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Topanga, CA


About Me:

Lasers, theme park engineering, ride control, EE, lots of stuff


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Walking the line between FPV and UAV. Having fun with both.


Hometown:

Topanga


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David Crater replied to David Crater's discussion MissionPlanner32-1.2.msi Won't Install
"Chris, after some delay, I'm back on the APM2;
Uninstalled MP from my Win XP machine, reinstalled 1.2.5, did not connect
Purged all APM and MP entries from Register with Regedit, reinstalled, upgraded to 1.2.6, connects Ok, now.
Did not try on my…"
Aug 16, 2012
David Crater posted a discussion
Hello,Downloaded MissionPlanner32-1.2.msi, won't install. Install Shield goes through its paces, Around the "validating" step it says "rolling back" and uninstalls, ending with "error....etc."This is a Win XP machine, 32 bit. Installed .Net…
Jul 29, 2012
David Crater replied to David Crater's discussion APM Connection Problem
"Checking mode Switch:
Pins:
1 - Nearest DIP Sw
2 - Center
3 - Nearest edge of board
Flight Mode (away from header)
1: 4.9 v
2: 4.9
3: 0.5
Setup Mode (toward header)
1: 4.9 v
2: 0.5
3: 0.5
Is this correct? Expected the center pin to be 4.9 v always…"
Sep 3, 2011
David Crater posted a discussion
(posted previously in Software, meant to post here)Is there a good reason my APM wouldn't connect in Flight mode but does connect in Setup mode?I am obedient in moving the mode switch as instructed by the prompt.It always times out and gives the no…
Sep 3, 2011
David Crater posted a discussion
Where can I find an explanation of the altitude options in APM Planner 4.38?Absolute AltHold default AltVerify Height Thanks
Jun 4, 2011
David Crater posted a discussion
When I attempt to read or write WPs in Planner Mavlink, it won't connect.Times out after 25 seconds, message says "Error : System.Exception: Data Received blah blah Might be waiting for GPS Lock...." But in CLI, can query GPS, reports Lat/Long, #…
Jun 2, 2011