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APM (Arducopter or Other) Hangs, Crashes when RC Transmitter is transmitting
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Boyhan Jan 25. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi All,I have an APM 2.5 board (brand new), it's my second APM, I have another 2.5 in an aircraft, this one is for a quadcopter.I've loaded up 2.9 through mission planner, all good. Then power…Continue
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Map rotation - Can you stop it doing that?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Biggles Sep 23, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Firstly, I'd like to say that Mission Planner is a wicked piece of software, congratulations to the team behind it.The question I have is, can I stop the map from orienting with the heading of the…Continue
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ArduCopter (APM 2.5) Fails, Hangs, Crashs when Radio Gear Connected
Also posted on Forum.Hi All,I have an APM 2.5 board (brand new), it's my second APM, I have another 2.5 in an aircraft, this one is for a quadcopter.I've loaded up 2.9 through mission planner, all good. Then power cycled the APM and checked everything is fine, I can connect just fine and get telemetry through 3DR radio and/or USB.HOWEVER, when I connect my RC receiver up, it works ok and powers up, all good. But as soon as I turn my RC transmitter on the APM hangs, crashes or whatever you…See More
Biggles posted a discussionAPM (Arducopter or Other) Hangs, Crashes when RC Transmitter is transmitting
Hi All,I have an APM 2.5 board (brand new), it's my second APM, I have another 2.5 in an aircraft, this one is for a quadcopter.I've loaded up 2.9 through mission planner, all good. Then power cycled the APM and checked everything is fine, I can connect just fine and get telemetry through 3DR radio and/or USB.HOWEVER, when I connect my RC receiver up, it works ok and powers up, all good. But as soon as I turn my RC transmitter on the APM hangs, crashes or whatever you want to call it.I can be…See More
Jonathan McClanahan commented on Biggles's blog post APM 2.5 + X8 Wing First Flights"Would you mind emailing me the configuration files you are using? My email address is circask8ers@gmail.comThanks,Jonathan McClanahan "
Patch Thompson commented on Biggles's blog post APM 2.5 + X8 Wing First Flights"Good job Saurabh. Your friend looked pretty nervous, when you applied power before the hand launch......lol."
Saurabh Srivastava commented on Biggles's blog post APM 2.5 + X8 Wing First Flights"Thanks Biggles... This is still not that neat as I wanted it to be... LOL
Anyway, I did the maiden of the beauty.. She flew awesome... I was a little concered about the launch as she is quite heavy and the stock setup seem just ok.. not thaty great…"
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Will you be incorporating a gimbal for mapping or FPV??
Pat"
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X8 + APM 2.5 - Setup Photos
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 1:30am 17 Comments 1 Like
I've received a number of requests to show the detail inside the X8 that we've been trialing. So here we go with some photo's of my terribly messy cabling, and configuration. Hopefully the next one will be nice and tidy.
Most equipment is attached to the foam using velcro (aka hook and loop) that is stuck…
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Posted on September 22, 2012 at 11:54pm 15 Comments 6 Likes
My spanking new APM 2.5 arrived earlier this week, along with the xBlo GPS and 3DR radio modems. We've flown the X8 previously on RC just to make sure servo travels and CG are all good to go, but yesterday we conducted a series of 10 minute flights with varying levels of automation.
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