3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on July 12, 2012 at 4:53pm

Alan: the one in the manual. 

Comment by KM6VV on July 12, 2012 at 5:22pm

Ah yes, That's what I was trying to find.  So it's different because it's an APM2?

I see the 7 & 8 inputs.

Thanks,

Alan

Comment by Cliff-E on July 13, 2012 at 6:58pm

@Rob,

Same result here on a DX6i, with the DX6's chan 5 on the APM's chan8. APM switches from AUTO to Manual, but switching back causes the APM to reset. Odd. Checking the code later tonight.

To others, basically you want the following setup:

Vehicle Left-Right == APM chan1 == Rx's Aileron / Roll or Chan 1 (Futab/Turg), Chan 2 (Spek/JR)

Vehicle Fwd/Backwd == APM chan 3 == Rx's Pitch / Elevator or Chan 2 (Futab/Turg), Chan 3 (Spek/JR).

You want the vehicle 'true' throttle to be on a stick that re-centers, hence the elevator stick on a mode 2 Tx.

Comment by Boris Matuschka on July 14, 2012 at 7:06am

so I see the xbee must be connectet to uart 3? do I have to set the solder points on the down side of the apm2 ?

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on July 14, 2012 at 7:59am

Boris: No. Uart3 is the default telemetry port on all Ardu* projects and the one labled "telem" on the board. You don't need to change anything. 

Comment by KM6VV on July 16, 2012 at 8:33pm

OK, just received my APM2 and the new UBLOX GPS.  The little GPS board for the Mediatech GPS is cut in half, and still has the 4M MicroSD card socket and card, and another small chip which I take to be the Magnetometer.  With this little board installed, it covers up part of the 14x3 connector and a 3x1.  It's a kit, so I haven't started soldering yet.  What should be done with this board?

Alan

Comment by KM6VV on July 16, 2012 at 8:39pm

OH, maybe it's upside-down?  Yeah, that works!

Alan

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on July 16, 2012 at 8:40pm

Alan: I don't understand the question. You want to know how to solder together the APM board? Didn't it come with instructions?

Comment by KM6VV on July 16, 2012 at 10:05pm

Hi Chris,

It's OK, at first I thought the little board covered one of the connectors.  Turns out I had it upside down.  Little connector goes through the board (that's why there are holes through the board).  So no problem.

No instructions, but it's simply a matter of soldering in the connectors.  no problem.

Now that I know it fits, I can just leave the little board installed.  Since the magnetometer is on that little board, I'm thinking maybe I can mount it and the GPS remotely, like up on a 2' pole to get them away from the magneticics and noise.

Alan

Developer Comment by Linus on July 16, 2012 at 10:52pm

Hi rover enthusiasts,

i moved the electronics to an 1/10 buggy and got the rover working pretty good now.
i am realy impresses how accurate it is even without the new gps.

i have learned alot while tinkering and will go on with testing an full apm setup with imu and ir sensor.

my setup:

APMrover v2.16a
Turnigy 1/10 Brushless 2WD Desert Racing Buggy
Turnigy 9x Transmitter
ArduPilot Mega 2560
MediaTek MT3329 GPS
APC220 Radio Communication Module

thanks for releasing the code into the public Jean Louis!

regards,
Linus

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