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
Read more…Hey all.
Running a Dragonlink UHF radio system on my QAV540 quad, having some interesting range issues that I never thought I would using such a powerful system! My radio is a Taranis X9D.
Everything is setup, bound and calibrated properly accordin
Read more…When planning a mission and setting the speed between waypoints, I'd like enable the Pixhawk to automatically set max speed so as to maintain altitude. (Well heck, also when I am NOT flying a mission.)
In other words, if I call for 15m/s and the hex c
Read more…Results of testing 15 props for 250 size quad racers.
Background--A 250mm diagonal quad racer is becoming the emerging standard for FPV racing.
Requirements--The requirements for a quad racer are:
- speed
- acceleration
- (not efficiency as time mar
Read more…I was reading a fliht controller spec and it said "remote gain control"
what is gain? what does it mean?
Read more…SW: APM Copter 3.3.2
HW: DIY quadcopter (H frame), pixhawk clone, power module clone, 915 kHZ telemetry clone, ext. compass + GPS (the HK clone combo pack), 30A SimonK Afro ESC, 2.4 GHz RC, 2x 4S battery
Flight video (different time, only to give an
All,
Had a flight yesterday with virtually no changes from the previous day (with successful flight) on the same flying field here in San Diego. Notably this time I started receiving erroneous data on my OSD (mavlink messa
Read more…All,
Had a flight yesterday with virtually no changes from the previous day (with successful flight) on the same flying field here in San Diego. Notably this time I started receiving erroneous data on my OSD (mavlink messa
Read more…Hello this is my first message and hi everyone!
I am new to this and electronics, although i have been doing reading lately and here is my first question.
I read somewhere that a brushless motor doesnt work with DC current and will cause short circuit.
Read more…Good morning DIY community,
I was hoping some of you might have more information about what is happening with the Lidar-Lite products?
LIDAR-Lite v2 has been marked EOL.
They were bought by Garmin recently: Garmin® Completes Acquisition of PulsedLight®
I
Read more…Hi,
When I connect MP to Pixhawk using telemetry, why it was not loaded completely. In unit...description col. I am using Win 8.
It also happend in another Laptop. I have update MP to latest version, but didn't work.
Thx
opiq
Read more…Hi all I purchased a JR XG6 TX-RX from a local vendor as an upgrade to my humble hobbyking 6ch Tx-Rx. I am having issues wrapping my head around this complex radio system despite going through the manual for the whole day.
I am using APM 2.6 with exte
Read more…Date: January 22, 2016
WASHINGTON – Nearly 300,000 owners have registered their small unmanned aircraft in the first 30 days after the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) online registration system went live. Owners who registered in the first mon
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