October 2016
Intermediate to advanced
222 pages
5h 26m
English
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Chapter 24. Interfaces
Throughout this book we have been connecting one processor to another using some kind of interface with another acronym for a name. These standards allow us to buy a GPS unit from one company and a flight controller from another and believe that they will be able to talk. But the number of them, and the constant stream of new ones, can be a bit daunting. This chapter lists many of the interfaces commonly used on drones, with some discussion of what each can be used for.
Computer Interfaces
Much of the wiring on a complex drone connects different computers together: for example, the flight controller to an ESC or to the telemetry radio. All of these connections use some kind of serial interface. This just means that the ...