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FPV / Multicopters


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Geoff replied to Kelly Ness's discussion Yaw Blues
"SOLVED: I feel silly :) I started triple checking everything from the start, and realized that my rear motor was set up to spin CW, not CCW like I had thought.

It's literally the worst thing to have to change on this Trifecta frame, requiring me to…"
Mar 28, 2015
Geoff replied to Kelly Ness's discussion Yaw Blues
"RC7_REV is set to "Reversed" (Trifecta frame) and I can control the yaw via TX inputs.

I'm using the 1 CW and 2 CCW config - motor #1 is CW and the other two are CCW - the APM setup says either way is fine - do you have any reason to believe this…"
Mar 28, 2015
Geoff replied to Kelly Ness's discussion Yaw Blues
"Having the same problem with a new Tri build myself, and not having a very easy time of finding info on the "correct" way to trim it.

Is there even a manual for tricopters using APM anywhere?"
Mar 28, 2015
Geoff replied to Andrew Dankers's discussion MAVLink data displayed on OpenTX (9X/9XR/etc) radio screen via OpenLRS, plus telemetry pass-thru to PC
"Another option people have tried is to attach a bluetooth serial tx inside/on the TX module, then you can connect via bluetooth to your tablet/computer to eliminate the cable."
Mar 25, 2014
Geoff replied to Tom Boyd's discussion Newbie General First Flight Question in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"24 hours is a very long time, and probably means that you are charging them at a very low amperage.
It will depend on the specific battery, but you can likely increase the amps to have them charge faster. The general rule is to take the mAh value…"
Mar 25, 2014
Geoff replied to Mihai's discussion Any idea what is EV, 28 (DATA_NOT_LANDED)?
"Thanks, perhaps i'll dig into the code a bit."
Mar 13, 2014
Geoff replied to Mihai's discussion Any idea what is EV, 28 (DATA_NOT_LANDED)?
"Did you ever learn more about EV 28?

I had a strange glitch that it also made an appearance in... seemed to take off in RTL mode...

http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/help-debug-strange-auto-takeoff"
Mar 12, 2014
Geoff replied to Mike P's discussion Gimbal/Camera set up in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Finished the gimbal build, and posted the instructions and files / parts list if anyone is interested in building their own!

http://diydrones.com/group/arducopter-y6-owners-group/forum/topics/..."
Mar 4, 2014
Geoff posted a discussion in Arducopter Y6 Owners
Hi all, I just put the finishing touches on v1 of my brushless gimbal design, so thought I'd share here in case anyone else wanted to try building one.*Disclaimer: I haven't flown with it just yet, but will report back after I get a chance to this…
Mar 4, 2014
Geoff replied to Micah Epps's discussion APM 2.6, Tilt gimbal servo won't work
"Ah, well that works, thanks! - I'm using an openLRSng, so channel 6 still works normally with PPM out on ch5.

Would be nice to be able to configure everything via APM Planner, though... I guess I'll file a bug."
Mar 2, 2014
Geoff replied to Micah Epps's discussion APM 2.6, Tilt gimbal servo won't work
"Did you figure this out? I'm also using PPM to connect my RX and can't get the tilt control to work - seems like maybe this only works with direct input from the RX channel 6 to APM channel 6 input. :("
Mar 2, 2014
Geoff replied to Mike P's discussion Gimbal/Camera set up in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Here are the ready to print parts, but I will be making some tweaks to it this weekend, so you might want to wait for the updates before you print it :)

https://tinkercad.com/things/0TrqAUZksAw-3dr-y6-gopro-camera-brushl...
I'm using the smallest…"
Feb 21, 2014
Geoff replied to Mike P's discussion Gimbal/Camera set up in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Ok, here's the first assembled print of my camera gimbal design:
I'm waiting on a control board to arrive from hobbyking, should be any day now and I'll hook it up.
I need to adjust the arm a little bit so the camera will balance - it leans a bit to…"
Feb 21, 2014
Geoff left a comment on Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Pretty sure cloverleaf antennas on 433 or 915mhz is not the best option. For 433, you should use a Dipole or a Monople like the one linked below[1].

The antenna in the pic looks like a 5.8ghz antenna, which will probably perform horribly if it's…"
Feb 21, 2014
Geoff replied to Craig P.'s discussion Modding tiny holes in 2013 frame for ESC placement on rear like 2014 model. Good idea or Bad idea? in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"I just used a couple zip ties to attach 4 ESCs to the left and right side of the rear arm, it's worked great and keeps them out of the way so that the front arms can fold back (I live in NYC so have to travel with my copter to fly it).

Here's a…"
Feb 18, 2014
Geoff commented on Brandon Basso's blog post DroidPlanner 2.0 Beta Announced
"The new design looks great! I did notice that it doesn't fit on a landscape Nexus 5 - any plans to make it adapt to a phone sized screen?"
Jan 22, 2014
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