Posted by Bill Noyce on November 3, 2009 at 10:30am
I have been having a few problems with stability in my ardupilot setup and so i have been investigating the xy sensor setup. I was surprised to read that in recent code releases it is ok to setup the xy sensor in a diagonal configuration because there appears to be nothing in the code to adjust reading for this setup. There is just the REVERSE_X_SENSOR constant.So is the best setup to run the xy sensor cable forward, which places the IR sensors in a diagonal configuration?I had been running with the IR sensors aligned forward/back with the lead coming off at an angle, but the weather is too bad this week to test the new alignment with cable running forward.Sorry for the noob nature of this question, but different pictures show different setups.Thanks,Bill
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Bill, as others have pointed out, we only support the sensors in the diagonal position, with the cable facing either forward or back. This is so none of the sensors's views are obscured by the plane's tail or body. This has been the case since the earliest release of the 2.x code.
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I look forward to testing everything on the next suitable flying day :-)
I would assume your plane has a bad connection to the sensor or Center of Gravity issues.