"John,
Sorry for being so stupid but i have the same issue does this mean that i need to supply power on both sides even though the jumper is on.??/"
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Servos don't respond
Started this discussion. Last reply by gary Jun 27, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Hi I am new to this. Trying to setup ArduPlane on APM 2.0 hardware in a twinstar. My servo's don't respond, even though all the following is working:* Perfect connection with APM Planner 1.1.77 via…Continue
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spagoziak replied to Thomas Jøhnk's discussion Servos don't respond"Is any of this documented somewhere? I've spent almost my entire day trying to figure this out."
Paul Feely replied to Thomas Jøhnk's discussion Servos don't respond"Thomas, I came across this post which sounds similar....hope it helps, extract below Paul
Hi There,
Well, the solution goes like this :-
First, installed the power is normally applied to the 5V rail on the OUTPUT side of the APM. APM1 does not…"
"Yes, I am very sure. For the connections to the receiver, the manual is very very clear. But of rthe output I had to look at the ArduCopter manual (http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/APM2RC) to see that signal wires should go towards the…"
Paul Feely replied to Thomas Jøhnk's discussion Servos don't respond"Thomas, Are you sure the servos are plugged in the right way around?
Paul"
Wesley Chuen replied to Thomas Jøhnk's discussion Servos don't respond"Hmm... Try to hit the reset button on the APM and see if it helps. Other than that, I can't think of anything else.
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"Thank you for the answer, but this is not it.
I have the switch on, and I do power from the output side via the ESC signal wire. I can also hear the 'twitter' from the servos, but they just don't respond. If I plug the servos directly…"
Wesley Chuen replied to Thomas Jøhnk's discussion Servos don't respond"The "switch" that allow you to use 1 power source is one way. You need to provide power at the output rail where you have the servos plugged in. Then the power will flow to the input side. If you only power from the input…"
Servos doesn't respond
Hi I am new to this. Trying to setup ArduPlane on APM 2.0 hardware in a twinstar. My servo's don't respond, even though all the following is working:* Perfect connection with APM Planner 1.1.77 via USB. Vertical horizon moves perfectly.* Connected my receiver to the input ports. Perfect respons in APM Planner under configuration when I moves my sticks.* Have set all modes from a three-state switch on my trasmitter to manual.* Applied swicth on APM 2.0 so it can be powered from one of two ESC.*…See More
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