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Arducopter 3Dr or Phantom

Started by Fred LeFevre. Last reply by Hugues 11 hours ago. 15 Replies

I've been planning on getting a phantom for sometime but recently it was suggested that I look at the arducopter. I've been doing some research and like the 3dr quad and hex rtf version. But I'm not…Continue

What means in tlogs the rxerrors_radio_t ?

Started by Hugues. Last reply by Hugues 15 hours ago. 4 Replies

Hello,I have this kind of…Continue

Building Copters with Round Tubes - Stronger, Lighter, Easier to Mount Motors than Square Tubes

Started by Forrest Frantz. Last reply by Forrest Frantz 16 hours ago. 102 Replies

Round tubes offer the following pros:handle twist better than square tubes.  Thus for the strength, are far lighter.are more readily available (pipes, tubes, arrows, kite frames, golf clubs and…Continue

how to use camera shutter automaticaly?

Started by Alexey Kozin. Last reply by Richard Boyhan 18 hours ago. 3 Replies

Hi allhow to use arducopter for auto photo?I need to make a quaid for automatically make shots at each waypoint (or every 20 meters of track).I configured shutter as specified in the manual and…Continue

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Comment by sid 4 hours ago

Hi Jani,

              Sorry , You are quite right. It was not an year ago but long back perhaps more then two years. My bad. Sorry. Time flies.

               Thanks for your prompt reply. I am looking at a stable hover with GPS and altitude hold , auto take off and landings + auto landing on fail safe  for Quad. I am comparing the same with DJI NAZA. Ofcourse the cost of NAZA is high but I am looking at the features. I saw NAZA performing well for all above requirements. I am looking at Aerial photography application. Will it perform at par with NAZA ? Does it have auto home location storage feature on power on ? Can I use the same without a computer and a modem in the field ?

I already have MediaTek GPS. Do I still need to buy one ? If I need to buy something additional for better performance , I do not mind.

Kindly guide me so I can proceed further.

Thanks n regards.

SID    

 

Comment by Charles lakins 22 hours ago

I think in all fairness since its very conception every release is a pre release its forever changing the numbers are just mere reference for builds some might work for some and not for others

Comment by Vikrant 22 hours ago

Randy, Thanks for the update on 3.0 release.

When is the final release trending towards? I'm just a little hesitant to try a pre-release build.


JDrones
Comment by Jani Hirvinen 23 hours ago

Sid, i really doubt that it's year ago. it's more like 3 years ago.  jDrones was separated from FahPah at end of 2010. If you log on store.jDrones.com you should find your earlier order from there. 

True current software does not fit anymore to 1280 CPU board.  1280 CPU board was announced to be End-Of-Life on software support over 1 year ago. You can still manually compile software that fits on it but you need to disable many features to make it happen.

I suggest to upgrade at least your main CPU board or whole flight electronics to get future updates. 

http://store.jdrones.com/ArduPIlotMega_p/jdapm256cpu.htm

or whole new APM2.5+ electronics

http://store.jdrones.com/ArduPilot_MEGA_2_5_p/fcapm25top.htm

Regards,

Jani / jDrones

Comment by sid yesterday

Comment by sid yesterday

Hi I had bought the APM hardware one year back from Fah-Pah , Thailand and succesfully flown the quad. I see a lot of development since then but I was occupied with my personal issues. I am back to my passion now but while trying to upload the latest version i.e. 2.9.1.b it says firmware too big for 1280. Please upgrade your hardware. I can understand the same but is there a way out or do I need to buy the new hardware. I can not shell out more money at this point. Is there a way I can use the tested firmware which can be used on this hardware ? Pls advice. Thanks. SID

Comment by John McGrath yesterday

Thanks Bill I might just do hang out for the Taranis.  I fly lots of Scale models (plane) and the Aurora is my main radio. I think buying a dedicated radio would be the right thing to do.

Comment by Bill Bonney yesterday
@john. Your HiTec will be perfect. If you want to buy a new TX though wait for the Taranis from FrSky. It uses Open9x firmware so is awesome for drone use. And it's only $200!
Comment by John McGrath yesterday

Glad to be part of the group. On the brink of ordering a loaded quad from udrones.com however I want to use my Hitec Aurora radio is there anything i should be aware of? Or should I just order a TH9x for it and be done with it.


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Comment by Randy on Saturday

Re, "where are we with ArduCopter 3.0", we're at release candidate #2 now which you can find here.  There was a temporary problem with the downloads area so initially I could only put rc2 into the old downloads area.  Anyway, the new wiki is the place to get it.

 
 
 

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