I'm new to all this UAV construction hobby and I want to ask you for help about which R/C Controller and Receiver should I use.I'm building a Quadcopter that will feature APM 2.6, a camera, real time video and data display and ardupilot on android.Overall I would like recommendations about a controller that will allow me to run those specs, that is cheap, and easy to plug and configure.Also, if anyone has any idea of which antenna or RC pack is the most convenient to include for the real time video and info display I would be really gratefull.Thanks for your help!
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You can try temporarily disabling the arming checks. If that works then select items to skip from the list one by one until you find the test that prevents you from arming your APM:
Yes, I checked it is powered from the battery as well as from the USB. I thought about disabling those protocols, but I would still not get any info ablut the battery through telemetry, something quite important.
Do you have JP1 installed on the top of your APM? If you do then remove it if you are also using the 3DR BEC. JP1 Should only be used if the APM is being powered from the Rx. You cannot use the 3DR BEC and have JP1 installed.
OK. From your screenshots I'm assuming your copter wasn't connected. Can you post another screenshot with the battery and USB connected so we can see what values are displayed?
Whoa, it's been over a month since we last talked. I fix all those problems and have done my first hovering flights. I'll post you a video of it.
My battery suffered from loss of power so I unplugged it and plugged it into my charger (B6 compact).
The charger was connected to AC and as soon as it indicated that the battery was full, I decided to unplug the battery.
I decided to unplug the AC cable first. i then waited for a minute. Just after that minute, I tried to unplug the CC cable that goes from the charger to the battery. I unplugged it from the charger side.
When I did that, the cable burnt and sparked intensely for a fraction of second.
The cable is done, I haven't tried the charger yet and the battery is luckily working perfectly.
What did I miss there? Should I have disconnected the cables in another order? By the way, I made sure the battery was properly connected red with red and black with black and in the proper balancing port (4S).
I hope you can help me with this. It was the first time I charge a battery and I don't want to make any mistake anymore.
Sorry but I can't guess what went wrong for you unless you have a defective charger or defective connectors.
My own sequence is to begin with charger turned off (unplugged from the AC adapter). I then connect the battery's balance leads, followed by the power leads. After that I power up the charger. When the charging has completed I remove power from the charger, disconnect the battery's power leads, and then disconnect the balance leads.
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You can try temporarily disabling the arming checks. If that works then select items to skip from the list one by one until you find the test that prevents you from arming your APM:
Yes, I checked it is powered from the battery as well as from the USB. I thought about disabling those protocols, but I would still not get any info ablut the battery through telemetry, something quite important.
Do you have JP1 installed on the top of your APM? If you do then remove it if you are also using the 3DR BEC. JP1 Should only be used if the APM is being powered from the Rx. You cannot use the 3DR BEC and have JP1 installed.
Also I was mistaken, it is in the APMPlanner 2.
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OK. From your screenshots I'm assuming your copter wasn't connected. Can you post another screenshot with the battery and USB connected so we can see what values are displayed?
However, the velocity won't change (I'll recalibrate the magnetometer).
Also I want to thank you a lot for your help
Anytime, buddy. But it may be a week or so before I can check back.
My battery suffered from loss of power so I unplugged it and plugged it into my charger (B6 compact).
The charger was connected to AC and as soon as it indicated that the battery was full, I decided to unplug the battery.
I decided to unplug the AC cable first. i then waited for a minute. Just after that minute, I tried to unplug the CC cable that goes from the charger to the battery. I unplugged it from the charger side.
When I did that, the cable burnt and sparked intensely for a fraction of second.
The cable is done, I haven't tried the charger yet and the battery is luckily working perfectly.
What did I miss there? Should I have disconnected the cables in another order? By the way, I made sure the battery was properly connected red with red and black with black and in the proper balancing port (4S).
I hope you can help me with this. It was the first time I charge a battery and I don't want to make any mistake anymore.
Hey Óscar,
Sorry but I can't guess what went wrong for you unless you have a defective charger or defective connectors.
My own sequence is to begin with charger turned off (unplugged from the AC adapter). I then connect the battery's balance leads, followed by the power leads. After that I power up the charger. When the charging has completed I remove power from the charger, disconnect the battery's power leads, and then disconnect the balance leads.
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