I was doing an autotune after an upgrade from apm 2.6 to pixhawk running 3.1.5.
I think it might be power related (battery).
I have attached the log if it is possible to get some feedback.
Thanks
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I pose the question to anyone willing to chip in..what is the biggest factor in extending flight times for a quad? Best/largest battery, decent motors/props, cheap escs? Good battery and Best motors? Best of all?
One of the places I fly I see occ
Read more…hi guys i have made a tbs discovery clone but with the f330 scale. all carbon fiber looks great.
the problem is when i move forward in stabilize mode end stop it gain altitude.
other problem it wobbles a little sometimes.
setup. tbs f330 scale frame, 12
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I have recently installed MAVProxy and played with it a little. Upon running I get the following:
Failed to load module: No module named wp
... (and some other modules, rally,fence and terrain) but read in a post here that its because I did not insta
Read more…I have been trying to connect with the pixhawk using MAVproxy in order to control quadrotor through CLI.
But I am facing problems in connecting to the pixhawk using MAVproxy.
As son as I try to connect, the pixhawk doesnt revert any details (appears as
Read more…I have tried the WINRC 450 TB frame and its nice. But I need a really nice way to mount APM on a 450 heli. Can't seem to find the kits that let you mount APM under the heli. Cheers.
Read more…I spun up my new 700L Dominator the other day and found out i cannot Arm the copter with my Tx. I was able to arm it via the computer. I double checked all my controls and all are moving in the correct direction. I am sure I am missing something. (U
Read more…Hey everyone. In the past I've built a couple quads and hexes from 3DR using APM2.5. I recently bought the RTF X8. I didn't choose to include radio and receiver but instead to use the DX8 I already have. The X8 came in, I did the minimal assembly req
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After looking at the code for 3.2RC4 its still quite unclear what the proper prop direction is to use the V-tail config for the V-tail style multirotors.
The code specifies,
// front right: 70 degrees right of roll axis, 20 degrees up of pitch ax
Read more…Hi to the developers.
I want to share some experience of using the APM Plane system. There are some things I don't like.
Incorrect End Point working of the elevons in the STAB mode and I presume in the other modes too
Video №2 shows.
I have setted up the
Hi everyone,
I am working on a few projects that use the APM 2.6 and am in need of any schematics and components list if available. If anyone has links to what im looking for it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Read more…I had built a new tarot 650 with a genuine pixhawk and today i went out to test waypoints. This is my second pixhawk rig and I have 3 other apm birds all of which hit they're wayponts on the money with no issues. I had tuned this thing very well.
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i have a small 250 size copter and it flies, except all modes which needs a baro.
Copter oscillates with alt hold +-1 meter and is also not stable with loiter and pos hold.
My Baro is covered with dark foam and alt hold p is tested and decreased
Read more…Is there any way to program it to either
1) turn on when I give certain inputs on channel 8 so that I can find a lost plane in tall weeds?
2) RC control is lost (similar to #1)
I think it would be as simple as having the option of adding a loud obnoxiou
Read more…What happens if in changing from Auto to Cruise Mode and then one clicks "Fly to here" on the Mission Planner? (Without RC connected?)
Will the aircraft navigate to the guided position but in Cruise Mode?
Read more…As discussed in the other thread, I wish my pixhawk didn't have a safety switch, or if it had one, that it were used only to arm the motor, not the servos.
So for my own safety I use motor arm via rudder (which I now have working), but if I didn't pus
Read more…Hey guys funny problem I get my new Pixhawks and load up the Mission Planner Wizard. It connects fine and goes through the musical tones just fins. Then in part three it connects and says no reason to up load firmware already on board. Then it goes t
Read more…My buddy Sean who makes the Aerotestra quadcopter told me I should post my new project here on DIY Drones because people would like seeing it...
I am assembling a coaxial tube shaped waterproof drone that carries a GoPro camera on the bottom end in a
Read more…I installed the Ublox Neo-6M GPS with V2.0 compass module on my APM2.6 and everything set up fine but when I look at the compass heading in Mission Planner the compass is indicating that the Hexacopter is pointing South when in fact it is pointing No
Read more…Hello everyone,
I was always wondering why my dataflash wouldn't work / record. But originally I managed to set up my octocopter without any problems so I didn't bother with it.
However, after a recent incident and the subsequent painfull repair I've d
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