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USB connection broke, alternative?

Posted by Colin Sadler on January 5, 2013 at 5:50pm

My USB connection broke off the APM board, is there any way around using the usb port?  Is it possibly to use the telemetry pins to connect to it?  I also have the the ground link of the 3dr telemetry can i connect that physically to the telemetry port?

Thanks

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  • FCasoy September 20, 2014 at 4:14am

    I have the same issue and got stuck at this stage. Have you managed to upload a new firmware?

    • joshua Hanson > FCasoy September 23, 2014 at 3:14pm

      I also have a hk mini with a broken USB...  I successfuly got a hc-o6 bluetooth hooked up and connected the HKPilot  to my phone, but my pc doesent have a bluetooth interface yet.   I tried to make my own usb adapter cable but im not getting a connection... Does the usb to ftdi cable have extra circutry to make it work?  or will i be able to reflash through a bluetooth connection and don't need usb anymore? i have a USB ftdi converter that i use to program the blutooth modules if that will help me out

    • FCasoy > FCasoy September 22, 2014 at 1:46pm

      Hi I have now followed the intructions above and it is working. I am using a HK mini apm connected ftdi via telemetry port! Thank you all! :-)

  • Mridul Babbar June 22, 2014 at 4:51am

    I have done all this but after updating the firmware apm is not connecting only green led is glowing and apm is heating too

    please help me what to do ??

  • Mathieu April 2, 2013 at 12:51am

    Can I ask what version of APM do you have and how did you broke it ? I'm using USB port very often and  I would be very disappointed if it's happen to mine... : / Is there any way to prevent this ?


    Thanks 

  • Colin Sadler January 6, 2013 at 1:28pm

    I have a FTDI cable connected and reset the board but i have no idea how to upload sketch, can someone tell what this is and how its done,  Thanks.

  • John Mulligan January 6, 2013 at 1:07am

    Yes you can use the  telemetry serial  0 port at 57600 baud to connect to mission planner and to upload sketch from auduino.

     The  auto reset function  will be missing so you have to use reset button  to upload  sketch and connect 5V  from Ftdi or other source.

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