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APM 2.5 Setup without hardware

Posted by Krok on December 21, 2012 at 11:11am

Hi,

Total noob here, so please bear with me.

I bought and assembled a ArduPilot Mega 2.5 with GPS (this one)

Installed the AMP Mission planner and connected the board to my laptop Actually working, very proud / happy / excited.

But not sure how this software work, is there some documentation beyond the most obvious?

Also, how do I know if the GPS works? There's a blue light steadily blinking, but in the mission planner it does not pick up my position. (Should it? Does it but I'm missing sth?)

Either case, very happy here. Took several days teach myself soldering before tacking this task, and got to say each joint are near perfect. :-D

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Paul Feely December 21, 2012 at 11:33am

Have you had a look in the manual http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/Mission

Your GPS will probably not get a fix indoors (the flashing light goes solid when you get a fix) - are you indoors?

Paul

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