Hi all! Thanks for all of the help you have already lent me in getting started with my 3DR Y6.
The Pixhawk is looking for mode selection information to come to it via Channel 5, where it is finding my gear switch. How do I get Pixhawk and the DX7 to cooperate to use the 3-position Flaps switch for mode control instead? I'm using a Spektrum Satellite receiver, so I can't just swap some connectors.
I'm using MissionPlanner. I tried qgroundcontrol, because I noticed it has channel numbers in the advanced radio calibration screen. However, I was not able to modify those, and they all just remained set to "1". I also didn't have any options in the "select controller" dropdown box.
Thanks for the help!
Brian
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Thanks. Good info.
I got 6 modes working, but I was after the elusive 7th channel.
So which person, or which group is the right one to contact with Pixhawk development questions?
Well that's just pretty awesome! Thanks! I'll plan to wait for the release, I think.
I would imagine modifications like this don't instantly make it into Mission Planner. Is there a guide somewhere to setting parameters like this that aren't available in the GUI? ...or will every parameter show up immediately in MP somehow?
Excellent. Can you give me a quick rundown on how it would need to be set to allow flight modes to be set by the Channel 6 (RC6) coming in from the Spektrum?
I would also hope to see RC5 in the list of channels available to use as a pass-through or to appear in the list of inputs for camera pan, roll, and yaw. I currently use the Gimbal configuration to set incoming RC7 to control output RC9, with MP thinking I'm using that to control camera roll. I'm really using it for an RCCC Camera switch. I would like to use RC5 for camera pan.
Any idea of the timeframe for the next release (a month versus 6 months sort of estimate, maybe?)
I appreciate your help with this.
Thanks. I'll send you my e-mail.
I'll keep my eye on how the Pixhawk evolves and hope to retry it again in 6 months or so.
I found a routine for getting all six modes on the flap switch using the rudder D/R switch. It works great. The problem is Pixhawk will only look for modes on channel 5, so I had to mix the flap switch 100% onto channel 5. The problem is, I can't find a way to make the gear switch control channel 6. If I program a mix to do that, the gear switch messes up the mode settings (because the gear is mixing with the flaps, which are mixed to the gear, which are mixed to the flaps, etc.).
So, is there a way I can get gear mixed to 6 and flaps on channel 5 without this sort of recursive stuff happening?
If I were using a normal receiver instead of Pixhawk, I would just swap which servos were plugged in where, but I can't do that as I don't physically have a separate receiver.
I've got the same problem.
I'm planning to use two of the servo outputs to feed into my EagleTreeSystems OSD so I really need to relocate flight mode.
Is there a way to switch the flight mode channel to 6 in the software or is it hardcoded to channel 5?
//Arvid
I never found a solution. I'm actually not using the gear switch at all. I'm using a combination of the 3-way flap switch and the Rudder D/R switch to get 6 different settings, which I forward to Channel 5 using a mix. The gear switch is completely disabled using another mix, and still another keeps Channel 6 from moving.
I've got Ch 7 set to switch cameras using Kristaps RCCC. That part works well. I had to give up camera gimbal tilt control.
You have to change the switches within your Spektrum transmitter via the Setup... Switch Select screen.
Or if you want to use two switches so you can enable 6 flight modes (you will use the Gear and Flap switches in a mixed configuration on your transmitter) follow the screens shown here (this is for a DX7s):
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/getting-6-modes-out-of-channel-...
-Carl