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A simple idea to share

Started by mark hubrich. Last reply by Charles lakins 1 hour ago. 2 Replies

I everyone. I've been playing with UAV for a couple years now and I have an idea that may make some peoples lives a little better. I'm a little lazy, who isn't right? I have accumulated quite a few…Continue

Motor pulsing in Altitude Hold

Started by Warren Purnell. Last reply by Jan 7 hours ago. 14 Replies

Just an annoying problem with the motors pulsing in Altitude Hold.I don't seem to be able to tune it out entirely. I've disabled the Sonar. The Quad holds altitude quite well but the pulsing upsets…Continue

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Arducopter 3Dr or Phantom

Started by Fred LeFevre. Last reply by Fred LeFevre yesterday. 16 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

Building 3DR hex-b and don't know about the connections

Started by Steve Monro. Last reply by Vikrant yesterday. 4 Replies

Hello world.Firstly, I'm new to this (oh great I can hear everyone say) haha.... and I'm not asking this because I'm dumb. I'm quite a nerd when it comes to technical things. However as simple as it…Continue

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Comment by Charlie Fox on February 10, 2013 at 5:48pm
I find with mine If I'm hovering above say 2m when I click alt hold it rises up a few meters then stops. If under 2m it drops down and lands. Its a bit of an art as it doesn't respond rapidly to throttle input. Definitely not how I expected it to act, i.e. lock at the altitude it was it when I flicked the switch. I think perhaps loiter does though as you can still manouver in loiter,
Comment by Gonçalo Abreu on February 10, 2013 at 5:41pm

Nevermind.. Silly me, i understand ir know. You are implying my throttle stick is not on 40%-60% position?

Comment by Gonçalo Abreu on February 10, 2013 at 5:39pm

I havent quite understood what you've said. Alt hold is not supposed to keep my quad between a sensor offset?

Comment by Charlie Fox on February 10, 2013 at 5:15pm
Hi Goncalo *my keyboard doesn't have that c sorry.
That is probably normal behaviour.

In ALT hold mode the throttle becomes altitude control. So switching modes doesn't guarantee it will hold its current altitude but rather the altitude relavent to the throttle position.

Gaining or loosing altitude in the mode tends to be quite glacial but switching back out of it can be exciting ;-)
Comment by Gonçalo Abreu on February 10, 2013 at 5:09pm

Quick question for 2.9.1 users. When i toggle altitude hold using inertial navigation my quad slowly drift down(eventually touching the ground). This drift is very slow. What parameter should i look after? Is it possible vibrations are causing this?

Comment by iskess on February 10, 2013 at 2:46am

Please help. I can't get APM to see my LEA-6H. Please see the thread I started here.

I'm still not clear how to use this forum.

Comment by Xomby on February 8, 2013 at 3:40pm

Hey Reto,

Thanks for the response... I was confused (been known to happen on occasion), but I'm not using my AR7100, but I am using my Spektrum AR7000.   

Still having the same issue, no response in the Tx / Rx Calibration page in the Mission Planner.

I have moved this discussion to the discussion boards, and can be found HERE

Thanks,

Xomby


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Comment by David Anders on February 8, 2013 at 2:08pm

Hi Thomas,

The process to build a hex is almost identical to the quad (just add 2 more legs), so it should be quite straight forward.  However, the recommendation to start your own discussion is a good one and then we can answer your specific questions.

Cheers,
David.

Comment by António Cabral on February 8, 2013 at 9:39am

Hi Thomas.

Here's the info about the ports you should use for your gimbal and how to configure it in the Mission Planner.

http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Camera

Perhaps it would be better if you started a new discussion within this forum specific to your issue. It'll be more organized, searcheable and easier to answer your questions.

Best regards.

António Cabral

Comment by Thomas Mc Grory on February 8, 2013 at 9:04am

Hi

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I have atatched a picture of the port I am using for my camera gimble, can anyobne tell me if it is in the correct port. I am using the 2.5apm board

Many Thanks

Thomas

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