<qi-bot>
[commit] Werner Almesberger: atrf-path: added pass/fail indication (in the GUI, accept the result with P/F) http://qi-hw.com/p/ben-wpan/c86ce30
<kristianpaul>
hmm, fastgps is not that _fast_ actually
<kristianpaul>
well, thats what book said, also it does serial acquisition not parallel
<kristianpaul>
"Converting the file to 1 bit made no difference.  Here we have altitude from a sample file."
<kristianpaul>
awesome
<rjeffries>
sorta cool, they have limited goal for their drone project
<kristianpaul>
is not clear what are they using for acquisition part, but i guess the "high speed USB microcontroller" is the cypress one all people is using afaik
<kristianpaul>
okg i need some sleep, tomorrow i'll do some comment, also my account is pending aproval..
<kristianpaul>
"MAX2769 front end is just an analog to digital converter" hmm, thats not true at all, at least if you ignore the AGC part..
<kristianpaul>
rjeffries: diydrones have a wiki or source code repo?
<qi-bot>
[commit] Ayla: The FileLister won't list a file if a previous one has the same file name (without path). http://qi-hw.com/p/gmenu2x/6c97139
<qi-bot>
[commit] Ayla: Merge branch 'install_locations' of projects.qi-hardware.com:gmenu2x into install_locations http://qi-hw.com/p/gmenu2x/d0a24ac
<qi-bot>
[commit] Ayla: Fixed the renameSection() and deleteSection() functions to use the new directories. The sections can now be renamed and deleted. http://qi-hw.com/p/gmenu2x/6cb7ce1
<Ayla>
hi guys
<Ayla>
does nanonote have /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq ?
<xiangfu>
Ayla: root@BenNanoNote:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0# ls
<asmanur>
Ayla: hello, i saw you worked on suspend to ram in the nanonote by waking up from time to time, how can it be used ?
<Ayla>
I did work on suspend, but not for nanonote
<Ayla>
it would be possible to make suspend to RAM work in nanonote using that technic
<asmanur>
but it involves kernel hacking i guess
<Ayla>
no, you could do it in user space
<asmanur>
how ? there's no wakealarm file on nanonote
<Ayla>
you'd need my RTC patch, I think it has been merged in mainline now
<Ayla>
it enables the alarm for jz4740
<Ayla>
then the pattern is simple:
<Ayla>
program an alarm for in 1 hour, and suspend
<asmanur>
ok
<Ayla>
when resuming, check if the power button (that should be configured as a wake event) is pressed
<Ayla>
if it is not, return to step 1 :)
<asmanur>
but I have the latest version of openwrt for the nanonote, and there's no such file
<Ayla>
yeah, I don't know if they use the 2.6.39 kernel
<asmanur>
2.6.32 here
<Ayla>
it's been merged in 2.6.39
<asmanur>
ok
<asmanur>
i'll look into it, thaks for your reply :)
<Ayla>
have fun :)
<Ayla>
you could disable the backlight before the first suspend, so that the screen won't flash when the nanonote wakes up for a second
<asmanur>
yeah i do that already
<asmanur>
I remember that under debian it used to work well :/
<qi-bot>
[commit] Ayla: On the skin menu, the ALTLEFT/ALTRIGHT buttons will now respectively decrease/increase the ARGB values by 10. http://qi-hw.com/p/gmenu2x/38a83dd
<rjeffries>
kristianpaul http://diydrones.com/ does not seem to have a wiki or source repository however they have a forum where you might ask for source. they seem like a friendly and very open group. ding amazing stuff with DIY drones
<roh>
rjeffries in the drone market there is only very little open source
<roh>
mostly there are commercial assholes who havent understood the licenses they sometimes use in wording, but not reality
<rjeffries>
roh I think that will change. the amateur UAV/drone hardware designs are generally (not always) very open
<roh>
an to be fair.. i havent seen any foss drone do spectacular stuff... mostly they are fully loaded standing in the air
<roh>
rjeffries: nope. the problem is a)money and b) time. these two are usually quite fast filled by commercial interrest as soon as one of the foss guys learns something the rest doesnt know yet.
<roh>
btw.. drones are one of the most inefficient flight-toys ever. thus it will stay a toy without changing the concept to something like the french paparrazi project (mini glider)
<rjeffries>
roh you need to get out more. (just kidding) I've watced videos of really excellent drone flights that exhgibit very good autonomous f;ight contro;
<roh>
rjeffries: i was on motodrone event already....
<roh>
rjeffries: i know the technology they use. and i've seen sources. the commercial stuff is useable. the free stuff cannot even properly fill the easy challenges the motodrone people set up as soon as there is a little wind.
<roh>
last time they changed the challenges to happen inside a huge bunker hall to have less wind, and give some of the drones a chance... not very promising.
<rjeffries>
roh do you see the challenge as mainly software or also hardware
<roh>
rjeffries: people.
<rjeffries>
you must watch different videos than I do, roh <grin>
<roh>
its a question of mindset.
<rjeffries>
in any case I am not in the DIY drone field I watch from teh sidelines
<rjeffries>
the US government is getting rather nervous and may shut it all down
<rjeffries>
due to the "T" word and you know what I mean
<rjeffries>
new topic
<rjeffries>
do you have access to a 3D printer (I thin?)
<rjeffries>
think
<roh>
us gov i dont give a shit.
<roh>
;)
<roh>
legally its not allowed to run a drone without remote and flight on sight.. autnomous isnt a concept which is possible in the legal system afaik
<roh>
thats something the insurance guys need to think about (who is responsible for things a autonomous thing did?)
<roh>
similar with responsibility and such for kids ;)
<roh>
we ha ve a 3d printhead for the mill
<roh>
but its not 'ready' yet
<roh>
also we are currently moving the whole lab
<roh>
need to run now too.. do some measurements
<rjeffries>
if you are interested in Internet of Things, as I am, this book chapter may be unformative"