Hi, guys. I need your help. I have been trying to connect my DYS Smart 3 gimbal to the pixhawk so that the pixhawk can control the pitch and therefor, keep me in the shot while in follow me mode. I found the link here to connect the pixhawk to Ale
Read more…Just received my Pocket Drone and when documentation was lacking went on line ... looks like I made a big mistake, but am not alone from web stories ...
Hopefully can make some lemonade, and learn a little, from this lemon. Any help would be apprecia
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I am trying to get started modifying the Ardupilot code and am having some trouble obtaining a stable build.
I can successfully build the code using these instructions found at http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/where-to-get-the-code/ as we
Read more…As part of the efforts to improve customer support, 3DR will be offering support on the weekends in the near future. To ensure that we serve the community most effectively, I'd like to ask which of these 3 options will be most useful to you?
1) 8 - 2
Read more…Not sure if this is the right place to post this. I just launched a PixHawk quad and I'm trying to familiarize myself with it. I'd like to use Tower on a ASUS 32GB Google Nexus 7 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.
The Nexus (2013) is in the list of com
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Just wondering if this method of wiring 2 quad pdb's together will be effective to work as a pdb for an X8.
I should note that I will be wiring them without (+/-) connectors, so Esc's direct to pdb and also that I may mount the pdb's in a
Read more…I am looking for some help to understand what i might be doing wrong. i purchased retractable skids for all my quads running APM 2.6 FW 3.2.x. My setup as follows:
APM 2.6. FrSky V8FRII, Turnigy 9XR running OPENTX.
Initially, i connected the skids to c
Read more…I have upgraded all my vehicles to APM2.5 or PIX HAWK. Which means that the old APM 1.0 I had are lying on my bench unused. They are perfeclty good pieces of hardware and I am sure some one can put it to good use. So if you want it please let me kn
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Could I please get some help for some simple stuff on Drone choice and Drone Photography? I am new to this and am presently learning to fly a Nano QX, then, to learn the trade I would like to assemble a drone kit that would carry my Sony RX100 M3
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I have mounted a brushless gimbal to my Quad. It is a HK gimbal found here,
Due to my frame setup I have the controller board and motor mou
Read more…Dashware looks to be a pretty nice tool for overlaying telemetry/log data onto HD video.
It was recently acquired by GoPro and is now free to download and use.
http://www.dashware.net/dashware-download/
It doesn't have built-in support for APM log files
Read more…Hi. On my last two flights, I experienced forced landings that I don't understand. In the first case, I launched in Loiter, and had a nice, solid loiter for a short period, when the flyer suddenly landed (cleanly) and disarmed. I could not arm it aga
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I am very new to the Taranis and so far I have been able to find out most of the stuff I need to know for setting up my new T-Plus thanks to this forum. I am, however, having a hard time finding out how to set up the 6 fl
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So I am a newbie in this world of RC vehicles, but I need to connect my Pixhawk auto pilot system to my computer. Whenever I connect this thing into my computer, power from my computer is fed into the Pixhawk, but my computer doesn't fully
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Please have a look at my attached log. the copter flies the mission fine but instead of hitting the waypoints it actually flies a curve before hitting the waypoint. Almost like a spline, however this copter is flying FW version 3.15. The miss
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I was testing my quadcopter in loiter and stabilize mode and suddenly switched to land mode.
My failsafe settings are RTL but it happened when my battery still was more then 22 Volts and failsafe set to 20 volts
The copter landed and after that I co
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Anyone seen the Samsung NX500 and NX3300? Wondering if they going to be any good. Im familiar with Sony cams but not Samsung, how do Samsungs cams get triggered in the Air?
Read more…I plan on building a system to relay telemetry from a low flying craft back to the ground station via a high flyer that is orbiting with line of sight to both the ground station and low flying craft. my question is simple - has anyone ever done this
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My first post here. My second custom Scout X4 (quad) maiden flight and crash at the end.
Only broken one landing skid and lost battery.
Didn't finish correct setup of arducopter 3.2.1 (wrong Compasss orientation) and probably it
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