HiI would need some clarification concerning the orientation of the APM for a frame flying in X-configuration, as I find contradictory information on the internet.- For X-configuration, does the APM "look" towards the left front motor or in direction of flight (between the two front motors)?- Are there any differences concerning the orientation depending on the code (Ardupirates, Arducopter RC2)?- How will it look like with the new ACM code?Hope somebody can clarify this for me,Felix
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The NG code translates the user input and the output 45° for X mode. When I did ACM, this didn't work for me for a number of reasons. To keep the code simple, ACM requires the front of the board pointed towards the front of the copter. So for X mode, you must mount it differently than NG. Sorry for the confusion, the ACM section of the wiki is being written now, as the code is pretty much finished.\
1) In X confguration, "front" is between the two front motors.
2) I don't think so, but I'm not super familar with the ArduPirates code
3) It will be the same, but you can fly in a mode where the orientation of the airframe doesn't matter. You "fly the compass" (north, south, east, west), and the code figures out what means for the airframe.
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Hi Felix,
The NG code translates the user input and the output 45° for X mode. When I did ACM, this didn't work for me for a number of reasons. To keep the code simple, ACM requires the front of the board pointed towards the front of the copter. So for X mode, you must mount it differently than NG. Sorry for the confusion, the ACM section of the wiki is being written now, as the code is pretty much finished.\
Jason
1) In X confguration, "front" is between the two front motors.
2) I don't think so, but I'm not super familar with the ArduPirates code
3) It will be the same, but you can fly in a mode where the orientation of the airframe doesn't matter. You "fly the compass" (north, south, east, west), and the code figures out what means for the airframe.