@neon64 wrote:
Sorry a real noob here...
Our team is working on a boat, however we are following along with the ArduRover docs because that seems the closest. Here the docs show loading firmware onto the APM using Mission Planner: http://ardupilot.org/rover/docs/common-loading-firmware-onto-pixhawk.html.
I have 2 questions:
The firmware is code that runs on an Arduino, right? A quick search shows that https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/tree/master/APMrover2 contains some code. Is this what runs on the microcontroller?
For a boat, how does the firmware/hardware differ to that of a rover? A boat has different outputs to a rover (ie: propeller and rudder vs wheels) and thus the microcontroller would have to control servos and motor speed. How much code do we need to write ourselves (I have done Arduino programming before, but not with ArduPilot etc)
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