Improve Doc to newbies

[meron1122]

Can you improved a doc for newbies?
List advantages and disadvantages vs original firmware - roadmap etc?

[silver13]

Sorry, I updated the information a little, but it's not really less complicated. Unfortunately I do not know how to make it any simpler. There is a thread on flashing a different quad, which uses the same program (keil ide) . You might be able to understand it better.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2278850

The advantages of this firmware are just that it allows acro mode, which is not common any more, especially in micro quads like this. I do not have a roadmap, but right now the firmware is 100% working, and if I can improve anything I will add it, but there are no functional issues with it.

There is also a level firmware now, which I have to improve.

I will think if I can improve the instructions further, perhaps I can come up with something.

[meron1122]

First of all, thanks for your reply.
I'm newbie in micro quadocopter but not first time in uC.
Can you Write something What acro mode do(If it work with standard pilot etc.)?

[silver13]

oh , I see. Acro mode is also called rate mode in other firmwares, it uses only the gyro part for control. in rate mode you control the rate of turn of the quadcopter. If you move the "pitch" control forward, the quadcopter will keep pitching forward, and if you center the stick the quad will stop pitching forward. To move it back to a zero degree angle you need to move the stick back.

A normal quad uses level mode, where you control the angle of the quad directly.

A link that might explain it better is here:
http://blog.oscarliang.net/rate-acro-horizon-flight-mode-level/

There is also a functional level mode firmware, but I class it as "alpha".
http://github.com/silver13/h8mini-testing
this might need pid tuning