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Not getting any AMP data

Posted by Joe on August 17, 2011 at 1:06pm

Hi,

 

Just curious if  the Amps readout is functional at this time?

I am not able to get anything other than a zero after running the motor at 40% throttle for an extended period of time.

I am using version 1.3.16

Everything else works (beautifully!), Battery, HDOP, etc...

I have  option #4 selected in the configuration section and verified that it wrote correctly to the APM.

The appropriate MAH value has also been loaded.

 

The Bat % appears to work in the APM Mission planner.

Also I receive the appropriate readings in the CLI Test section.

I have included a brief log file with the aircraft stationary and the motor running.

 

Thanks again,

Joe

 

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  • Developer
    Doug Weibel August 18, 2011 at 8:14pm
    The MAVLink protocol does not have a field to report current, so it is not supported at this time. We have requested that current be added and it probably will at some point, but it is not a priority for the MAVLink team.
  • Joe August 18, 2011 at 11:31am

    Just a quick update, while flying today I happened to notice on the textual instruments  MAH used and voltage are present and working correctly. The Current portion of the text instruments does not present any data, no big deal. I would assume that is the same data being sent to the AMPS section. So to sum it up,  as usual very Happy with the GCS.

    Thanks again to Paul and all of the other developers!

     

    Joe

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