Hi All,
I have been really busy at work lately. The good news for me is that much of it has been working with the AVR processors.

I feel pretty good about the AVR/gcc combo. I have been experimenting with using an SD flash memory. I made some changes to the AHRS controller system that I've been working on. One of the op-amps would not have worked like it was. I also added an SD memory socket. This will allow logging up to 1GB of data for whatever (flight recorder). I cleaned up the layout a bit. If this board passes the design rule checks, I will order it tomorrow. If anyone is interested here it is:
http://hanfordsite.com/files/ahrs0809.zip
I'm really looking forward to getting the helicopter flying again. I should be able to get this controller up and running in very little time I hope. Once I do, I will start sharing source code that will compile with gcc.
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The boards are ordered!