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Another Minimosd waiting for Mavlink Question

Started this discussion. Last reply by mP1 May 3. 4 Replies

Hello all,I have spent last night and this afternoon and evening on this. I have read everything I could find and tried everything that was offered. I just keep getting waiting for Mavlink on both of…Continue

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APM2 GPS

Started Mar 14, 2012 0 Replies

Hi,I crashed my Bixler into the sea last night night??? (Don't ask.)I washed it and the minimosd in fresh water. Dried it out.Everything works fine (God knows how?) and shows in terminal tests that…Continue

APM 1 magnetometer "Bad Compass"

Started this discussion. Last reply by 3D Robotics Tech Support Jan 30, 2012. 1 Reply

Hi,I have a secondhand Hexa with APM 1 and latest firmware, xbee pro 900 and gcs.I have ordered the new Purple 2, but wold like to get the APM 1 going to practise and put it on a Bixler when the new…Continue

xbee problem after uploading Arducopter 2.1.1 alpha

Started this discussion. Last reply by Don Brooks Dec 26, 2011. 6 Replies

Hello everyone,I have been reading everything I can after buying a second hand Arducopter Hexa with Xbee wireless + Xtreambee board telemetry 900Mhz and Ardustation. Prior to ,loading the new…Continue

 

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Damian ONeill replied to Alex's discussion TBS Caipirinha setup
"Hi Alex, I run this setup and am using stock PID's. I did try the Teksumo PIDs but they were awful. The stock work perfectly for me."
Monday
Damian ONeill replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released
"Using AP 2.73 with the orientation 90 Degrees (Clockwise). I have this set in the Parameters and the HUD responds appropriately. On the Flight Planner screen should the plane icon also correct for this and show the plane facing North if it is facing…"
May 29
mP1 replied to Damian ONeill's discussion Another Minimosd waiting for Mavlink Question
"Did you try using the minim osd extra firmware ? I update last night (2 April 2013) with arducam f/w version 2.0 and yet the wiating for heartbeat message display the logo with a 1.0. Mighty confusing.  How does one really know the firmware…"
May 3
Damian ONeill replied to Damian ONeill's discussion Another Minimosd waiting for Mavlink Question
"With the 3DR radio you can daisy chain it to the OSD and leave the Tx off the minimosd. Some people are using the UART on the board for 1. I now have perfect OSD overlay with the beta revision but no mavlink data and my 3DR radios no longer…"
May 2
mP1 replied to Damian ONeill's discussion Another Minimosd waiting for Mavlink Question
"What do you mean on "both" of them, who are the both, both for me implies two ? Im having the same problem. My hex has a 3dradio which feeds the osd( i got it like this from udrones). When i have my "other" 3dr on my computer on…"
May 2
Damian ONeill replied to Damian ONeill's discussion Another Minimosd waiting for Mavlink Question
"BTW. Video is crystal clear so its only the OSD overlay. I know there are many posts on this but none of those helped me this time"
Apr 30
Damian ONeill posted a discussion

Another Minimosd waiting for Mavlink Question

Hello all,I have spent last night and this afternoon and evening on this. I have read everything I could find and tried everything that was offered. I just keep getting waiting for Mavlink on both of them?APM 2.5 (brandnew) and APM 2.5 1 month old.MP 1.2.45,  mav 1.0.2 x Minimosd 1.1 with V2.0 Firmware and latest charset and tried minimosd extra, and 1 x RCtimer Mavlink osd.I a not running 3DR although I do have them.I take it that the pinouts of the Telem Port from inside are Vcc,Tx,Rx etc…See More
Apr 30
Damian ONeill replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"Vibes look fine. So I guess I just have to hope it doesn't happen again. CoG good as well?"
Apr 18
Damian ONeill replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"Thanks John. Wasn't sure which parameter to click to see vibration. Your scenario sounds similar so I will go over the quad and make sure COG is still good. I take it a well balanced quad in zero wind should track along zero. It was pretty…"
Apr 16
Damian ONeill replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"HI all, Not to sure where to ask this or start new thread so I will start here. DJI frame, HK20a (SK flashed) esc, 980kv, AC 2.9.1. Has been a very successful build and perfect missions and FPV with this setup. I am not sure how to read the log to…"
Apr 16
Damian ONeill posted a discussion

APM2 GPS

Hi,I crashed my Bixler into the sea last night night??? (Don't ask.)I washed it and the minimosd in fresh water. Dried it out.Everything works fine (God knows how?) and shows in terminal tests that all is OK. 3D fix blue light comes on, compass is good, loaded Arducopter and then Arduplane and all is well except the blue light doesn't come on the IMU.I know it has been asked about removing daughter board etc for external GPS, but is there a way to get it to recognise the External GPS over the…See More
Mar 14, 2012
Damian ONeill replied to Michael Röske's discussion APM 2.0 Compass / Magnetometer calibration
"Hi I'm no expert, but on the page where you setup which hardware you will use (Sonar, Compass) just above the Declination setting is put is a button to Calibrate compass. You wave it in all axis and it gives you a number to enter. I…"
Mar 12, 2012
Damian ONeill commented on Sandro Benigno's blog post MinimOSD meets ArduCAM OSD Config
"Disconnected compass (Arduplane. Dont do it on Arducopter) and all is sweet. Best OSD I have had (I haven't had many). Thanks."
Mar 12, 2012
Damian ONeill replied to Ryan's discussion APM2 GPS Red LED and data help (CRASH REPORT, ANYONE ELSE?)
"Hers the other 2 pics"
Mar 12, 2012
Damian ONeill replied to Ryan's discussion APM2 GPS Red LED and data help (CRASH REPORT, ANYONE ELSE?)
"Here you go. Cheap and with PIDs already available. I don't know much about electrics as I have only really sloped and mainly DS. But this was easy with a few mods on the spar. The last photo is my new one ($34) which I am putting esc and OSD…"
Mar 12, 2012
Damian ONeill replied to Ryan's discussion APM2 GPS Red LED and data help (CRASH REPORT, ANYONE ELSE?)
"Hi Ryan, I was having similar issues. I deactivated the Mag/Compass and all is well. I tried everything with the compass, read many threads, waved it around to calibrate it, then couldn't find a thread to set the values the calibration gave me…"
Mar 11, 2012

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