Hey guys,
I have the Tarot 960, I just put the Pixhawk on it but I have no idea what my starting PIDs should be. I tried to take off today with the stock PIDs. The result wasn't the best. I got up about three feet and then it rolled back and started t
Read more…Has anyone figured out how to get 6 flight modes with a JR. 11x2.4 transmitter ??I also have a Spectrum DX18 and cannot get flight modes.I am a newly so bear with me. I have tried the methods for the JR 9303 and Spectrum DX 8, but I cannot get any of
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I have a FireFLY6 as a Y6 copter using an authentic 3DR PixHawkY6B configuration with Arducopter 3.2....
After minutes of flying level, the Y6 starts to roll and pitch gently out of level. This gets worse over time. After about a minute, full
Read more…Picked this up on eBay. I think it's a BAE MIM500 series. I would love to hear any ideas on hooking it up or your thoughts on application for drone/plane. Spec sheet attached.
I ordered a set of Emax Simon Series 12a ESCs one went out.I ordered a set of Mystery SimonK 12a ESCs and one went out.I ordered them in sets of 4 and now only have three apiece. Needeless to say I have a 250 quad...My question is:can I mix ESCs?If s
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I've developed my own quadcopter flight controller (MSP430 based) and I'd like to use APM Planner as the interface. I already have a 900MHz Radio providing comms to a PC and can program the quadcopter to send whatever packets of information are r
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I have been trying for a bit to enable 6 flight modes using mixes for the JR 9503, but have had no success.
Does anyone use a 9503 and can tell how you set up the 6 flight modes?
I would like to use the 2-pos Gear switch and the 3-pos Flap switc
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I have read the wiki and just want to make sure I am understanding it correctly.
The model I am using is the first gen kickstarter Lidar-lite model - now referred to as the pre feb 2015 version.
There is an issue with using the I2C protocol wit
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Just started toying with the Pixhawk -- It's my first time starting to play with Drones and the like. I set it up as the tutorials mentioned -- I've successfully attached all the buzzer/button/GPS/3dr radio, and calibrated it via a wirele
Read more…Anyone using Drone Deploy for aerial mapping?
Do you have to use Drone Deploy's CoPilot or is it possible to autonomously fly the mission with MP like normal and then upload the images for processing?
Anyone using Autodesk Recap360? If so how do you l
Read more…Just a public thank you to 3DR for the lovely decals that arrived today all the way from the US (am in the UK).. They're great quality, great design and much appreciated, thank you!
Read more…Has anyone come across or though of creating/modifying an ardupilot firmware that would allow capability for dynamic motor balancing while all props are installed without the hassle of disconnecting ESCs to isolate one specific motor? Similar con
Read more…Hello everybody,
So a year later and this new pixhawk I purchased still has yet to work.
Hi all,
It appears that I had a radio loss possibly caused by a connector popping off the APM Mini, now taped. Thrin & Throut go from 1000 to 0 on line 5911.
This is the flight: https://youtu.be/lsKtaSKtQ28
I'm wondering why she didn't RTL as all the pa
Read more…APM and Compass Calibration
Each time I've reconfigured my TRex500 with APM - equipment changes, different position for the APM, comapss and GPS etc., I've of course redone the compass calibration. But each time, although MP seemed satisfied with the
Read more…I would really appreciate feedback on the shopping list. I know this is a bit basic and simple RC stuff but maybe theres something that applies to the Pixhawk system I may miss.
I used to fly but left the hobby after having a whole bunch of stuff dis
Hey all you Pixhawk experts! I have acquired my first Pixhawk system and intend to implement in into a gas powered Vario helicopter. I may have simply missed this while searching through the forums and wiki, but here is my initial question.
I plan
Read more…I have a PWM switch hooked up to AUXOUT 1. It is activated like a camera servo from CH8. But because of the CAM_DURATION parameter, I can only keep the PWM switch on for a maximum of 5 seconds. Is there a way to keep the PWM signal high with the came
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but the thread is closed..
I'm now into the weeks of waiting for parts to arrive at my stockist in t
Read more…I am running MP 1.3.25 build 1.1.5589.39444
When trying to build a waypoint mission in Colorado (plane is not connected), I add a single waypoint.
My goal after that first waypoint is to add a Loiter command and have it go 4 turns around that waypoint.
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