"Sorry that it didn't work out..
What plastic has been melted? The little plastic connectors?
If so you can at least try to solder in the gyro with an iron as of now you cannot destroy much more.
I would not trash it away ;)"
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Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3
Started this discussion. Last reply by Heiko Oct 3, 2012. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I am having major problems with my ArduCopter running the 2.7.3 firmware and Mission Planner version 1.2.12.This all occurred after a nasty crash but while I was fixing it the Mission Planner and…Continue
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Heiko replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3Dalton Caughell replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"Just put in a order for a new APM with the new GPS :)
I slapped tin foil on it and tried heating it but there was so little solder on the gyro it did not come even close to melting until the board was so hot the plastic was melting.
I…"
Heiko replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"I fixed such kind of solder problem at least 3 times with a paint stripper hot air gun, on my xbox360.
But the chip was bigger and there were no nasty plastic connectors on the way.
If you don't get it with the solder iron, try wrapping…"
Dalton Caughell replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"Yeah I can confirm that the "ins" test in the CLI hangs on "InertialSensor"
I am willing to bet that I disconnected my gyro during the crash and your's some how came damaged.
I flashed the firmwares from…"
Heiko replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"Found another thing to reproduce the failture.
Connect to CLI via Missionplanner.
Go to Test, then test "ins" this is the "InertialSensor", our Gryo/Accerel combo.
For me it writes "Init InertialSensor" and then…"
Heiko replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"No fix yet, but for reference there are several reports that there are more people having almost same issues.
The possible causes i found include:
- Bad solder junctions at the power supply pins - that causes the board to only give ~3v instead of…"
Dalton Caughell replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"I've got nothing. It sounds like we have remarkably similar issues though. The only difference is in the CLI I can get radio signal.
If they examine your board and give you a diagnosis please pass it on, and if I learn anything I…"
Heiko replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"I'm facing extact the same Problem.
I started to build my ArduCopter and everthing was ok, when i tried to first fly it i couldn't arm the motors, and the blue LED lit steady.
After a debugging session i could confirm that i had changed…"
Dalton Caughell replied to Dalton Caughell's discussion Problem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3"Bump the problem is worse than I thought. There is no data at all being displayed in the status tab of the mission planner. I can get reading in the terminal for devices like the compass and the radio but when I click the connect button I…"
Dalton Caughell posted a discussionProblem with Mission Planner 1.2.12 and ArduCopter 2.7.3
I am having major problems with my ArduCopter running the 2.7.3 firmware and Mission Planner version 1.2.12.This all occurred after a nasty crash but while I was fixing it the Mission Planner and ArduCopter software were also updated. After reconnecting and updating the firmware for the first time I noticed a host of problems. 1. All the radio levels in the configuration menu are at zero "Not even 1500 like with a disconnected controller but 0". However when I go into the…See More
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