Hi everyone.
Got my Pixhawk but the PC do not see it. When I plugged it in to USB, the Pixhawk seemed to me gets alive, but the PC don't see the device, don't installs any drivers. I tried at two PC's and tree OS (Win 7, 8.1, Linux Mint), Mission Plan
I'm running dual M8N's, and on some flights, I seem to get tons of GPS errors. It seems to result in RTL doing nothing. However, I seem to have plenty sats. These are the CUAV units.
Any reason I'm getting all these errors?
The previous flight was 35 m
need some help, my 650 quad is doing this strange surge climbs during AtHold and Loiter modes, I have checked vibrations and the APM is sitting on comfy foam pads.....this is a new build.....
any ideas please? I have attached a zip file containing all
Read more…What can a visionary man do, who holds the whole vision of a craft in his head, but is not able to draw two parallel lines. Ask for help : ?
Good technical 3D drawing skills are needed for:
A Saucer/Frisbee shaped vehicle which turns by magnetic levi
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I´m just finishing my build of this Giant X8 and being a Pixhawk fan the choice of autopilot was easy...
I made a search for D-130 X8 on the net but but didn´t find anything about anyone flying this beast with pixhawk...
I´m a litte bit nervous doing
Read more…I am traveling to Cabo (Mexico) and have no clue if it is going to be too much of a hassle to take my Iris+. I have 4 batteries and a mod in the Controller. Anyone done this? Any problems ahead with Airport/Airplane/Customs? Seems a shame not to get
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I'm trying to figure out why I'm able toget lat/lon data to work in Andropilot and QGround Control, but not Mission Planner or Droid Planner. The data link seems to work fine across the board. Satellite Count, and Altitude seem to come a
Read more…Has anyone successfully modified the GentLES USB2 to include the normal GentLes function as well as having video out (same USB connection) for the Canon S110?
If so, willing to share?
Pinouts?
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Through a number of tests (comparing with a fixed reference point) I noticed that my Pixhawk can have an altitude error of up to 9%. This meant that if I aimed to fly at an altitude of 100m I could in fact be flying at 91m. This is not always the c
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3dr Quad Frame kit w/power distribution board $50 3DR
(4) SunnySky X2212-13 Brushless Motor KV980 16x4 $59 EBAY
APM2.6 ArduPilot Flight Controller+Ublox 6M GPS+915Mhz 3DR Telemetry+PM for FPV $85 EBAY
(4) APC 10x4.7 propellers $10
I'm looking for an Iris+ or similar. APM 2.5 or better. Thank you.
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I was able to get the beeping to stop by setting my RC3_MIN to below 1140. I currently have it set at 1130 and have since adjusted my transmitter to make min throttle around 1100 and max around 1800 using the THR C/V.
I am still looking into wh
Read more…I need to purchase a FPV system soon, and I was wondering if anyone knew of anything that I could just purchase online that would be relatively simple to install and run on a MAJA Bormatec aircraft.
http://bormatec.com/index.php?option=com_content&vie
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I am trying to do Radio calibration for my new pixhawk on Mission Planner and QGroundstation.
I'm getting error message on Mission planner: "Radio Control is no active or turned on"
- Dragon link v2 receiver is connected via CH12 PPM t
I have two APM Minis and I am getting unusable baro performance from both. I actually purchased a second one as I thought I had a bad baro. Running AC 3.2.1
Flies well in Stabilize. Horrible in Alt Hold. Sinks down and generally is all over the place
Read more…So I read an interesting article about GPS antennas called "Adding a GPS Chipset To Your Next Design Is Easy".
A few points to bring up that I have concerns with dealing with my M8N antenna.
1. Active vs Passive Antennas. Two paragraphs within the ar
Read more…Has anyone used the galaxy tab pro 8.4 with the iris+ ? Mine isn't 4g or LTE only wifi. But when I carried down on the farm the app appeared to be working and gps was following. Thanks
Read more…Since v3.2.3 our Pixhawks are making a doh-re-me sound at rest, there are no warning messages and I can't find any info on what these tones mean? It is intermittent and irregular.
Attached is the sound
Any ideas?
Read more…I need some help with this one please.
Copter is a Steadidrone Flare sitting still on the Bench when suddenly the HUD shows a 20 degree roll that slowly increases.
I tried to fly the copter after not being able to reproduce the problem....guess what it
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