Posted by Fred Briggs on November 24, 2010 at 4:16pm
I just loaded the Beta 1.01 code and went for a flight today but ran into some issues. I setup the modes to be manual, stabilize, and auto. I loaded a few way points and once in the air I put it into stabilize mode. However it took over the throttle and started acting odd so I shut that mode off. Next I tried auto mode and it started to fly back towards home which didn't seem right. I dumped the log and found that instead of toggling between stabilize and auto it was going into loiter and RTL modes. I used the CLI commands to double check the modes and when I flip the switch I see manual, stabilize, and auto. But clearly the plane is working off of manual, loiter, and RTL. Any ideas how I was able to create this error or how to fix it?
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I just tried resetting the APM in CLI for approx. 100th of time and calibrating stick and modes. I changed the Flight Mode Channel to 7. I placed this code in my APM_config
I have a similar problem. I set up flight modes to Manual, Stabilize, Auto and RTL. I use a Futaba 12Z radio. I have set up the switch ms exactly as described.
All seems fine in CLI but if I check the modes in groundstation the RTL is displayed as Loiter. I have tried with two different APMs and the results are repeatable and the same.
Auto stays as Auto
Stabilize stays as Stabilize
Loiter stays as Loiter
FWA and FWB work as should
but RTL changes to Loiter hen checked from GCS and in flight RTL does not return to launch.
That's an odd one. I can't replicate it-the modes work exactly as they should for me. Can you hook up your telemetry (send it to port 0 and look at it in Happk GCS via USB) and tell me if it reports what it should as you change modes?
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I just tried resetting the APM in CLI for approx. 100th of time and calibrating stick and modes. I changed the Flight Mode Channel to 7. I placed this code in my APM_config
#define FLIGHT_MODE_CHANNEL 7
#define FLIGHT_MODE_1 RTL
#define FLIGHT_MODE_2 RTL
#define FLIGHT_MODE_3 FLY_BY_WIRE_A
#define FLIGHT_MODE_4 FLY_BY_WIRE_A
#define FLIGHT_MODE_5 MANUAL
#define FLIGHT_MODE_6 MANUAL
Resetted in CLI again and as always the RTL changes to Loiter by the APM or radio.
It seems silly that I would have to down grade my radio to something like the 7C in order to use this. And nobody else has this issue? Wow!
Do I need to file a new issue for this or what are my options?
All seems fine in CLI but if I check the modes in groundstation the RTL is displayed as Loiter. I have tried with two different APMs and the results are repeatable and the same.
Auto stays as Auto
Stabilize stays as Stabilize
Loiter stays as Loiter
FWA and FWB work as should
but RTL changes to Loiter hen checked from GCS and in flight RTL does not return to launch.