I'm posting this here as a resource for anyone who has also invested in the Swift Navigation Piksi chipset for RTK flight. After a few weeks of configuring/testing, I finally was able to get everything working, and have achieved RTK flight mode, and
Read more…I've successfully completed the build of a Skywalker 1880, and it's almost ready to go, however, I'm struggling with how to setup the aileron mapping.
I'm using the Pixhawk with latest ArduPlane build 3.4.0. ESC is a E-Flite 60A/1250kV motor, micro-mi
Read more…I am having a problem with a flight plan.
I created a flight plan in Mission Planner flying up along rising terrain...out and back down...using altitudes where I would clear the terrain by 350 feet.
After I upload the flightplan to the Pixhawk, and the
Read more…Trying to update the firmware today for Arduplane 3.5.0 and I get that message. Anyone else having problems updating today?
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Just installed new AC 3.2.2 firmware with APM Planner 2.0. Perhaps something went wrong with the installation cause PH doesn't react normally: When I connect the USB no sounds from the piezo (just short 1ms silent knock sound). Safety button is fl
Read more…Hello,
I am Felix from Italy. My brother is a professional filmmaker but doesn’t believe in me to build him a professional drone.
I for my part have already bought a small DIY drone kit which I instantly fell in love with. I had to make some minor fi
Hi there, I'm trying to set up an ARF Kylin 250 racer to a S-Bus 2 receiver, and having a hard time getting any information in English (not just tech jargon, actual english). I'm a newbie to all this. I can fly, but what goes on inside is a mystery t
Read more…I have just received my second Cheerson CX20 and am at a loss as to whether I should use Mission Planner to set it up or just plod along with the "dancing" and "fix tilting" methods displayed on YouTube.
I had a number of mishaps with my first model r
Read more…Hi everyone, I searched this problem and there were a few hits. I've successfully calibrated the acceleration and compass but get blank bars when doing the Radio Calibration. The radio is bound to the RX and all servos work. I got HUD and GPS lock
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I have a 450 quad with APM 2.6 and Arducopter 3.2.1. It is fitted with a LIDAR-lite module as an altimeter. The LIDAR module is interfaced with an Arduino Nano, which in turn outputs an analog voltage proportional to altitude (PWM/RC network) to t
Read more…I have a Blade 350QX2. I just replaced the main board and compass because it got shorted out. I have installed the new board and was Calibrating everything. I was having trouble getting anything to calibrate. I re-installed firmware 2 and calibration
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I'm looking to understand if a Storm32 gimbal can populate the gimbal orientation into a MAVLINK stream. Basically, I would like to query the pixhawk mavlink stream to find out the pitch, roll and angle values in near real time.
Is this possibl
Read more…Using the test methods outlined in the arducopter wiki, it seems that the method described does not give the intended results if the receiver uses sbus/cppm such as the FrSky X8R.
Is there an updated test method to verify failsafe for this type of rec
Read more…Hi, I am trying to get my DLV2 to work with my NAZA M2 to power up my ESC.I have a green light on my DLTX and a blue link light on my DLRX I have a wire jack coming out of the NAZA X2 port going into the 7/PPM port of my DL Mini but when I command th
Read more…Hello everyone, I feel the time has come to make an announcement, which I've been avoiding for a few weeks now, but which I can't put off anymore.
As some people are aware (and some maybe not) for a little over a year I have been doing development wor
Read more…Dear Experts,
Someone had experience with this video grabber and Ordroid XU-4 board ?!
http://febon.blogspot.com/2014/08/febon198-usb30-uvc-hdmi-grabber-card.html
my goal is to acquire a 1080p@30fps stream (H.264 or RAW) from GoPro 4 Black through HDMI
Read more…I have been using a separate battery in the past - but now I want to trim down on things I need to take with me when I fly (and prepare/charge etc) so I want to power the gimbal from the flight battery.
Should I split the power from the battery after
Read more…I'm flying a Eachine 250 Racer with APM 3.1 Mini, Orange R615X Receiver, and Bluetooth Module. I've had several good autonomous missions, but noticed that sometimes while in Auto mode, the mode changes from Auto to Land and then back to Auto without
Read more…I have been flying a 900mm size Y6 with a 4s power system for some time. Initially I had mounted the Pixhawk on a plate set on 30mm standoffs from the top plate of the frame while the PDB is in between the top and bottom plates and the battery is on
Read more…I have seen many variations of this question but never found a definitive answer or a working solution.
I´m trying to implement a AI controller for a quad copter running APM 3.1 by continuously sending velocity targets through mavlink. I have a SITL
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