"i have a light controller called DElight and it uses pwm values to activate modes and channels too
most of my other flight controllers are also switched via a switch rather than a stcik command or gcs command so i cant see it being a problem to do…"
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Mission Planner log file name request
Started Mar 21 0 Replies 0 Likes
When I run Mission Planner to review data logs, I open a file or several files but forget what file I am looking at. The problem is bigger if you have several logs open at the same time for…Continue
Arduino/ArduPlane compile problem in Windows
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Wishon Aug 4, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I built ArduPlane 2.50 on my desktop successfully running Windows Vista. When I moved it to my laptop running Windows 7 (64 bit OS), it fails to build. Just to make sure I didn't do anything in the…Continue
Building ArduPlane SITL in Windows Vista
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Wishon Aug 1, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I have been trying to build ArduPlane STIL in windows and can't seem to get the ArduPlane to build.I get the following errors in the cygwin terminal.First I changed the directory...…Continue
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Charles lakins replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group
Dean Miller replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group"Thanks Charles, I can see I may have to buy some 5v LEDs and resistors and run my NAV lights separately. But why is it that some people such as William here can just plug in 5v LEDs and others say you must use a resistor? Is it the type…"
Charles lakins replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group"Here hopefully this will help you more
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=24149173&postcount=398"
Dean Miller replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group"Thanks William, was really hoping I could get a PWM signal out of those AN pins (or somewhere else) on arming, this certainly explains why I can't get my setup to work. I would rather get my existing navigation lights to turn on when…"
William Wishon replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group"The receiver controlled switch wants a PWM (Pulse Width Modulated) signal. This is the type of signal that is output from a receiver. The width of the pulse sets the position of the of the servo. The output of AN4 is a level signal - on or off,…"
Dean Miller replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group"Hi guys, I too want to add external LED's to my APM 2.5 to show arm and GPS status, however I am no electronics wizzard, I don't know anything about bitmaps, LED controllers or diodes, and i am finding the information in the posts…"
Charles lakins replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group"And also if you are using a switch on your radio to a channel on the receiver that is dedicated for arm/disarming function
you could do this without any modification to the board itself by using a "Y" splitter on thet…"
Sandy Thomson replied to William Wishon's discussion External LED in the group ArduCopter User Group"See http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/external-arm-and-gps-led-kit-for-safety I've just added 10mm superbright LEDs as per this. Just check the size of resistor you need in series depending on the Vf for the LED in…"
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External LED
I want to add some external LEDs to my APM 2.0 to show the arm and GPS lock status.How would I do this?See More
William Wishon posted a discussionMission Planner log file name request
When I run Mission Planner to review data logs, I open a file or several files but forget what file I am looking at. The problem is bigger if you have several logs open at the same time for comparison. When you switch windows there is nothing to distinguish which plot is which.Is there somewhere I can look for …See More
William Wishon replied to William Wishon's discussion question about *.log - GPS starts mid flight in the group ArduCopter User Group"Thanks for the reply and analysis. So the GPS data is not logged if it doesn't have a 3d lock?
Here is a plot of vibration with just hover. The previous file was some high speed flight between hover locations.
Under what conditions are we…"
DeveloperRandy replied to William Wishon's discussion question about *.log - GPS starts mid flight in the group ArduCopter User Group
"William,
The GPS data starting later just means that you didn't get gps lock before taking off. Blue light on the APM will go solid when it's got a 3d Lock.
The vibration levels look…"
William Wishon replied to William Wishon's discussion question about *.log - GPS starts mid flight in the group ArduCopter User Group"Sorry, this is an APM 2.0, Quad-c with external LEA6 GPS."
William Wishon added a discussion to the group ArduCopter User Groupquestion about *.log - GPS starts mid flight
I was doing a few short flights to check acceleration values (az). During this flight the GPS data didn't start until half way through the flight. The second flight the data started at the beginning like it always does.Any idea what can cause this? Is the vibration low enough for 2.9.x ?Thanks.2013-03-20%2009-26%201.logSee More
William Wishon replied to Steve Cremer's discussion Problems configuring spektrum dx8"I have seen this satellite issue with several receivers. The first time I saw it, I assumed that the receiver was bad, but saw the same issue with multiple receivers. Here is what I observed and my assumptions.
1. I connected an AR7000 to battery…"
William Wishon replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.50 released"While you are working on RST_MISSION_CH, there are a few other things I would like to do with a switch as well. I would like to start a new log with a new mission. Also it would be nice to write the waypoints to this new log as well."
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- Flying fixed wing RC airplanes.
EE and CS background.
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- Just for fun. Planning to fly missions with my Super Cub. Partly to find lost planes.
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First flight with ArduPlane
Posted on July 18, 2012 at 4:30pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
I just got my ArduPilot and put it into a Super Cub. I was running default parameters as a first test. I plotted the flight path in Google earth and did some analysis of the results. I have attached the log file as well. Based on this flight, I need to tweek the PID filters for this plane to avoid overcorrection. The offset from the road where I took off and landed might be from not waiting long enough for GPS lock. Also the takeoff and landing altitudes are above the…
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