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help heres my log file

Started this discussion. Last reply by philip desborough Apr 28. 4 Replies

helloi need help. i have had this for 2 years now and it has never flown its a ArduPilot Mega 2560 on the ArduCopter 3DR Hexacopter with sonar, optical flow, Triple Axis Magnetometer, AttoPilot 90A,…Continue

miniOSD Max7456 blown

Started this discussion. Last reply by Juan Jan 11. 1 Reply

hi therei think the Max7456 is blownhere is how i wired it with the immersionRC VTXi did not join DGND to AGND or DVDD to AVDDi powerd the AVDD side from the 5v from the out of the VTX the one you…Continue

thanks malcolm

Started this discussion. Last reply by malcolm churn Mar 18, 2012. 2 Replies

thanks for the phone calli have put the pid numbers in thankscan you look at the altitude sensor picture i dont think it looks rightThanksContinue

 

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philip desborough replied to philip desborough's discussion help heres my log file
"hello thanks again i did balance the props could i have to much foam the apm can move around about 5 to 8 mm i each axis any way it is flying the best its ever done"
Apr 28
Richard Boyhan replied to philip desborough's discussion help heres my log file
"Unbalanced props or APM is not mounted to dampen vibration. Try 1/2 foam in the corners with form on top with Velcro over the top holding down everything."
Apr 27
philip desborough replied to philip desborough's discussion help heres my log file
"hello thanks its working a lot better now thankswhat would be causing the spikes to 0"
Apr 27
Richard Boyhan replied to philip desborough's discussion help heres my log file
"You need to set you THR_MID to where your throttle holds hover & INS_MPU6K_FILTER to 20. Look under advance parameter."
Apr 22
philip desborough posted a discussion

help heres my log file

helloi need help. i have had this for 2 years now and it has never flown its a ArduPilot Mega 2560 on the ArduCopter 3DR Hexacopter with sonar, optical flow, Triple Axis Magnetometer, AttoPilot 90A, xbbeif i cannot get it working soon i will have to sell it can some one look at the logs and see if i have to much vibrationThanksit flys in Stabilize mode but when i goto alt hold mode it climbs real fastSee More
Apr 21
Juan replied to philip desborough's discussion miniOSD Max7456 blown
"Did you get it work? I HAVE the same problem, with miniosd and fatshark camera (5 volts)"
Jan 11
philip desborough replied to James Dinh's discussion How to calculate rate P with motor size and weight ratio?
"bump   must read"
May 1, 2012
philip desborough replied to Scott Christian's discussion Using Ardupilot for Camera Stabilisation
"i am thinking of taking the tilt and roll from the APM and sending it to a UNO"
May 1, 2012
philip desborough replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Submit your ArduCopter configuration files here
"i have APM 1, GPS, Magnetmeter, Sonar, XBee, Mini OSD, 30Amp ESC, 880Kv motors,12x45 props ImmersionRC 5.8GHz Diversity  Receiver, ImmersionRC Long Range Transmitter,5.8GHz Cloverleaf Antenna, 5.8GHz Skew Planar Wheel Antenna, 7dBi…"
Apr 11, 2012
philip desborough posted a discussion

miniOSD Max7456 blown

hi therei think the Max7456 is blownhere is how i wired it with the immersionRC VTXi did not join DGND to AGND or DVDD to AVDDi powerd the AVDD side from the 5v from the out of the VTX the one you use to power the 5v camerawhat i dont get is if i link AVDD to DVDD and DGND to AGND i get the on screen display dut no cameraand i can still commect to it miniOSD with FTDI and update firmware and char seti think the DVDD and DGNG are shorten now but wwill have to take it to work to seeSee More
Apr 9, 2012
philip desborough replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Submit your ArduCopter configuration files here
"i am working on the 3dr hexa"
Apr 8, 2012
philip desborough replied to malcolm churn's discussion ArduCopter Traditional Heli (was: "600-size heli")
"i am running 2.53 i may try to to run my pitch curve at 0 deg flat and run the throttle up just to see what happens"
Mar 31, 2012
philip desborough replied to malcolm churn's discussion ArduCopter Traditional Heli (was: "600-size heli")
"thanks for the link i tryed to fly her today and think i have a vibration problem when i got half head speed the swash tilts farward and right would it be the  Magnetometer  or the apm mounting i have to look at?"
Mar 31, 2012
philip desborough replied to malcolm churn's discussion ArduCopter Traditional Heli (was: "600-size heli")
"hi all i should really read all this thread one day i think i will try a flight this weekend i just have to work out how to free up a channle on my recever for the auto trim i have a external gyro and make a mix for the 5 flight modes in my TX for…"
Mar 26, 2012
philip desborough replied to malcolm churn's discussion Xbee causes Restart
"hi   i have the xbee and it works fine i jus use he 4 wires from the oilpan"
Mar 18, 2012
malcolm churn replied to philip desborough's discussion thanks malcolm
"I'm getting the same readings as you in the CLI, but in the main screen everything looks correct, what readings are you getting in MP HUD? please post in the discussion i have linked to."
Mar 18, 2012

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