RE: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery

[mark.griffin]

You will find that the battery settings are in the airframe
configuration file.
This part of the website explains it:
http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/index.php/Airframe_Configuration#Bat 

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On
Behalf Of Mohit Mundhra
Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2008 9:07 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] 2S battery

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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