Switch camera on/of via mavlink
Hi,
I need to switch a camera (HackHD) on/off through mavlink. Therefor I thought about using the PCF9574 I2C IO expander like this one:
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Quadcopter unexpectedly ascends extremely fast
Hi,
I am fairly new to the ArduCopter and RC flying in general. I have about 50 flights behind me and most have gone really well. Today, I crashed twice as a result of my quad ascending very rapidly even though I was using moderate control inputs--i
Read more…MP 1.3.23 "error receiving log list"
I've got me usb cable hooked straight into pixhawk (V3.2.1) and keep getting an "error receiving log list". I'm stuck. I tried downloading over telemerty, no luck either.
Has anyone seen or know what is going on?
Thx,
Wes
Read more…Plug for Drones
Dear all,
I am very much interested to make composite UAVs. I tried many ways for making it like foam core, wooden patterns, prepreg etc. And I am here to have a discussion on making the plug and material selection for rugged design for deep-stall lan
Read more…Power Distribution Board versus Battery Eliminator Circuit
I am a newbie to all of this stuff. Can someone please explain to me what a Power Distribution Board is? And also what is the difference between a Power Distribution Board and a Battery Eliminator Circuit?
Read more…Longer duration quad recommendation
I am new to the whole drone thing, however I have been flying a quad for over a year, and RC planes since probably around 2002. I am looking to do a kit build with my son, I have been flying a small quad for a while and want to build something bigger
Read more…Altitude reading way off when powering up
When I first power up my control board & connect to Mission Planner, the altitude reading is extremely high - often up around 500 to 600 meters, though the model is sitting right here on my desk. Within about a minute the altitude reading adjusts dow
Read more…Sudden throttle drop when switched to Loiter mode
I thought my 2nd build would be easier than my first - but it's been nothing but problems. Chipping away at them one at a time.
The latest issue is that my quad just dropped to the ground when I put it in Loiter mode. Here's a log of that flight...201
Read more…/!\ Mission Planner - Ergonomics.
I've noticed that as long as MavLink aware apps are pretty terrific in functionality, sometimes there is total absence of ergonomics.
It would be good to collect suggestions in one place.
If I might make suggestion:
Standard and advanced params menu u
Read more…What causes motors to lose sync?
On my Y6 with KDE 2814XF-515 motors and HW X-Rotor 40a ESC, Pixhawk, it seems like I have to re-calibrate the ESC's over time. Recently the motors were shaking pretty badly which was obvious when slow motion showed motor #5 definitely spinning odd an
Read more…Large frame Quadcopter motor options
Hello everyone,I know that large, heavy lift quadcopter might be a nitch in this community but I see that there are several here building these.From all that I have read and experienced when building them with low kv, large motors there are some prob
Read more…Loiter from GCS is diferent from RC_TX?
Hi all.
Today I flew my plane twice.
At first, I used the flight mode Auto and end of the mission Loiter I left it in about twenty minutes. Suddenly he turned and left the circle, tangent, direct to crash with mountain. I could retrieve it and land it
Read more…how to know the time stamp in the logged data from APM 2.6?
i have logged my flight data into the mission planner and it shows number of lines for a time period.
i'm interested in the IMU data , where it shows 7 columns,
3 for the accelerometer , 3 for the gyroscope , and the 1st one is TimeMS.
i want to know h
Read more…Triggering the Camera with Pixhawk by CHDK??
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I want to trigger my camera with Pixhawk by CHDK such as these links:
https://api.ning.com/files/db4JtL*UowHxDeGJ3*-gfXx83xkdjpMyGOBPK*xoMIKjlQ
Read more…MavProxy cross compilation
Hi,
I want to run Mavproxy on custom board like any cross platform.
and i want to run mavlink simulator in my PC.
anyone can you help me on this how to cross compile mavproxy or is there any open source simulator that should run on PC as drone.
Read more…Mission Planner Xplane problem help
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I am using xplane 10. APM 2.6 and MP 1.3.21 on the same PC. I tried yesterday all vintages of HIL firmware. I think the newer versions do not work. Could be wrong. Think I went back to 2.7
I have added the info required in Xplane to get the simu
Read more…Simulator error message
I am using xplane 10. APM 2.6 MP 1.3.21 on the same PC. I tried yesterday all vintages of HIL firmware I have added the info required to get the simulator work and get the following error message I do not get any data in the simulator I have never b
DJI Phantom Pixhawk Build
I am currently planning to build a PixHawk powered Phantom. I know this has been done before in some regards, but I wanted to share my process and build as I move forward. Here is the list of parts and links:
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Mission Planner Simulator not connecting to X Plane
I spent hours trying to get this working. XPlane 10 is installed, Mission planner is installed. I have input all the setting for Xplane as suggested on youtube and the forums. I downloaded the HIL firmware for the 2.5 mega amp board. I get this erro
Read more…PixHawk Woes - Max Throttle Not enough power to fly after installing APMCopter 3.2.1, works fine with QGroundControl :(
After upgrading to APM Copter 3.2.1 and doing all the calibration (Radio, compass, accel, flight modes, failsafe) I am unable to fly more than 1 ft off the ground. This is peculiar because I was previously flying with the QGroundControl firmware and
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