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Permalink Reply by James masterman on April 26, 2011 at 5:29am

I am having the same problem with the HK GCS. It seems to have been a problem in the last couple of versions. I run fine for a while and then it just freezes and I have to kill the software.

Sorry, no solution for you, just solidarity!

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Permalink Reply by Joe on April 26, 2011 at 6:26am

James,

 

Thank you for repling.

 

HK's  GCS really adds a whole new dimension(s) to the ardu pilot mega!

 

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Permalink Reply by Joe on April 26, 2011 at 10:43am

FWIW,,

 

It appears that I have the GCS working again.

I uninstalled the program completely and removed any reference to HK_CGS from the registry. Then reloaded it.

Then I reset the xbee baud rates to 38400 and also changed APM Port3 to 38400.

At this point Bat Mon, airspeed (Blue needle) GPS locked and #of SATS (no hdop yet) are all working!

I am also able to write waypoints etc via the Xbees.

The only issue I am experiencing now relates to the throttle display on the Battery&Throttle instrument and throttle section on the Status page.

With the throttle stick at idle,  53% is displayed.

In the servos page channel 3 IN and OUT  show 1024 and change appropriately with stick movement ;to the high side of 1958.

What I have found is that the 53% is coming from channel #1 (aileron) input.

If I move the aileron stick the throttle display changes, for example when the stick is displaced to the left the throttle displays -8% and if displaced to the right 110%.

Any help or ideas are welcome!

 

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Permalink Reply by James masterman on April 26, 2011 at 8:37pm

So no lockups when you did that?

 

I have not been completely uninstalling and then reinstalling. I guess that is PC helpdesk 101 so I will try that now and see if my problem goes away.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Mather on April 27, 2011 at 8:26pm

1.2.75 was a mess. Please download 1.2.76 and let me know if it fixes your problems!?!?

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Permalink Reply by Joe on April 28, 2011 at 9:26am

Thanks for the response HK,

 

I am still having RC channel one value being displayed in the throttle values as described earlier.

 

Thank You

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Permalink Reply by Paul Mather on April 28, 2011 at 9:44am

Can you post your APM_Config.h file. I just tested with a servo tester connected to IN0 and nothing changed on throttle. I put it on IN2 and it changed throttle as expected.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on April 28, 2011 at 10:11am

Here you go, Just as a side note I just changed back to the 57600 baud setting and in effect reloaded  APM 2.0.12, did the apm factory reset,  radio setup etc.

I have also included screen shots of the SERVO tab and SERIAL monitor with the program in use.

 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 // -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-

// This file is just a placeholder for your configuration file.  If you wish to change any of the setup parameters from
// their default values, place the appropriate #define statements here.

// For example if you wanted the Port 3 baud rate to be 38400 you would add a statement like the one below (uncommented)
//#define SERIAL3_BAUD        38400
//#define GCS_PROTOCOL        GCS_PROTOCOL_NONE


// You may also put an include statement here to point at another configuration file.  This is convenient if you maintain
// different configuration files for different aircraft or HIL simulation.  See the examples below
//#include "APM_Config_mavlink_hil.h"
//#include "Skywalker.h"

// The following are the recommended settings for Xplane simulation. Remove the leading "/* and trailing "*/" to enable:

/*
#define HIL_PROTOCOL        HIL_PROTOCOL_MAVLINK
#define HIL_MODE            HIL_MODE_ATTITUDE
#define HIL_PORT            0
#define GCS_PROTOCOL        GCS_PROTOCOL_MAVLINK
#define GCS_PORT            3
*/



//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// AIRSPEED_SENSOR
// AIRSPEED_RATIO
//
#ifndef AIRSPEED_SENSOR
# define AIRSPEED_SENSOR        ENABLED
#endif
#ifndef AIRSPEED_RATIO
# define AIRSPEED_RATIO            1.9936        // Note - this varies from the value in ArduPilot due to the difference in ADC resolution
#endif

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Battery monitoring
//
#ifndef BATTERY_EVENT
# define BATTERY_EVENT            ENABLED
#endif
#ifndef BATTERY_TYPE
# define BATTERY_TYPE            0
#endif
#ifndef LOW_VOLTAGE
# define LOW_VOLTAGE            9.6
#endif
#ifndef VOLT_DIV_RATIO
# define VOLT_DIV_RATIO            3.56
#endif

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  MAGNETOMETER
#ifndef MAGNETOMETER
# define MAGNETOMETER            ENABLED
#endif
#ifndef MAG_ORIENTATION
# define MAG_ORIENTATION        AP_COMPASS_COMPONENTS_DOWN_PINS_FORWARD
#endif


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// GCS_PROTOCOL
// GCS_PORT
//
#ifndef GCS_PROTOCOL
# define GCS_PROTOCOL        GCS_PROTOCOL_MAVLINK
#endif
#ifndef GCS_PORT
# define GCS_PORT            3
#endif

#ifndef MAV_SYSTEM_ID
# define MAV_SYSTEM_ID        1
#endif


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Serial port speeds.
//
#ifndef SERIAL0_BAUD
# define SERIAL0_BAUD            115200
#endif
#ifndef SERIAL3_BAUD
# define SERIAL3_BAUD            57600
#endif

 

Attachments:

• HK SERVO.JPG, 90 KB
• HK SERIAL.JPG, 172 KB

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Permalink Reply by Joe on April 28, 2011 at 10:16am

Sorry for the double post but here is a screen shot with AIL RC Channel #1 fully displaced. Notice the change in throttle display bearing in mind that the Throttle RC channel #3 is  stillretarded to idle.

Attachments:

• HK AILERON FULL.JPG, 91 KB

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Permalink Reply by Paul Mather on April 28, 2011 at 10:25am

Ah...got it. Click File, Settings and on the General Tab, select CH#3 for "Throttle Channel." The default might not match the APM's settings.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on April 28, 2011 at 10:35am

Fixed it!

Slightly embarrassed.

Thanks again for the awesome program and especially your time.

Once the wind diminishes I will flight test it.

Have lunch on me

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Permalink Reply by Paul Mather on April 28, 2011 at 10:39am

Thanks Joe! I changed the "default" throttle channel to #3....so others might not have this same problem...

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