Just installed a pixhawk on my QAV540 quad, and for some reason it will not spin the motors after arming and in manual mode. I know the ESCs and motors work cause if I hook the ESC directly to chanel 5 of my receiver I can move the throttle up and down and control the motors. For whatever reason the Pixhawk doesnt spin the motors at all...
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Scott...
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I have my esc's into my pixhawk as the instructions advice and my receiver (ar8000) connected through ppm encoder to pixhawk, I'm able to do radio calibration just fine except for making the motors spin.
They don't spin in esc calibration nor in arm mode, I'm able to arm but motors just sit still
Thanks again
Javier
Hi Scott, were you able to fix the problem? I have the same problem.
thanks.
I fixed my probem:When I use the safety switch directly after powering it worked for me.And after upgrading to 3.1.2 RC 1 the problem was gone.I think It was not the main firmware. I also updated the io part (press and hold safety switch before powering up) after the firmware flash.The problem is that some escs are not armable, if they get no signal within the first x seconds of powering up.I think I got my problem while playing with qgroundcontrol and flashing original firmware.After that I had this issue.Seems to be a known problem when switching from original firmware to the ardupilot firmware.
Think i found a good description of the procedure:
http://ardupilot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5744
It seems i am facing the same problem, currently with 3.1.2, after switching from pixhawk firmware.
Do you have any hints/links to the procedure of update the io part?
- Do i have to be in the process of flashing the firmware, or can i do it any time, after the installation?
- If i have to do it after the flashing, is it the first reboot after the tones?
tank u
Can the pixhawk calibrate esc
Same way as apm 2,5.
If anyone knows Ty
Cheers
- do you have telemetry? If so, planner is probably reporting what isn't right.
- do you have a good 3d GPS fix?
- did you use the hardware arming switch?
- did you calibrate your radio?
- did you perform a tx arm command (yaw hard right for three seconds?)
- are you in stabilize when arming?
Etc.
I am trying to convert my quad to a hex, but the motors will not spin. My logs seem to show that everything is perfect. I got a gps fix while attached to my computer, then attached the battery, then while the tones were playing, I pushed the safety button. I also modified this procedure, by pushing the button immediately after the tones. I always got a green light, gps fix, musical tones, good arming tones, but the motors will not spin. I redownloaded quad firmware, then hex firmware to ensure a good hex flash. I calibrated the two new escs (all six successfully flashed with simonk firmware). Everything seems perfect for the new hex configuration. Since there have been so many reports of this problem, hopefully 3DR will address it in a wiki. What could I be doing wrong? Log attached.
2015-07-24 13-14-16.log.xml
2015-07-24 13-17-29.tlog
2015-07-24 13-17-29.rlog
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