Scott Meese July 16, 2015 at 9:48pm

That's what I did first but none of that helped. I went to the parameter settings and found where stick input channels can be assigned. I'm still learning the apm setups, a bit different than cc3d.
mydrone July 16, 2015 at 7:27pm

You need to change the stick mode on your transmitter to mode 4. Go into full param list in cofig an click MOT and change arming speed to 0. It is the first param under MOT setting. It should be default 70. Hope that helps.
Scott Meese July 15, 2015 at 7:43pm

keep digging up this thread.......so I got power issues figured out, now when I try to calibrate my tx, things get a little weird. I fly mode 2, but what its doing is calling the channels the wrong thing and I have no idea on how to cahnge that.....also can't find any info on what the indicator lights mean, and the copter wiki isnt helping out much.
- pietro rossin > Scott Meese July 16, 2015 at 10:47am
  
  I think it's useless..
  Usually GPS modules have their own leds and if you set prearming check your apm won't arm if it is not in 3d fix below 3m hdop
  When it arms motor start to spin slowly, so...
- Scott Meese > Scott Meese July 15, 2015 at 8:45pm
  
  nvm....figured it out in the parameter settings.... now for the blinky lights.... meanings? copter wiki doesnt seem to help
  - Brian McGrath > Scott Meese July 16, 2015 at 7:31am
    
    I never tried to figure them out. I just got one of these and it made it simple: HK external LED module
    
    Blinking Red = Disarmed
    
    Blinking Blue = No GPS Lock
    
    Solid Red = Armed
    
    Solid Blue = GPS 3D Lock
    
    In the absence of telemetry, it's all you really need to know and you can put it where it's easy to see.
    - Scott Meese > Brian McGrath July 16, 2015 at 10:27am
      
      That looks a lot easier... Thanks
  - pietro rossin > Scott Meese July 16, 2015 at 12:40am
    
    I don't look at them :-)
    
    Just power, connect mission planner or 3DR tower on my smartphone to control everithing is ok and then go fly!
    
    I use them just to control some things like the "autotrim" mode enabling.
    
    If you pull the yaw right and throttle down for 15 seconds more or less (your case is left stick down/right like my one) you can see the front led blinking fast.
    
    That is autotrim function enabled
    
    http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/autotrim/
    
    Bye
pietro rossin June 29, 2015 at 3:08pm

If I remember well they go near the GPS, i2c slot. Try the 2 different combinations (like tx/rx and rx/tx)
- pietro rossin > pietro rossin June 29, 2015 at 10:00pm
  
  Ok and to see if the mag is working just use a magnet and move it around the GPS. Look at the HUD in Mission Planner to see if your heading changes