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Error while compileing. I have had no luck so far please help.!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Bill Noyce Nov 5, 2009. 1 Reply

here is the error i get all of sudden when compileing ardupilot 2.3.1 and 2.4. very strange.dont know how to post images here so the screen shot of the error is attached.Error is as follows.In…Continue

GPS and Arduimu problem.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mario Nov 19, 2009. 15 Replies

in the groundstation server screen data is comeing in good but the gps data is all zeros. im useing your ublox satelite adapter and your board to attach to the arduimu. i checked all my code and…Continue

EasyStar RTF Question.

Started this discussion. Last reply by shawn vatcher Oct 17, 2009. 2 Replies

i got my easystar ready to fly kit today and i was going to change the motor and other stuff but it appears to be glued together . does anyone know if it is infact glued or is it just stuck. eg. can…Continue

DATA Transfer problem with ardupilot and xbee 900

Started this discussion. Last reply by shawn vatcher Oct 7, 2009. 19 Replies

I have set up ardupilot with the shield installed and xbee 900's to transmit the data. all the blinking lights seem to be good. eg. i get satelite lock on gps. i also see data being transfered from…Continue

 

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Mario replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"Thanks Doug ! You were right on... The change from 0 to 1 in that line #define PRINT_GPS 1 did the trick. I now have GPS readings. Regards Mario"
Nov 19, 2009
shawn vatcher replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"i think in the earlier version that problem was a bug that has been fixed in the latest version wich doesnt reuire a gps i think cause it worked fine for me."
Nov 19, 2009

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Doug Weibel replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"Hi Mario, If you get a blue LED the IMU is getting GPS data and you have a lock. Check that you have #define PRINT_GPS 1 (not 0) in the code. You can turn on or off portions of the output data with the #define statements."
Nov 19, 2009
Mario replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"Hello to all !! I have both arduimu ver 1 and 2(flat one) + ublox GPS and adapter. In virtual lab 8.5 ground test or processing ground test station I can see the imu working but I get only zero's on every GPS fields ( no lat and no long…"
Nov 19, 2009
Bill Noyce replied to shawn vatcher's discussion Error while compileing. I have had no luck so far please help.!
"Hi, It is one of the comments in the easystar.h header file, i think it was line 139 Is missing one of the forward slashes."
Nov 5, 2009
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Error while compileing. I have had no luck so far please help.!

here is the error i get all of sudden when compileing ardupilot 2.3.1 and 2.4. very strange.dont know how to post images here so the screen shot of the error is attached.Error is as follows.In function 'void navigation()':error: 'The' was not declared in this scope** if you delete the line that is highlighted in arduino sketch it will compile fine. do we need that line?See More
Nov 5, 2009
shawn vatcher replied to Rik Vlaming's discussion Ardupilot Shield V2 schematics?
"anyone having troubles getting signal lock with this shield, cant seem to get it. im useing the em406 useally locks on greeat"
Nov 4, 2009

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Doug Weibel replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"I think there is some unused initialization code in ArduPilot. Take a look there for a starting point. Only thing I know is it is set up for a binary mode (not NMEA) and the baud rate should be 38400 (or whatever the standard value close to that…"
Oct 30, 2009
Benjamin Lanehart replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"weird, I hit thsat button a few times, and the cube never shows, oh well..."
Oct 30, 2009
shawn vatcher commented on Jordi Muñoz's blog post Wiring up uBlox! (Only for PRO's)
"does anyone have a ublox image i can upload to mine. my ublox was corrupted and when i reinstalled the firmware i lost all the settings and i dont see them posted anywhere. the new ucentre is different and doesnt have some of the settings were the…"
Oct 30, 2009
shawn vatcher replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"i decided to try uncentre one last time and pop it took the frimware update. it was dead before but i just retried and retried and finnally it took. so it appears fine in ucentre but i dont know what to configure on it to make it compatible with…"
Oct 30, 2009
shawn vatcher replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"well this post is not just a arduimu problem i cant get a lock on my adrupilot either. i used the sparkfun connection board to sync up with ucenter but even thats not working. im thinking my module is bad guess i will just buy another one and see if…"
Oct 30, 2009
shawn vatcher replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"still no luck i have no idea. if anyone knows of a board out there that will let me interface the modual to the computer for use with u-center that would be the next step. cant seem to find one. sparkfun has a development boar dwill that do for this…"
Oct 27, 2009
shawn vatcher replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"definetly has something to do with the gps. its runs the same with the gps disconnected and when it is connected. no signal comeing through. why this is happening im not sure for now. guess i will keep playing with it until i figure it out."
Oct 27, 2009
shawn vatcher replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"yea for sure im useing 1.2. you can turn the cube on and off with the button on the bottom right of the labview screen. im pretty sure im not getting a signal lock for some reason. i will try a couple things when i get home and let you know."
Oct 27, 2009
Benjamin Lanehart replied to shawn vatcher's discussion GPS and Arduimu problem.
"wow, small pic... let me know if you can see that..."
Oct 26, 2009

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