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A YouTube video with some of my Quad Crashes

Started Oct 15, 2012 0 Replies

Thought you'd all get a kick out of this.   It's only 4 minutes long.…Continue

ESC's are NOT created Equal, my saga about ESC's for "Patches", my new Quad.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Berfield Sep 18, 2012. 5 Replies

Hi all,I've made a larger sized quad, and put larger motors on it, and larger ESC's.I learned at great cost about some ESC's.  I'm hoping to save you money should you be looking for ESC's for APM…Continue

Tags: Patches, ESC's

Where to get ESC's in the U.S.?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Luke Olson Sep 13, 2012. 1 Reply

Hi All,My ESC saga continues. I need them by tomorrow, so can't wait until china ships.  No stores here in portland have the 50 amp ESC's I need.Does anybody have a recommendation of a store with a…Continue

PWM Frequency and compatibility of ESC's

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dan Gray Sep 11, 2012. 2 Replies

Hi all,I'm using a Turnigy Trust 55A ESC (well, trying to use) ESC.…Continue

 

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marcelo replied to Dan Gray's discussion APM Log Visualizer Source Code
"when I click in the map, the URL being created contains "," instead of "." in the coordinates, this is due to regional settings in my computer i think, in order to avoid incorrect mapping, the url should be fixed maybe with a…"
Mar 25
Andreas Baumgartner replied to Dan Gray's discussion How can you tell the difference between the 433 and the 915 antenna's?
"Hi, I ordered two 3DR modules 433 Mhz with antennas from RCT and due to bad performance I changed this antennas to a 2.4 Ghz one. In 3DR Config Tool I noticed no difference in RSSI and noise value. So for further investigatin I made a X-Ray from…"
Jan 9
Richard Boyhan replied to Dan Gray's discussion APM Log Visualizer Source Code
"I'd be interested in the addition for hex.  Where can I find a complied copy?  I really like the software and how it displays the logs file. ThanksRichard "
Jan 8
Derin Hakan Karakurt replied to Dan Gray's discussion APMLogVisualizer Version 1.34
"I couldn't manage to run and benefit from this program. I did everything written in the help section. Enabled logs on APM2 (but there is no log named ATTITUDE and MOTORS. can not enable them. attitude_med and attitude_fast exist but no attitude…"
Dec 30, 2012
Rolf Stefani replied to Dan Gray's discussion APM Log Visualizer Source Code
"Hello Dan,   Interesting software.  I see that the app only works on .log and not .tlog files.  Are they different formats? What I was wondering was if the logs look the same as mavlink messages?  I have tried to decode the gps…"
Nov 12, 2012
Andrew Fernie replied to Dan Gray's discussion APM Log Visualizer Source Code
"The format of some of the parameter packets has changed - for me it was the NTUN and CTUN lines. Everything else worked fine for me with 2.8.1 using version 1.34. I have made the necessary mods and sent Dan a message telling him where he can pick…"
Nov 11, 2012
Geir Engebakken replied to Dan Gray's discussion APM Log Visualizer Source Code
"I too gat thousands of bad line ...."
Nov 11, 2012
Peter Chaffe replied to Dan Gray's discussion APM Log Visualizer Source Code
"Dan, Thanks for sharing the source! Bill, Loads, Compiles, and runs here ok, in msvc# 2010 "
Nov 11, 2012
Bill Patterson replied to Dan Gray's discussion APM Log Visualizer Source Code
"I don't think this works in 2.8.1. I get thousands of "bad line" errors when I load a log, then not all the data is there. No sonar, no barometer etc.  "
Nov 11, 2012
Dan Gray replied to Knut Graf's discussion Could use log analysis help.
"Hi CaptainGeek You have to read up on the LOG command of the CLI. http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Datalogging Dan"
Oct 16, 2012
Dan Gray replied to Knut Graf's discussion Could use log analysis help.
"I never could find any information on the log file format, so I used the built in mission commander log display to figure it out on my own, when I wrote APMLogVisualizer. "
Oct 16, 2012
Dan Gray replied to Knut Graf's discussion Could use log analysis help.
"Hi Knut, I looked at your log file, and I think I have a couple of clues. Whenever you went to RTL, it looks like the copter started returning in every case, but the last time it did something interesting. One explanation would be that you put some…"
Oct 16, 2012
Dan Gray replied to Silvio's discussion Free fall from 600 Meters
"Hi Silvio, It looks like the APM rebooted. There's 5 minutes missing from the GPS log, plus a lot of stuff that looks like a re-boot, right during your crash. It would be good if you could turn on your motors for logging, it's easier to…"
Oct 15, 2012
Dan Gray posted a discussion

A YouTube video with some of my Quad Crashes

Thought you'd all get a kick out of this.   It's only 4 minutes long.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORKZNqj20-U&feature=youtu.beThose are the ones that happened to have a camera on board.  There are plenty of other unrecorded crashes!Dan GraySee More
Oct 15, 2012
Richard Boyhan left a comment for Dan Gray
"Hi Dan, Have you given any thoughts to modifying your APMLogVisualizer application so it supports 6 or 8 motors? Get App, thanks, Richard Boyhan"
Oct 2, 2012
Dan Gray replied to alex corbett's discussion Learning how to analyse logs
"Hi Alex, I had a look at your log using APMLogVisualizer version 1.34L, and found that in all probability, a motor failed OR your battery was low enough for one of the ESC's to shut down, OR less likely, one more possibility, your gyro failed…"
Sep 20, 2012

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About Me:
I love astronomy and RC flying
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It's an art project for my daughter and her husband
Hometown:
Portland, Oregon

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Oregon Star Party Aerial Video from my Quad

Posted on August 21, 2012 at 8:30am 6 Comments

Hi all, I put on my Astronomy hat for the last week, we had a wonderful time with very dark skies at Oregon Star Party (OSP) this year. 

I brought my Quad, and made a couple of hours of aerial video.  I trimmed it to 14 minutes or so, here it is:…

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APMLogVisualizer version 1.32, with C# Source

Posted on July 22, 2012 at 6:30pm 28 Comments

I've had quite a few positive comments, and also, some folks have pointed out bugs and made suggestions for improvements.

So, I fixed the bugs (all that I know of anyway), added most of the suggested features, and added a couple new features of my own.

Above is a YouTube Video that shows most of the features, and how I narrowed down the reason for…

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Comment Wall (2 comments)

At 8:51pm on July 21, 2012, John Hanson said…

 

Hi Dan-    The board sounds cool!    let me know-

hanshadow@comcast.net

Thanks!   John

At 6:02pm on October 2, 2012, Richard Boyhan said…

Hi Dan,


Have you given any thoughts to modifying your APMLogVisualizer application so it supports 6 or 8 motors?


Get App, thanks,

Richard Boyhan

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