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Mission Planner via Mavlink USB: seldom connects.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Boston UAV Sep 16, 2012. 1 Reply

First post, first attempt to get the system up. Quadcopter.Mission Planner running on Windows 7 inside Parallels on an iMac:Via Mavlink USB:It connects after about 50 tries, and I can't determine why…Continue

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Boston UAV replied to Pete Smith's discussion Mission Planner via Mavlink USB: seldom connects.
"Hrm, I had issues initially with my 2.5 board not powering up via USB until I swapped out the supplied USB cable (despite it looking sturdy). If you are able to install the firmware then your connection sounds fine, but make sure to wait 30-60s or…"
Sep 16, 2012
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Mission Planner via Mavlink USB: seldom connects.

First post, first attempt to get the system up. Quadcopter.Mission Planner running on Windows 7 inside Parallels on an iMac:Via Mavlink USB:It connects after about 50 tries, and I can't determine why it connects or fails.I got it working great the first time it connected and the next day it took many tires and finally connected, yet the HUD was flipping wildly, all I could find to do was hit reset, and I have not been able to reconnect since.I am powering from RX (just to power the RX) and…See More
Sep 16, 2012
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