Discussions

Pixawhk & OneShot125 for KISS ESC?

Hi,

Is there any plan to implement OneShot125 support for KISS ESC?

Brgds

Mariusz

Why the motors cut off?

If someone recognizes the Pixhawk tone signal that you can hear 27 seconds into the flight, please tell me what the tones mean. The motors cut off right after the tone, and although the motors restarted quickly, not quick enough to prevent it from cr

REQUEST ANGLE_MAX OPTIONS FOR OSCILLATING & STALLING

greetings,

my suggestion and request is for the option to remove angle_max from stabilize mode. 

i have field tested arducopter 2013 & 2014 versions with angle_max in stabilize mode. 

1. my review of about 5 crash landings is that angle_max was the pr

Carbon Fiber props for Sunnsky X4108S 380kv Motors

I have been checking everywhere, even ebay.com for Carbon Fiber Props 15*5.5 for the SunnySky X4108S 380kv motors 6MM hub.

Can anyone give me some direction on where to find ?

Pixhawk , main power port & servo rail

Are the main power port and the servo rail GRNDS connected or are they isolated completely?

I'd like to know if I will have a ground loop with the attached layout.

Curent sensor powering pixhawk and a UBEC powering servo rail

ANACONDA-WIRE-LAYOUT.jpg

Additional Power for APM 2.6

When I connect my power Module without JP1 Jumper and use my SBEC to power the Servo's, is 5.5V ok to connect to the APM for Servo Power?

ArduCopter-3.2.1 Beta Testing

ArduCopter 3.2.1-rc2 (release candidate #2) has completed beta testing and has been released as the official version available through the mission planner and other ground stations.

Changes from AC3.2 are listed below and in the ReleaseNotes:
1) Enhan

REQUEST ANGLE_MAX OPTIONS FOR OSCILLATING & STALLING

greetings,

my suggestion and request is for the option to remove angle_max from stabilize mode. 

i have field tested arducopter 2013 & 2014 versions with angle_max in stabilize mode. 

1. my review of about 5 crash landings is that angle_max was the pr

Why throttle rises automatically

can pixhawk use a sisten with 3 level of redundancy as gemini autopilot

i have read this discussion 

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2005811

is possibile now or in future to have this tipe of configuration with 3 atuopilot that mutually check the othes?do you have a plan for a new version of pixhawk with b

APM/Pixhawk Long range HD FPV + Telemetry your choice (900Mhz/2.4GHz/*3.65Ghz/5GHz)

It's finally here!  Long range FPV solution that supports HD video streaming in real-time over distances in excess of 3 Miles!  Your choice of frequency! (900Mhz/2.4GHz/*3.65Ghz/5GHz)

Compatible with APM 2.0 & QGroundControl (MAVLINK)

Get everything yo

Using the PixHawk Flight Controller

 i'm looking into buying a PixHawk controller , but I need some info.

What is the latest Software Version is there for the PixHawk ?

I understand that the Software can be updated ?

Strange yaw behavior

Having some bizarre issues with my quadcopter - mostly manifesting in stage yaw behavior.

Recently did a complete rebuild with a new frame, and now when yawing, to the left, the copter wobbles and overshoots the heading by as much as 180 degrees. Yaw

Sudden altitude losses during loiter mode

Hi,

I am flying my quadcopter using APM2.6 from 3DR, firmware version AC3.2, for some days.  And have faced a common problem in almost all of these flights.

I takeoff in stabilize or auto mode and then switch to loiter after some point of time. In loit

New HUD for FPV (MAVLINK compatible)

Hi all,

I'm an electronics engineer currently working at a southamerican company dedicated to R&D of MAVs.

Since new years eve, I've been working on a new Ironman inspired HUD in order to make FPV more appealing to the user.

Right now, my intention is t

Iris+ flyway - Auto mode waypoint fails to write?

Hi all,

I experienced a brief and undramatic flyaway with my Iris+ yesterday which has me a bit puzzled despite going through the logs (relevant section and mission attached.) Flyaway might be a poor description, as it was flying under control in auto

To ESC or not to ESC (Ardupilot 2.6 for XUAV Talon)

hi everyone, pretty new to building electronics but I'm building a Talon XUAV with APM 2.6. I have an 1150 Kv motor, a 70A SBEC and four servo's to connect to my APM and a Futaba R3008SB Rx. If I connect my SBEC to my APM then to my 1150Kv motor this

Small 5 feet blimp - Maker ?

I used to do Blimp Aerial Picture 10 years ago,  and even if I am now building and piloting every day UAV multi rotors and UAV planes, there are cases when just a small blimp is all what I need.

Southernworksballoons site does not exist any longer, I

No blue dot on Droid Planner.

Maja +APM help needed.

Hello everybody! 

Before the MAJA I had a partially home built flying wing and it was tracking the mission route like a bloodhound with default PIDs and no Autotune and just a little NAVL1_PERIOD modification down to 15.So I bought a Maja and now I am