more sophisticated as time rolls on, suppose it';s just the reliability of the firmware that goes onto them that can be a bit dubious?

[Hands0n]

This was the state of the art with MultiWii Pro (HK board) and last year';s version of MultiWii code (I can';t recall it).  It was very capable on an 8-bit controller. So the ARM-based Naze32 is going to be stonking ...

http://youtu.be/CJm7yb5mMjo

Oh yea, and before anyone else says .. yes, I do appear to fly in the wind an awful lot! Curses. Blighty. Curses

[flybywire]

Can';t avoid it here mate, just have to get used to it, as the golf pro';s say ';don';t hit it harder into wind, just better';!

[philtrum]

Pre-orders so far

BarneyG - Full
DP106 - Full
Trev2971 - Full
FlyingMarty - Full +solder +case
Atomiclama - Acro

I will be ordering later today, if want to reserve one, please let me know asap, I will of course be ordering a few spares

Cheers
Phil

[philtrum]

Order Placed, should be here in approx a week
Phil

[philtrum]

Well customs have just hit me with a nice bill, so that means they are in the uk and fingers crossed will get delivered to me tomorrow

I will update when i have them in my hand

Cheers
Phil

[philtrum]

picked up the delivery today, will be listing as back in stock on the website tonight once i packaged the pre-orders



Cheers
Phil

[Pauluk]

i';ll be looking to purchase another next week,if you have any left,probably an acro this time for my other 250 mini,these things fly so smoothly,i';ll probably be swapping out all the kk2.0 boards i have for these

[philtrum]

they are now listed on the site

youe right, I was flying my new h quad design and its soooo solid on a naze32

Im seriously thinking about getting a gps to try on it

Cheers
Phil

[JT]

 There';s one less listed now........

I just killed my crius i2c board for GS so I figured I needed to do something and then I saw this thread....    I';m going to try and hook up my ublox GPS to it.

Get it posted Phil, I';m all excited and everything!

[Pauluk]

Purchased one now,just incase they are all gone by next week 

[philtrum]

Purchased one now,just incase they are all gone by next week 

At this rate i';ll have none by tomorrow lol

I';ll get them prepped tonight and sent tomorrow for everyone who has paid

Cheers
Phil

[Pauluk]

Thanks Phil,

Mine has just arrived,looking good.

Paul

[JT]

  Mine has arrived!! Great service, thanks Phil,I do like a quick delivery ::)
Not played with it yet but I may have a tinker tonight if I can stay awake enough to weild the soldering iron

[barneyg]

got mine too ... at first I thought  someone had sent me some header pins and I was wondering when exactly I';d ordered them ... then I spotted the controller board tucked in the corner ... OMG this thing is TINY.   ::)

[Hands0n]

LOL, it is a bit tiny. I';m knocked sideways at how very responsive the ACC';s and Gyros are running it on USB on the table. The Baro seems incredibly accurate, matching my own height when raised of the table. Can';t wait to fit it into something soon

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[barneyg]

The wife is going to get an early night tonight so I';m going to get a chance to play with its setup and solder in the pins "soon".

The question then becomes do I strip the Crius out of my 450 or wait and build something new

[Hands0n]

Are you using the Base flight add-on for Chrome? It makes for real simplicity. Don';t forget to update the Naze32 software to latest.

When I get back I';ve go to start working on getting a GPS hooked up. It';ll be a CN-06v2

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[barneyg]

Yeah I';ve got that GPS too ... Chrome extension indeed ... Will need to set up the build environment too, I';ve been too busy so far this week

[Hands0n]

Reading the Naze manual is a bit scary in places. Got to remember, some of the I/O is 3v with warnings of instant FC burnout of you get anything wrong!

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