Apm does not work
When i power my apm 2.8 its LED glow for just one sec and then turns off and it does not works
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Mugin 3m UAV platform for sale
I'm selling my Mugin 3M UAV platform. The UAV is brand new and has never been airborne. I'm selling it beacuse my client no longer wat to buy it, and now it is just sitting in my office looking sad. The engine is not included. This means that you hav
Read more…Strongest Motors on the market
Hey guys,
We are developing a new Hexacopter and I was looking at different motors and could not decide which ones fit the best. We just need a really high Thrust to weight ratio (battery life is less important). The strongest I found were from T-mot
Read more…High Hopes from a newbie..
good day! thanks admin for accepting my membership here at DIYdrones. im in the military here in the Philippines. i joined this site mainly because i want to learn how to build drones specifically for work purposes. I'm a complete newbie to this fiel
Read more…Quad going into LAND mode while in AUTO mode. "Err: EKF_CHECK-2, Err: FAILSAFE_EKF-1" error
Hi everyone.
I'm somewhat new at DIY Drones ;-)
A few day ago I test making my first "Flight Plan" and all went fine. The next day I made a slightly longer Flight Plan. During one of the legs between two way points the Quad went into LAND mode. I took
Read more…Mugin 3m and 3w-55xi engine
Hi Everyone,
Have someone tried to mount a 3w-55xi engine on a Mugin 3m v3 uav platform instead of the DLE-60 engine?
Kind regards
Peter
Read more…Log interpretation
Hello,
I am using Pixhawk and was curious to see the datalogs. I was surprised to see that there is no detailed explication of the sensors or variables. I mean, some of them are covered at the website of the Mission Planner (link), but not all, like,
Read more…3dr wifi module default password
Hi!
I have just bought the module : https://store.3dr.com/products/wifi-telemetry-radio
It didn't come with any instruction. And i can't find them on the 3dr site. What's the default wifi password ?
I will use tower on my phone. Is this udp connection o
Read more…Building a New Drone Concept - Need to know what motors can lift about 6.5 ounces
Hi guys, I was hoping someone could point me into the right direction.
I'm building a micro hover quadcopter from scratch. I 4 spots for the Propellers about 3cm (30mm) each.
The total weight of the drone is going to be approximately 6.5 to 7 ounces. D
Read more…Increasing Mavlink message rate to 100hz
I'm using ArduPilot solely as an AHRS/INS, and I need to send MavLink telemetry updates at at least 100hz to another process on the same system. My streams of interest (SR1_EXTRA1, SR1_EXTRA3, probably more later) appear to be limited to 10hz. Before
Read more…mavproxy_cesium
Anyone every been able to run mavproxy_cesium?
I've got the deps installed but after fighting for two weeks I'm about to throw in the towel.
I've tried 14.04 and 16.04 and no luck.
Read more…FPV system for drone
Hello !
I'm building a "small" quadcopter (330 mm) and I'm looking for a FPV system. For me the DJI lightbridge was a good solution with a Zenmuse X3 but the system is to closed (work only with DJI flight controller and frame).
Do you know a system
Read more…Mission Planner "Get params 12"
Hello. I am running MP 1.3.43 and Pixhawk hardware with 3.7.1 firmware.Tonight I had an experience that has not happened before. I was previously running MP 1.3.42 and same Pixhawk 3.7.1 firmware, and when connecting via telemetry radio I get the mes
Read more…What are the popular drone?
Hi, 2017 is comming ! What are the popular drones in 2016? or what drone or FPV classes do you like to diy?
Read more…UVC (works with Tower app!) video capture dongle.
I ordered three separate sets of these because I wanted to make sure one would be the right chipset. This one is the genuine UVC dongle and works with the Tower app.$22.50 will include shipping anywhere in the us.Will include the USB OTG cable as wel
Read more…Good News
Here is some good news for you! Genstattu.com will be sending out 10 sets of the Wingsland S6 for you to review.
If you are a blogger, YouTuber, editor or anyone who is extraordinary active online. Or if you can make a big voice telling people what's
How to have pixhawk follow a ground station computer
I read somewhere that you can have pixhawk follow another pixhawk or a ground station. If it were a ground station it would require using a GPS USB dongle. I have the dongle but cant find much information on how to set it up. Does anyone have exper
Read more…Best folding propss for multicopters?
Hey guys I am trying to find the best folding props for my quad. I am using 4114 330kv motors. I got some cheap plastics on there right now. I got them originally just to get me by until I could find something that performed better. I am looking for
Read more…Sonar tuning greyed out - ardurover 3.1.0 pixhawk
When I go to basic tuning, the sonar boxes are greyed out? im getting a responsive sonar though and seeing voltage and range readings. But am not able to implement it into the rover to turn when triggered.
sprayer drone mathematical calculation
hello everyone,
I have built a mutirotor for pesticide spraying(5 liters payload), the sprayer system has option to vary the pressure to adjust the rate of spraying.Now I need to know how to do the mathematical calculation with respect to speed,altitu
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