I just noticed this at the Chinese on-line retailer, ThanksBuyer.com
They are pricing the bundled versions attractively. Obviously made to compete against the APM micro 3.1
If anyone makes the leap, perhaps you could keep us informed on your experiences.
Happy flying all!!
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Start with just the telemetry radio. Plug the dupont connector into the Mini APM Pro telemetry port. A green light should stay on when it connects to the ground radio, and a red light should start blinking when it connects to the flight controller. If this does not work, send me a photo. Mini APM Pro kits come with a variety of types of telemetry radios. Some work better than others. It the telemetry radio works, you will need to use a Y cable to connect the OSD into the same port. There is only one telemetry port on the Mini APM Pro.
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The APM Mini Pro is similar to an APM 2.6. You connect the sik radio to the telemetry port and multiplex into the OSD.
the shape of the fc its like the pixhawk !
I have the supplied PM on and it will power the board.
I first noticed a problem when I powered on for a flight and it was almost locked in for 3dfix when it rebooted. I wasn't sure if I had seen correctly or if it had just got sun on the led.
So I had a few short flights no probs, flys great RTL then loiter, had it in circle mode a nice ten meter circle then it dropped. Power out and busted a few things on the frame again. Maybe it was the same thing that caused it to go down last time I had it going. So I'm unsure what's up. Anyone who can let me know the proper way to safely power the board even redundant power would be good just in case something happens with the main.
Also I've heard some talk of connecting to their phones with MPlanner is that through a Bluetooth module on the telemetry and only on an android OS.
Thanks.
Connecting a PPM receiver to a PixMini is very easy. The only tricky part is you need to convert from a three wire DuPont to a four wire DuPont connector. An easy way to accomplish this is to take a standard 3 wire DuPont male to male cable, remove the pins from one end, and install them in a 4 wire DuPont connector. Another approach is to use 3 single pin connectors. Having fabricated or purchased the necessary cable, connect the standard 3 wire DuPont to the PPM output of your receiver. Connect the 4 wire DuPont to the PixMini with pins in the following order: (1) ground; (2) 5V; (3) no connection; (4) PPM. Note that the PixMini labels the 3 pin as "SBUS". This is for sending telemetry back to the receiver. The PixMini lables pin 4 as RC IN. This is the correct pin for RC PPM signal input.
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No jumper or setting change is required for the PixMini. It only accepts PPM!
Not sure what you were were implying by "the red led flashes then goes out." On most receivers, the light will stay on if the receiver is bound to the transmitter. "flashes then goes out" normally indicates your receiver is not bound to your transmitter. Remove your receiver cable from the PixMini, check that it is bound and the light stays on, then plug the cable back into the PixMini. If the light does not say on, check that you do not have ground and signal reversed somewhere.
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