G'day guys,
I fly and shoot aerial photography not only with UAV's but also fly choppers and planes for my work.
Video is something I have been mucking around and testing for a few years. Stabilised video that is.
However, not a big market and not inter
Read more…I am adding more batteries to my stock Parallax elev 8. It weights about 2.50 lbs without batteries.
Currently it flies about 10 minutes on one 3200 mha 11.1 volt 3S lipo. If I add one or two more batteries will I gain anything in terms of flight time
Read more…I would like to put 3dr pixhawk controller with an s1000. Does someone have a diagram for wiring of motors and ESC's? Thanks!
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I'm having some issues with a quadcopter i'm building. Here is the spec:
2217q 880kv motors with 10x45 props
S500 frame with PDB
30A quattro 4in1 ESC (I've also tried individual SimonK escs with no difference)
APM2.8 hardware with external compass and
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Today I had a major crash with a DJI S1000 with Pixhawk controller. The power module was an attopilot 180A. I was flying at about 30m when motors suddenly stop and when I get to the crash site (after recovering my self) I found the Attopilot compl
Read more…Dear DiyDroners, APM experts,
First of all, I would like to thank you. Do made something great and unbeatable.
Im creating this topic, because I have some sort of a configuration issue. After trying several things suggested across these forums, I still
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For some strange reason I do can arm my pixhawk while indoors without GPS Fix. This is in stabilize mode. I do remember that it was NOT possible previously to arm without GPS fix and I have not updated firmware for a long time.
Anyones know why ?
I a
Read more…I have been using Droidplanner 2 on an android tablet for a while and just recently upgraded to Droidplanner 3 or now apparently known as Tower. Works great... except...
Droidplanner 2 used to draw an orange track live as I flew my drone (not sure wha
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Im looking to mount 2 cameras on a multi rotor platform. I would like them to trigger at the same time. I was looking to use pixhawk on an S1000. Is it as simple as using 2 pixhawk camera trigger cables and programming the shutters to one swi
Read more…Ardupilot 2.6 and copter code 3.2.1
Mission Planner 1.3.37
Tried a spline circle that progressivly increases in altitude via Mission Planner’s auto WP setup for the first time and everything goes as plan in the mission’s early stages; first cir
All,
One out of the ordinary, Will the Pixhawk fire a camera in manual mode? If I plan a survey grid in mission planner and then fly down the runs in a manned aircraft will the pixhawk trigger the camera at the planned photo events?
In reply please set
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Is there a method available via MP, or else, to detemine mechanical motor vibration levels
on a Quad-X (PixHawk FW333)
Thanks!
Gerhard
Read more…Hi all,what i am currently trying to get the drone do is to take off, then fly to a certain way point(let say point A) and search for a object, the image will be process by opencv, once the object has been detected, the drone should fly towards the o
Read more…I'm looking for some drone simulator that will send telemetry data and video over UDP like real drone.
Is there some simulator like this ?
Hi again.. I need help..I have 6s (main lipo) with Attopilot 180A. But now, I want to connect for minimosd(on telemetry 2) and gimbal power via 3dr power modul with 3s.. How can I connect piwhaxk to 3DR power modul. I dont know via ADC3.3 or ADC6.6
Read more…I'm looking for some drone simulator that will send telemetry data and video over UDP like real drone.
Is there some simulator like this ?
I cannot get this to work. My setup is a Spektrum DX8 tx with AR8000 rx satellite plugged into a PX4 Pixhawk. The satellite just does not remember the low throttle setting ( 904 PWM - 150 Low throttle) when I go back to the 1100 PWM setting.
Read more…I've calibrated the compass (using methods in various YT videos) several times. Each time I get different offsets for the calibration even though the machine hardware and location remains the same.
On every flight I get EKF warning of compass differen
Read more…I was hoping someone could tell me why this isn't working for me. I have an adjustable voltage regulator connecting a 2C 1.8 A LiPo to my Canon ELPH 110HS. The camera normally takes a 3.6V 680mAh NB-11L Li-ion battery. When I put the dummy battery
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Mission Planner 1.3.37 build 1.1.5917.13431
Firmware: (ArduPlane) Version 3.5.2
Yesterday I setup an auto takeoff, to auto mission on my wing.
Auto take off was set to a timer on my radio and it worked flawlessly! However as the plane reached WP
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