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Loading 2.81 after trying 2.9

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brian MacKay Mar 3. 9 Replies

Where do I go to get 2.81?  I have loaded 2.9 and done some test flying.  I want to flip back to 2.8.1 to tyr something and I don't know where to find it.  I thought I could go to: …Continue

Can RTL have a delay?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brian MacKay Dec 20, 2012. 2 Replies

I am looking for a simple two stage RTL fail safe function.  My scenario is probably a pretty common one.  With loss of radio contact, my Futaba receiver goes to its own failsafe.  This will trigger…Continue

RSSI question

Started Nov 22, 2012 0 Replies

I have 900 MHz 3DR radios on my arducopter.  It has so far worked very well.  I wanted to understand what values for RSSI I should be looking for on the ground station.  With the copter sitting about…Continue

Following forum threads

Started this discussion. Last reply by Brian MacKay Nov 21, 2012. 2 Replies

What is the correct way to follow a thread without having a repy to it?  I swear there was a button for doing so but I can no longer find it.  What am I doing wrong?Continue

 

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Brian MacKay replied to Ali Mazi's discussion Ditch the GoPro, it's the Canon SD1400is !
"You mistook my question, I am very familiar with how to reduce jello. However, since the CMOS readout rate is what is interacting with the propeller frequencies, different cameras are susceptible to different frequencies. I am wondering if the…"
Apr 21
Brian MacKay replied to Ali Mazi's discussion Ditch the GoPro, it's the Canon SD1400is !
"Has anyone judged the jello differences between the various GoPros?  I have the original GoPro and I find it really tough to isolate well enough.  I have always thought a CCD camera would make it so much easier but as someone pointed…"
Apr 21
Brian MacKay replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
"For me the difficulty with tuning is it is not obvious what the units are for different variables.  I was always afraid to touch Imax as a result.  Is there somwhere I can read about it?  Failing that, I was really interested in the…"
Apr 15
Brian MacKay replied to Sean Tierney's discussion FPV transmitter and camera powered off of 3S LiPo?
"I have used 3S lipos directly to power camera and Tx a number of times without any smoke issues.  One thing nobody has mentioned is brown-out performance.  Your main battery pack voltage is going up and down a lot in direct …"
Apr 9
Brian MacKay replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
"I am guessing the mounting is loose enough to damp everything out.  At any rate your results were great. I recognize the lid in the center of your frame.  I use what looks to be the same container but I mounted my right side up.  How…"
Apr 7
Brian MacKay replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
"Would you mind showing how your GoPro is mounted?  I just did a test flight with a F450 frame as well.  I had a pretty simple mount using some moon gel to isolate the camera on the front tab of the frames lower plate and I had plenty of…"
Apr 7
Brian MacKay commented on Manfred Dickgiesser's blog post I Wish I Was Excited About The GoPro Camera Craze
"I bought the original Hero HD when they came out, worked for a few days and literally burned out.  Smoke and an serious smell came out of the SD slot.  I contacted them, they were quite apologetic and after sending them my camera, they…"
Mar 25
Brian MacKay replied to Vince Hogg's discussion De-shaking, editing frustrations gopro.
"You are definitely saving uncompressed files of the size is huge.  It plays poorly because computers have a ton of processing power but limited data bus bandwidth.  I have done a lot of deshaking of GoPro data.  Your success will…"
Mar 16
Brian MacKay replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"Your before was pretty terrible but your red line really good, I wish mine was that good."
Mar 6
Brian MacKay replied to Brian MacKay's discussion Loading 2.81 after trying 2.9
"It turns out if you select one of them, the version numbers appear under the various pictures. There were multiple versions of some firm wares for some reason."
Mar 3
Rick F replied to Brian MacKay's discussion Loading 2.81 after trying 2.9
"Brian, did you ever get this figured out?  I am trying to reload 2.8.1 and came up with the same list of hex numbers instead of version numbers."
Mar 3
Brian MacKay replied to Randy's discussion AC 2.9.1 vs 2.8.1 GPS accuracy
"Which one if any best matches your actual walking path?"
Feb 18
Brian MacKay replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"What might be good is to scale the user input by 50% in RTL, allow the user to influence the flight but not enough to overpower the autopilot.  Treat RTL as more of an emergency mode, unlike Loiter."
Feb 14
Brian MacKay replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"Aren't his Zacc values roughly between the -5 to -15 range that has been recommended.  He is pushing the limit but not by much?  Maybe I have misunderstood the acceptable range."
Feb 14
Brian MacKay replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"I realize now my previous reply was not very clear.  I did not realize those parameters were only used for tuning Alt-hold and other modes where throttle control is automatic.  I will give them a try, when would someone deviate from…"
Feb 5
Brian MacKay replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"I have been doing initial rate tuning in Acro with the quad tied up.  Then tweaking things to my liking while in Stabilize.  I take it Thr_Accel_P to 0.5 and Thr_Accel_I are how I tune Alt-Hold then, those parameter are only used for that…"
Feb 5

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