I have some questions, but first let me tell you what I have done so far. I have my arducopter assembled, all ESC’s calibrated with the following calibration:
ESC Tower Pro w25 settings Brake-off, Battery type-Li-Poly, Cutoff Mode-Soft, Cutoff Thre
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I am very new to this scene and I have the following hardware:
ArduPilot (with 328 chip)
ArduIMU V2 Flat
Venus GPS module (set to 38400 baud and NMEA)
6 channel receiver
servos, ESC, etc...
I have loaded the auduPilot 2.6.2 code on the audupilot and h
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throttle output cuts to zero as soon as I switch to RTL mode. Has anyone seen this?
Other modes that I have tried are all fine:
MANUAL STABILIZE FLY-BY-WIRE-A
but these don't adjust throttle so this mode is the first time with controlled throttle
I'm
Read more…http://uavdevboard.googlegroups.com/web/Nav.JPG?gsc=RKYj6wsAAABmbYecSmDzk5iutmreN8VJThe Nav board has the dsPIC33FJ256GP710A and all of the following:1) 8 PWM / PPM inputs connected by rc servo style connectors.2) 8 PWM / PPM outputs connected by rc
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Just an idea here and yes I know its out of DIY community price range but could the IMU on autopilots in general be replaced with Ring Laser Gyro to improve overall performance e.g. position, IMU drift etc. Just a thought.
Hi, I am in the planning face of building an EasyStar with ArduPilot, and I need to buy an transmitter.I have been thinking of buying a Futuba 6EXP, 6EXG or 7C.(Yes, I know about the cheap Turnigy, so now need to mention it.)But which should i go for
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I just got everything I needed to test the U-Blox GPS unit, I was out testing it with the u-center. Everything was going well, I had data and then I thought I would move indoors to test it, then I dropped the GPS on the ground, about 2 ft. Now
I've posted Beta 4 onto the SVN. Now I've realized I should have called them Alphas with all of the new code and features I've been working on. Also, I wanted to mention that 2.7 is moving to almost lockstep development with Mega. I have both code ba
Read more…This is just an idea, and not a well formed one, but would it be possible to send all the IMU sensor data from a quadcopter UAV to a remote ground station or laptop that's running an autopilot program, then send motor commands back? Its the same ide
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I am currently doing a project on airplanes using Ardupilotfor a start. I found that DIY drones is a big resources area for me toread but there are too much things to look at.
I have started with soldering of the ardupilot board. Do i need to s
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Would this be an option for an xbee replacement? This seems like a really good option as it doesnt need a shield and the 1/2 watt output. The seller has a 100mw version avai
Read more…Hi there,I've recently set up a build blog on RC groups with step-by-step instructions and a software bundle to get the copter airborne quickly. Mine is already flying! :-)Expect more to come as I update the blog nearly daily. I'll add some flying vi
Read more…Hi, I am new to this hobby and hope to get some advise here.I am planing on building a DIY drone of course, so i just bought myself an EasyStar kit.After doing some research, this is the setup I am planning to buy for it:Tx/Rx:Futuba 6EXP, 6EXG or 7C
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I was wondering whether anybody else has been experiencing weird offsets in either latitude or longitude coming from the mediatek GPS? Strangely, it only seems to occur when it runs in binary mode and with NMEA I get way better accuracy. In my cas
I was given a few kits from some local guys here after a really bad crash testing my AP over the weekend. What I am looking for is help in determining if the motors and batteries I already have would work for either or both of the new kits I have. I
Read more…Hello, I wonder if the outlet plate, marked in the image, allows current to power the servos and rx.
A Greeting.
There are two libraries in Google code page http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega
First thing which name is APM_Libraries.zip
Second thing which name is libraries.zip
What is the difference between them?
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Can anyone help me to achieve the following.
I have ArduPilot, IMU+ V2 (flat) and some XBee 900Mhz Wireless modules.
I would like to use the IMU+ to measure vibration and send the information to a computer on the ground over wireless.
Has an
I already have a video and audio link with plane.
My OSD has audio telemetry. It encodes data's into audio stream and one software decodes it.
Is it posible to make audio link to communicate with APM ?
Well the excitement finally got too much for me. Sparkfun do not sell all the bits (and the delivery is mental for UK). Cool Components do not sell all the bits (mediatek not there). Active-Robots sell random parts none helpful.
Ive gone through the m
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