"Were you in simple mode? I noticed the flip occurred after you changed your orientation.
When using Simple Mode, you (the pilot) must stay in the same orientation.
If you turn 90°, then pitch will become roll!
If you want to rotate yourself and…"
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[Answered] All motors except #1 respond to throttle. #1 just beeps every three seconds...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeff Pinkston Jan 30. 5 Replies 0 Likes
3D Robotics QuadAPM 2.5All motors respond to manual calibration and respond to throttle when individual ESCs are connected to lipo and throttle channel.When I use auto calibration all motors respond…Continue
Motors appear to arm (LEDs solid) but don't after successful manual calibration...
Started this discussion. Last reply by R. D. Starwalt Sep 20, 2012. 23 Replies 0 Likes
***First time doing this disclaimer.***I'm having trouble arming the motors after successful manual calibration of all four. I'm using the Turnigy 9X with a 3DR Kit and am able to individually…Continue
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Jeff Pinkston replied to Andrew Girgen's discussion Hex constantly wants to roll to the right and pitch aft..."Does it always roll/pitch in the same direction regardless of wind or heading? I was having the same issue and realized that one of the motor screws was in the wrong hole about 2 cm off. If this is the issue, you will be able to see a…"
Jeff Pinkston replied to Anthony Schnabel's discussion quadcopter not level in mission planer hud"I'm having the same issue, were you able find a fix?"
Jeff Pinkston replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion All motors except #1 respond to throttle. #1 just beeps every three seconds..."Purchased a new PCB and problem is fixed."
Jeff Pinkston replied to walthero's discussion Mute button for messages in Mission Planner would be great!"Agreed for safety reasons as well. I'm just beginning so I have spent a decent amount of time connected to Mission Planner via usb while watching YouTube videos for recommendations on configuring the Turnigy 9X. I would really prefer to…"
Jeff Pinkston replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion All motors except #1 respond to throttle. #1 just beeps every three seconds..."Thank you. I swapped the connector around and motor one still doesn't move. So I either A) need to fix my soldering or B) get a new PDB?"
Jeff L replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion All motors except #1 respond to throttle. #1 just beeps every three seconds..."Swap the four pin connector around at the APM output side and run the motor test again. If it's still motor one that doesn't move then it's your PDB but if it's then motor 4 that doesn't move it's a bad output on…"
Jeff Pinkston replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion All motors except #1 respond to throttle. #1 just beeps every three seconds..."Thanks. I definitely need to check it with a meter. So close..."
Richard Boyhan replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion All motors except #1 respond to throttle. #1 just beeps every three seconds..."Pull your power distribution board (PDB) and check with an ohm meter. Just set the ohm meter to beep and check all jacks and pins. When all is good, plug it back up. Make sure your ESC controller cables are plugged in right. Mine had the black cable…"
Jeff Pinkston posted a discussionAll motors except #1 respond to throttle. #1 just beeps every three seconds...
3D Robotics QuadAPM 2.5All motors respond to manual calibration and respond to throttle when individual ESCs are connected to lipo and throttle channel.When I use auto calibration all motors respond to throttle except #1 which just continues to beep every three seconds.When I set up the motors in CLI via 'setup] motors', the motors will each alternate and spin in succession for a second except for motor #1 which doesn't spin when it comes to it's 'turn'. The others still continue to alternate…See More
Jeff Pinkston replied to Shawn Mason's discussion Number one motor will not spin. Any ideas? (FIXED!!!)"I'm having this exact problem with my 3D Robotics Quad. Was Motor #1 still beeping while the others would spin? I can manually arm #1 fine. But it just does the slow beep while the others respond to throttle when armed through APM 2.5."
"I had this problem (first timer also). After I was *certain* I had not made any wiring errors.. I found a big one.
If your ESCs are doing the musical thing and follow up with 'beep........beep........beep......' you may have one…"
Craig Fraser replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion Motors appear to arm (LEDs solid) but don't after successful manual calibration..."It seems you're at the point you need actual measured facts, not internal reading stuff via MP or anything else software i.e. let us assume you have the same code as "everyone" else who got a new 2.5 unit, that the code is fine (mine…"
Jeff Pinkston replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion Motors appear to arm (LEDs solid) but don't after successful manual calibration..."When I connected today to try again, I noticed there was an update for MP. After the update, I connected via USB with battery, armed the remote and noticed the attached in Failsafe. I'm definitely get output to the Servo/Motors (although it…"
Jeff Pinkston replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion Motors appear to arm (LEDs solid) but don't after successful manual calibration..."It calls for a jumper cap when flashing new firmware: http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/APM2Encoder
When I connect via MP the GPS works great and the results when moved seem to be correct. I will confirm the chXin and chXout statuses.…"
Craig Fraser replied to Jeff Pinkston's discussion Motors appear to arm (LEDs solid) but don't after successful manual calibration..."What is a jumper cap? Is it for your Tx's FW? If so, I don't think that the radio's FW is the problem, I never heard it didn't work stock with APM...
Maybe one last piece of data is to check the output voltage of the BEC powering…"
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