Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery

[Mohit Mundhra]

I actually don't know if there is such a provision by default in the
tiny board. And if there is then what are the required changes to be
done in the code/config files for 2S battery. Also, I am getting
Mayday messages :(

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:25 PM, David Carlson <address@hidden> wrote:
> But there is already this divider by default in the Tiny.  Correct me if I'm
> wrong somebody in the know, but the main power supply is already connected
> to a voltage divider supplying an ADC port.  So unless you wanted an
> _additional_ monitor (though I've no idea why), there is nothing additional
> you need to do.
>
> Buzz
>
> address@hidden wrote:
>>
>> You would need to make the ADC see something less than 3.3Volts.  I would
>> suggest a voltage dividing circuit.  Then you would just need to write code
>> to monitor that ADC(not unlike the infrared.c code), and create the scale so
>> when say the ADC reads 3.3V you show a value in your messages of 8.4.  AJ
>>
>>    -------- Original Message --------
>>    Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
>>    From: "Mohit Mundhra" <address@hidden>
>>    Date: Mon, September 01, 2008 2:14 pm
>>    To: address@hidden
>>
>>    then how is that to be connected to the ADC port for monitoring ?
>>
>>    On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:23 AM, <address@hidden> wrote:
>>    > Definitely not!
>>    >
>>    >
>>    > -------- Original Message --------
>>    > Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
>>    > From: "Mohit Mundhra" <address@hidden>
>>    > Date: Mon, September 01, 2008 9:34 am
>>    > To: address@hidden
>>    >
>>    > Can I connect the V+ from the battery directly to the ADC port on
>>    the Tiny ?
>>    >
>>    > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:54 PM, <address@hidden> wrote:
>>    >> just change your CATASTROPHIC battery detect in your airframe to
>>    something
>>    >> like 6.5V and it wont cut the throttle, then you shouldnt need
>>    to add
>>    >> anything. I fly with a 2 cell battery with no issues.
>>    >>
>>    >> AJ
>>    >>
>>    >> -------- Original Message --------
>>    >> Subject: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery
>>    >> From: "Mohit Mundhra" <address@hidden>
>>    >> Date: Mon, September 01, 2008 2:56 am
>>    >> To: address@hidden
>>    >>
>>    >> I need to connect the 2S battery for monitoring in the tiny 1.1
>>    . Can
>>    >> i straightaway connect one wire from the V+ of the battery to one of
>>    >> the ADC points on tiny board? Which ADC_ should I connect it to?
>>    What
>>    >> other settings do I need to make in the configuration files for
>>    it to
>>    >> correctly monitor the battery status?
>>    >>
>>    >> Currently I havent connected the battery to the board and when I
>>    >> switch it to Auto 2, it cuts the throttle which is OK as it is
>>    >> detecting it as low battery. Do let me know what all I have to do.
>>    >>
>>    >>
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