There is a lot of debate on RCgroups as to whether OneShot makes a noticeable difference or not. It is agreed it does speed the FC/ESC link up but some people believe it is so minute an increase it is not noticeable by a human. OneShot differs in that instead of sending information from the FC to the ESC constantly at a frequency of 500hz (sometimes the same command is sent multiple times), the FC only sends info when it has something new to send and the esc holds the last command until it receives a new one. What this means is there is no bottleneck for the new info to get through. I haven't tried OneShot because I use Naze32 FC's (Timecop and Felix don't get along so Timecop won't allow OneShot on the Naze32) but I don't feel like I'm missing out since I can't see how much more locked in I could possibly get my quad. I'm keeping my opinion reserved until someone can do a No Oneshot/OneShot installed comparison like i did with the KISS esc/BS12a video...
Thanks for filling in some of the details on the KISS FGA, I haven't been following the KISS threads in much detail since I can't afford any yet - mostly my info is from when Felix first started posting about them mixed with that filters through the warpquad thread and my limited experience getting to enjoy them for a week. So I've got the big picture and the hands on experience - but can't go into detail at the level I'd like to
As for oneshot...I felt a difference, I didn't have much time on them without oneshot and the difference was subtle...but I definitely felt a difference.
As for TC....I have a feeling that within 12 months Baseflight will fall off as the predominant firmware on the Naze32 boards due to TC's attitude. There are people who want to contribute code and improvements - but TC pushes them away far too often not because their code is bad...but because he just isn't interested in what they're perusing or takes personal issue with the developer that he lets cloud his opinion of their code. I should have a full Naze32 very soon to start experimenting with and I plan on trying out some of the alternatives to get a feel for them. I'd really like to look into Harakiri...but finding info on it is tricky if you don't speak German it seems. Cleanflight seems to be making some very interesting changes - but to be honest I kind of agree with TC more than I disagree about coding style and some of the development philosophies going into it. But at the end of the day it's not my project and what matters to me is how it flies development process be damned.
My prediction - within the next 12-24 months someone will come up with a baseflight fork that will REALLY piss off TC because it will break compatibility with the Naze32 hardware since there are some things about the Naze32 hardware that could be done better but TC maintained to stay backwards compatible with the board he was cloning in the first place.
We'll see how well my prediction holds out, but I've seen similar projects develop before and there are patterns I'm picking up on that seem to be going in predictable directions.
I stopped posting about the KISS esc's on this forum as people just didn't seem interested just like they weren't interested in SunnySky motors and Naze 32's a few months back so figured I'd sit and wait like before
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I think there's interest, but with the limited supply and premium price I'm not surprised there isn't much "chatter" here about them yet. Once supply stabilizes a bit better I expect to see more people giving them a go and hearing more and more praise for them.
I also wouldn't be surprised to see some knockoff designs start showing up within the next 3-4 months - but good FET's don't come cheap so I don't expect to see a big drop in price even on knockoffs without giving up some performance.
BTW: good job on the Quad Twitch and great going on the PDB jhitesma. I've been silently keep tabs on your progress.
Thanks, but I'm still kicking myself for some of the mistakes on the PDB
Working on a Rev2 to address the glaring mistakes...will be interesting to see what kind of new mistakes I manage to make next
I chose my parts for this build with an eye towards budget - but I really don't consider this much of a budget build. It's a development build and I knew going into it that even with a free frame that meant things could get expensive. Development is all about iteration and that takes time and money. I'm honored that Twitchity asked me to help and am having a great time with the process. I just picked budget minded components because 1) They were what I could afford and 2) I figure there's a higher than average change of carnage on this build so putting high dollar goods on there at this point just seems kind of foolish
Once the PDB reaches a point I'm willing to call it a v1.0 and Twitchity feels confident his frame design is ready for public consumption I do plan on swapping to some 2204's and hopefully saving up for some KISS's. Then maybe I'll have a chance of keeping up with Alex and his warp when he comes back for break from college
