And so it begins

I'm a software programmer but have always had the fascination for the combination between software and hardware. And with hardware programs like Arduino a software developer suddenly have an edge :)

My oldest son study to be an Electronic IT engineer at Aalborg University in Denmark, so together we have foster some project we will try out which combines my software expertise and his journey into the world of electronics

The first project we have started is building a Quad Copter or a drone.

So we order the parts from www.hobbyking.com, but as they are located in Hong Kong and we are in Denmark on the other side of the world, the waiting was to much for us.

We had to do something. So I bought 4 uDirc toy helicopters

And we took them apart to get the motors only and assemble on a simple frame.

Well there was not enough trust to lift the Arduino UNO which we used to control the motors.

But every thing else seems to be working.

Here is a short video if this experience made during the Christmas holydays with my three kids.

We then order some stuff from www.hobbyfly.com in Denmark.

But more about that in the next post :)