Boom mic from an H...

[Grimsin]

So in another thread we were just talking about the AUX button being used to control an rx channel for the purpose of controlling the STROBON v2 lighting. So for a few days now I have been thinking about other things I would like to be able to rig to the H and use rx channels to control servos. There is also those two unused thumb pads, just sayin.... Which if nothing else should be use able when switched over into pad mode... I have not done it yet but I'm pretty sure I can get android games onto the ST16 and it would make for a nice little game pad when not flying.

All that aside... A boom mic is one of the things I keep thinking about. A mic that would be on a retractable line that could be lowered down below the H far enough to lose the prop sound and actually catch something worth while. I am not sure where the current mic is and how it is configured inside the H yet but... I am sure it is most likely in the cgo3 itself making this far more difficult but.... I believe nothing is impossible.

Also a servo carabiner. Don't tell me you have not thought about using your H to drop water balloons on unsuspecting neighborhood children?

 

[Drone On]

The mic would have to be pritty far away to lose the prop noise. The next time you fly your H see how far it has to be away from you so you don't hear it.
As far as your water ballon idea. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it's illegal to drop anything from an aircraft.

 

[Grimsin]

The mic would have to be pritty far away to lose the prop noise. The next time you fly your H see how far it has to be away from you so you don't hear it.
As far as your water ballon idea. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it's illegal to drop anything from an aircraft.

I was thinking some kind of sound reflector just above the mic too. Help dampen the prop noise even more and reduce the distance it would need to drop. I would guess a decent range away from it might be around 5-6 feet. Micro fiber optic as the drop cable so as to move the sound from the end of the mic to the main board.

As for legality's.... So? Nothing keeps them from shooting bb guns at my chopper.... besides... nearest law enforcement of any kind is nearly 20 miles. Nearest town 51 miles. Nearest real city 100 miles. Out here most people would just shoot back... and not with bb guns... So I feel the water balloons are "legal" I was mostly kidding anyhow. Okay okay maybe just partly....

 

[Tom C]

The Ability to drop things from the H is very possible all we need is an extra/open RX Channel because there are already many versions of servos that you can mount to the bottom that will let go of any object you want to carry. try searching cargo release servos or something similar. & honestly it may be somehow illegal to drop some things from a drone but think of it this way if people wanted to use our H's for a live saving activity ie during a flood you'd be able to connect a life jacket to said servo & fly it over to anyone that may be trapped by water flooding around them. & NO im not talking about those dumb contraptions that I've seen where you hook something to the bottom & then it releases it when you make your drone tilt in a certain direction because those a frankly just dumb. I know if you search amazon you can find such servos & it shows a picture of a drone carrying an entire blow up 2 person raft that is most likely alot heavier than the H could handle. I've been trying to figure out if the RX had any free/open channels that we could use because I own 2 Lume Cube Led lights that mount to the H but they seem heavy so I've now found a search light that comes as a single or dual beam & both are mounted on a fully capable pan & tilt mount with the necessary servos which would be awesome to be able to direct light in any direction you wanted, I found them on Hobbyking website go check them out they look pretty sweet. Tom C

 

[Grimsin]

The Ability to drop things from the H is very possible all we need is an extra/open RX Channel because there are already many versions of servos that you can mount to the bottom that will let go of any object you want to carry. try searching cargo release servos or something similar. & honestly it may be somehow illegal to drop some things from a drone but think of it this way if people wanted to use our H's for a live saving activity ie during a flood you'd be able to connect a life jacket to said servo & fly it over to anyone that may be trapped by water flooding around them. & NO im not talking about those dumb contraptions that I've seen where you hook something to the bottom & then it releases it when you make your drone tilt in a certain direction because those a frankly just dumb. I know if you search amazon you can find such servos & it shows a picture of a drone carrying an entire blow up 2 person raft that is most likely alot heavier than the H could handle. I've been trying to figure out if the RX had any free/open channels that we could use because I own 2 Lume Cube Led lights that mount to the H but they seem heavy so I've now found a search light that comes as a single or dual beam & both are mounted on a fully capable pan & tilt mount with the necessary servos which would be awesome to be able to direct light in any direction you wanted, I found them on Hobbyking website go check them out they look pretty sweet. Tom C

Actually Tom... I had this funny thought the moment he mentioned the legality's of it... about how im sure those search and rescue drones drop stuff and use the excuse of saving lives to circumvent any legality.... If anyone says anything about me dropping water balloons on the neighbors rug rats... Ill just say i thought they were dehydrated and i was saving their life by giving them some water!

I had already looked into it and knew that it was totally possible. Check out some of the 20k+ search and rescue kits for drones. Some of them include a servo beaner.

I really want lights and control of them too. Something tells me this is all totally possible because there is one of those search and rescue kits for the H even and some of the stuff for it would surely require open RX's. I almost guarantee the ST16 is capable. The real question will be... does the chip inside the H itself have access to those extra rx channels and have open spots on the board. Yuneec seems keen on the idea of upgrade ability, means chances are high! I have a bunch of mods coming for mine. Ill be opening it up soon... Ill find out then whats going on inside. I am new to uav's but.... not to hacking electronics lol.

 

[Grimsin]

Thinking about it... you know... even if the chip inside the H does not have access currently... There is this micro chip used by the model train hobby to make home made DCC command stations. I am pretty sure we could use it to give the main board the ability to do what ever we wanted lol...

 

[PatR]

Regarding the legality of dropping objects from the H, it depends on where you are. In the U.S. such activity is legal under certain controlled conditions. Rather than type a lot of text on a phone I suggest people consult published law documentation.


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[Grimsin]

Regarding the legality of dropping objects from the H, it depends on where you are. In the U.S. such activity is legal under certain controlled conditions. Rather than type a lot of text on a phone I suggest people consult published law documentation.


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Im fairly uninterested in the law behind it as the whole water balloon idea was mostly joking. I have far more need for light and light control and a boom mic then i do the ability to drop stuff lol. Ill build a sling shot to launch water balloons before i spend the time and money on a servo beaner lol. The things I would really want that ability for the H would never be able to carry. Like dropping supply's into a canyon for a long expedition. That would be where it would truly come in handy for me but it would never carry the weight in any kind of reasonable time. Heck even if i could get it to carry the other camera gear down lol... but just that bag alone is 20lbs. No way the H will ever do that. Lets not stray off topic hehe. Hopefully someone who knows how to access the rx will come along and tell us how we might hook up functions to the st16 unused buttons.

On another thought... Since the H and camera are bindable... has anyone looked into the idea that maybe another controller could be used instead of the st16? I have always been a fan of futaba and although i have not looked at their products in a few years, maybe they have something that would bind to the bird and the camera and at that point then all we need to do is deal with the accessing it in the H itself. Also means though that 3rd party power could be supplied and the servos or lights run independent of the H's main hardware. For that mater... I am pretty sure this is true already in the sense that one could get a 2nd radio and use it to control servos on self contained devices attached to the H. Would require a 2nd person to do with any efficiency though...

 

[Haydn]

The 4 way buttons do do stuff in the version 3.0.0 and 3.0.1
Trims and camera controls

 

[Grimsin]

The 4 way buttons do do stuff in the version 3.0.0 and 3.0.1
Trims and camera controls

Ive got version 3.01.b22 and as far as i can tell they do nothing. What mode do you have to be in for them to do anything?

 

[richard bottos]

dropping practice stuff for target practice is very easy. I use medication shipping container (about 8 in cube styrofoam), and drop it on targets at flying field. Two hooks on legs intersect through a loop on drop package (above) require you to retract landing gear and free the package. Since it is very lightweight, need practice to hit a ground target for competition. Lets see a "p" anything do that!
Also, some of the very lightweight gliders can use the vertical assist instead of slinging them in the air, you can even charge "lift" fees.
rbottos

 

[Haydn]

Maybe make sure it is set to advanced mode under system settings

 

[Grimsin]

Maybe make sure it is set to advanced mode under system settings

I will try that today but i thought that only gave access to radio channel frequency controls?

 

[Haydn]

No it gives advanced features on the camera.

 

[Grimsin]

Figured it out. Also updated to the latest firmware. Had no issues and now have LED control. Nice!

 

[Haydn]

Cool.
Glad it worked

 

[Flymac]

So in another thread we were just talking about the AUX button being used to control an rx channel for the purpose of controlling the STROBON v2 lighting. So for a few days now I have been thinking about other things I would like to be able to rig to the H and use rx channels to control servos. There is also those two unused thumb pads, just sayin.... Which if nothing else should be use able when switched over into pad mode... I have not done it yet but I'm pretty sure I can get android games onto the ST16 and it would make for a nice little game pad when not flying.

All that aside... A boom mic is one of the things I keep thinking about. A mic that would be on a retractable line that could be lowered down below the H far enough to lose the prop sound and actually catch something worth while. I am not sure where the current mic is and how it is configured inside the H yet but... I am sure it is most likely in the cgo3 itself making this far more difficult but.... I believe nothing is impossible.

Also a servo carabiner. Don't tell me you have not thought about using your H to drop water balloons on unsuspecting neighborhood children?

Hi There,
The thumb pads came into operation during the October update. The left hand one controls camera white balance and exposure for the CG03 Pro and the right hand pad controls left and right, forward and reverse 'trims'. So as far as I am aware the only control currently not in use is the button control next to the 'obstacle avoidance switch'.

 

[Flymac]

So in another thread we were just talking about the AUX button being used to control an rx channel for the purpose of controlling the STROBON v2 lighting. So for a few days now I have been thinking about other things I would like to be able to rig to the H and use rx channels to control servos. There is also those two unused thumb pads, just sayin.... Which if nothing else should be use able when switched over into pad mode... I have not done it yet but I'm pretty sure I can get android games onto the ST16 and it would make for a nice little game pad when not flying.

All that aside... A boom mic is one of the things I keep thinking about. A mic that would be on a retractable line that could be lowered down below the H far enough to lose the prop sound and actually catch something worth while. I am not sure where the current mic is and how it is configured inside the H yet but... I am sure it is most likely in the cgo3 itself making this far more difficult but.... I believe nothing is impossible.

Also a servo carabiner. Don't tell me you have not thought about using your H to drop water balloons on unsuspecting neighborhood children?

Thank you for the 'heads up' on the strobe lights. I have just sourced through a company called Flytron here in the UK.

 

[Grimsin]

Thank you for the 'heads up' on the strobe lights. I have just sourced through a company called Flytron here in the UK.

Ya Flytron seems to be the place for the StrobeOns. They make a version that is a stand alone. It has its own battery and will keep strobing long after your H battery dies. Could make the difference in finding it in the event of a flyaway. On that note... does anyone know if the Lumecube keeps functioning after it loses connection with the bluetooth your controlling it with? If so it too could work as a beacon in the event of a fly away. I hear its latest version has a strobe setting. It also will function for sometime after the H battery's would have died, I think the strobeon lasted longer though.

The thing about the StrobeOn V2 is it has strobe as well as solid setting so they could be used as landing lights. How ever it requires it be wired into the H and you have RX/TX for it.

 

[Flymac]

Ya Flytron seems to be the place for the StrobeOns. They make a version that is a stand alone. It has its own battery and will keep strobing long after your H battery dies. Could make the difference in finding it in the event of a flyaway. On that note... does anyone know if the Lumecube keeps functioning after it loses connection with the bluetooth your controlling it with? If so it too could work as a beacon in the event of a fly away. I hear its latest version has a strobe setting. It also will function for sometime after the H battery's would have died, I think the strobeon lasted longer though.

The thing about the StrobeOn V2 is it has strobe as well as solid setting so they could be used as landing lights. How ever it requires it be wired into the H and you have RX/TX for it.

Yo Grimson,
I have just ordered a red and green 'stand alone'. I think that they quoted about 5 hours usage per charge.