Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Discrete power supply for servos and autopilot

[Tilman Baumann]

On 04/04/12 12:39, Tilman Baumann wrote:
> What do you think. Any ideas?
> I'm afraid I'm talking about a pure idea here. But I think I can pull 
> it off.
>
> I have no great experience in RC power requirements and requirements 
> in UAV.
> I suppose I should separate V_SERVO and +5V for radio, GPS and autopilot.
> How much juice should I calculate for Servos? How 'dirty' are they?
> I'm even thinking of a Buck-Boost setup for low cell counts. Is that 
> actually relevant to anybody?

I just realized how little use that would be. I guess nobody uses less 
than three cells. Combined voltage in of low voltage cutoff is still 
high enough.

As for DC converter modules. I could not find what I wanted at Farnell. 
I guess I will have to build my own.