"Aaron,
I'm really happy you had so much trouble with your AR8000 receiver!
Not because I'm sadistic, but because you wouldn't have asked about it, and Thomas would have never said:
And I'd have made the same mistake, and…"
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Spektrum AR8000... two bad receivers?
Started this discussion. Last reply by MarkJ99 Sep 17, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I purchased a DX8 that came with an AR8000 8-channel receiver. I'm trying to use it for an ArduCopter that was built by jdrones. The first AR8000 wouldn't power up even though it was receiving the…Continue
Question on Spektrum RX8000
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Feely Dec 28, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Am I connecting the wires correctly? And where do I connect the red and white power cable on the RX8000 receiver?I'm a total newb, by the way. Just going through the wiki and assembling everything…Continue
Newbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jason Tinacci Jan 7, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Greetings, all. For the past several years, I have led a project that involves the filming of a the length of a river from headwaters to a specific point for environmental purposes. For the past…Continue
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j.hrauda replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Spektrum AR8000... two bad receivers?"Do you use the RX with satellite ? The AR8000 won't work without."
Jason Tinacci replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Newbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project"Hi all,
I, too, am purchasing the same Quad kit and Spektrum DX8 remote Aaron mentioned but was wondering if you might shed some light on the telemetry option available on this page: http://www.udrones.com/product_p/acrtf2.htm. What's the…"
AdminThomas J Coyle III replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Spektrum AR8000... two bad receivers?
"@Aaron,
Don't feel to badly as I did the same thing with my AR6115, but it did not hurt it electrically. It is interesting that Spektrum changed the pinout without really emphasizing that the newer receivers did not have the same pin…"
Aaron Yates replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Spektrum AR8000... two bad receivers?"Wow, talk about egg on my face. I hadn't realized the new pin configuration and there really isn't much documentation from Spektrum on that. Thanks so much for the info! The AR8000 works like a charm now!"
AdminThomas J Coyle III replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Spektrum AR8000... two bad receivers?
"@Aaron,
I have yet to have a bad Spektrum receiver and I have an AR8000 too. You do know that the receiver output pins are the reverse of earlier Spektrum receivers? The PWM signal used to be on the top side of the receiver, but on the AR8000 and…"
Aaron Yates posted a discussionSpektrum AR8000... two bad receivers?
I purchased a DX8 that came with an AR8000 8-channel receiver. I'm trying to use it for an ArduCopter that was built by jdrones. The first AR8000 wouldn't power up even though it was receiving the correct current (4.95 volts) from the ArduCopter APM. So I went and purchased another one today and tried it out. It won't power up, either!Is this common with Spektrum? I have read a lot of negative reviews and forum posts about trouble powering up and binding. Is there something I'm doing wrong?See More
Paul Feely replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Question on Spektrum RX8000"Aaron,
You can plug the power into any of the channels (the power lines are all connected together in a rail).
The red cable (+ve) is connected to the middle pin, the black (-ve) to the outside edge.
Hope that helps
Paul"
Aaron Yates posted a discussionQuestion on Spektrum RX8000
Am I connecting the wires correctly? And where do I connect the red and white power cable on the RX8000 receiver?I'm a total newb, by the way. Just going through the wiki and assembling everything but I can't find a diagram anywhere explaining which pins to plug in on the receiver.I made a short video showing what I've done so far. Is this right? And where does the power cable go?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb1oEPyRwiwSee More
3D RoboticsAlan Sanchez replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Newbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project
"It comes with the receiver and also a telemetry module. You can set up the telemetry module to relay battery voltage to your radio. The easiest way to do this is two solder two single pin headers to the end of the "voltage sensor" they…"
Aaron Yates replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Newbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project"I'm sorry to bother you again, but you've been most helpful today and I just have one more question. I didn't want to start a brand new forum topic, so here goes...
So I bought this: http://www.udrones.com/product_p/acrtf2.htm
I…"
DistributorDany Thivierge replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Newbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project
"lots of people needs to see their props as they fly FPV and this helps a lot to know where your frame is...
I am sure there is a way to mount the GoPro so you dont see the props... or use one of the new setting on the GoPro2 to reduce the wide…"
Aaron Yates replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Newbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project"Thanks for your reply. The more I look at GoPro HD, the more I think it might serve my needs. However, in most of the video I see from the GoPro, you can see the propellers. Is this unavoidable or is it just the way their copters are set up?
By…"
DistributorDany Thivierge replied to Aaron Yates's discussion Newbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project
"Most people doing "heavy" lift camera go with an Hexa or Octo... the Quad will lift a GoPro but I would not put an expensive (and heavy) DSLR on one... at least not with basic motors and 10 inches props... heck scratch that I would not…"
Aaron Yates posted a discussionNewbie ready to experiment with UAV on a big project
Greetings, all. For the past several years, I have led a project that involves the filming of a the length of a river from headwaters to a specific point for environmental purposes. For the past projects, we have hired a helicopter company and have had a camera operator in the passenger seat actually do the filming. This year, I'm looking at putting together a UAV system to do the same thing. Here are my plans and a couple of questions if anyone would be so kind as to answer them.I'm planning…See More
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