Good day yuh'all....
I have been into RC for 40 years!! But the FPV gig is new to me!
I am hoping the vast experience here can suggest some telemetry hardware for me??
I would like to have a system to record and telemeter the following parameters, time
Read more…I've attached an image of the quad I'm working on. Also, I've attached an image of the Rel Alt and Alt fields of a recent flight of the quad. When in loiter, the quad does not seem to be following my commands. I'm not sure if this is a basic problem
Read more…I followed this tutorial http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/learning-the-ardupilot-codebase/learn...
I built the firmware through make px4-v2 and uploaded it through APM Planner (uploading from terminal was stuck on plug/unplug board, still debugging that)
Read more…Hey guys, I'm new to the forum here. Does anyone know what the communication protocol over the 2.4 GHz ISM band for a Chinese hobbyist quadcopter, like the Cheerson CX30W or a Syma might be? Zigbee, BLE, something proprietary?
Or does anyone know how
Read more…Does anyone make a ruggedized field case like a PELICAN 0550 ( http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=0550 ) that might include a folding stand to move the case up to waist level during deployment, have a separate small parts storage area, allo
Read more…I know this is a stupid question, but how can I switch off Pixhawk's buzzer or at least turn it down. It is compulsory for the board, but I am doing a lot of testing that requires plugging/unplugging. It beeps anytime I power the pixhawk and drives m
Read more…experiencing a consistent issue with AC3.2.1 in AUTO mode where the desired yaw is always 5-10 degrees of from the actual yaw when flying on a straight line, so when filming it never points straight ahead. I know its not the wind because regardless o
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I have finally put a Tri-Copter together in an attempt to get Tri's up to the same level of performance as the more common quad, Y6, X8, Hex and Octo. This is what I have put together:
based on these Hobbyking parts:
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I'm helping someone install an analog airspeed sensor with the pixhawk, the wiki says:
The “airspeed” pin 15 is located on a 3 pin DF13 connector on the Pixhawk board.
This pin can take voltages up to 6.6V (it has an internal voltage divider).
The
Hi All,
I have a solo and a camera mount for a cannon s100. I am trying to figure out how to connect the cannon camera to the Solo gimble cable for CHDK control if this is even possible. Any Ideas?
Read more…I went for a routine flight to test out a new camera today. After getting a 3D lock, i took off in Stab, switched to althold, then to poshold, at about 5ft altitude. i sat there in poshold for about 30 seconds to make sure everything looked good, a
Read more…I'm new to this site, so I thought I'd share my project as an introduction. I've been working on this for the past several months with the goal of producing some decent video to use to promote local parks and attractions. Here are the basic specs:
F
Read more…I can’t get APM:Plane to work on a Crius AIO Pro board. I’m using the Mega Pirate NG flash tool, which provides only version 2.76. I have the RC input set to ‘Regular PWM on A8’ which is appropriate for my receiver. I can work through the calibration
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When I discuss the potential usage of drones with (mining and road) construction firms, I got specific requirements. In terms of surveying, they sample the altitude of route of the road in every 15 (or less) meters using rtk gps - centimeter level pr
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If some of you could give me some help.
Im struggling to retrieve the logs from DataFlashLog in Mission Planner ( Receiving Error log list ) even bychanging the USB cable nothing changes while I never worries far The Lesser
So I directly copy
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I can't seem to slow these motors down to a manageable speed.
APM 2.6, 450mm plastic frame, four A2212 1000KV 13T motors with 20A ESCs, UBlox Neo 6M GPS & 1045 props.
I've calibrated the ESCs, completed the Compass/MOT test with success.
When I arm the
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Hi,
I have FrySKy S.Port on Serial 1, 3DR Radio on 2 and then GPS's on 3/4. I was also hoping to use my STorM32 gimbal with mavlink but have run out of serial ports! Is this there anyway to enab
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i'm absolutely stumped! i've searched far and wide for a solution to this and i can't even find anyone who's had the same problem let alone a fix. i've flashed all six f-30a escs from my hexa with simonk and i'm now getting this weird throttle
Hello,
I downloaded the flight logs from my Pixhawk through the Mission Planner Software and saw something strange.
While the X and Y Acceleration Graphs where centered around 0, the Z Acceleration was centered around -10.
Is this normal?
What c
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