Discussions

Posted by space_nut on July 15, 2010 at 9:24am

Here's a video of my Easystar test flight using the latest 2.6.2 code.

Auto-takeoff - worked like a charm and cruised to the designated alt then started hunting for WP1

WP1 hit - start hunting for WP2

then..

autopilot reset

Any ideas on solving this snag?

Not sure if airstart engaged but plane went out of control for a while, even in Stabilize

You need to be a member of diydrones to add comments!

262, ardupilot, eaststar

Email me when people reply –

3D Robotics

Chris Anderson July 15, 2010 at 10:36am

Things that can cause a board reset include:

--low voltage/brownout (is your ESC big enough?)
--something shorting the board (have you shielded/wrapped the board to avoid contact with metal?)
--high current drain (if you're using digital servos and your plane is out of trim, their "hunting" can cause brownouts)
space_nut July 15, 2010 at 9:31am

I noticed that the mode is jumpy with the middle setting (mode 2, both LED's on), in this case AUTO. I plan to re-test with STABILIZE in mode 2 and AUTO in mode 3. Perhaps a separate (small) power supply for the Micros and Servos - will disconnect power lead from ESC and use GND/SIGNAL.

Anyone have experience with this?