Let me start off by saying I have been searching the discussion boards for some time now and have now found many if any that are building large Quads using the Pixhawk and the U8 Tiger motors. I am a bit of an overachiever and and wanted build and ef
Read more…I have a Tarot Pro 680 hex with a new pixhawk controller. I have gotten to the point that the radio is calibrated, modes are set, gps and telemetry is fine. I have tied the copter down so that I can test its response to the controls but not have a
Read more…I am looking for a Power Distribution Board or PDB for a 3DR Quad I am converting to X8. I don't see any for sale in 3DR store and am also not sure if the 3DR one is the best option for me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Bit of a technical support call this one.
I've got one of these:
http://www.goodluckbuy.com/ublox-neo-7m-gps-module-10hz-with-compass-for-apm-flight-controller.html
attached to an apm 35x35 (http://www.goodluckbuy.com/miniapm-v3-1-mini-ardupilot-mega-2-
Hello everyone!
Since I have apm 2.6 insstead of APM 1.0 I don't know how to control camera on my X8. If I'm right there is no relay to do it.
Is there a way to somehow control an external relay using analog outputsor whatever?
Thanks for help.
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The next instalment of questions from a newbie.
my HUD in mission planner shows failsafe and will not allow me to alter flight modes. It will arm via the safety switch and responds, apparently correctly to throttle input.
Clearly it is not happy
Read more…I'll post a few pictures here. The upgrade is complete except for a carbon fiber tail control rod and a better antenna placement for the FPV. Its flying good after having to rework some of the parameters.
According to my castle logging I have cut my
Read more…I am building a WQ550, it can fit up to 11" props and I have eight 4s 5000mah 30c batteries that I want to use. Eventually it will carry FPV and a gopro w/ gimbal and a landing gear, so I estimate its final weight around 2.4kg. I messed around with
Read more…I've been operating a home grown HEX built up using 3DR components for about 2 years:
Pixhawk
Power Module
Black Motors
Stock ESC
Power Distribution Board
Telemetry Radios
PPM Encoder
Futaba T10CAP + R6014FS
Having problems with 3.2-rc3.
Read more…My setup:
TBS Disco with a Pixhawk
3DR GPS/compass combo
3DR Power Module running a 4S system
V1 3DR Air telemetry module connected to Telem1
Teensy 3.1 connected to Telem2 going to FrSky X8R for telemetry to Taranis
Running DJI 920kV motors and 30A OPTO E
Will the 3DR Aero params work on my skywalker 1900mm 2014?
I'm new to pixhawk on planes. I've done quads.
Will the aero params get me going ?
Read more…I'm interested in imaging a possible archaeological site located along the spine of a fairly steep descending ridgeline and am looking for advice on how to approach the imaging. At the very least I'd like to be able to produce a high resolution mosai
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I've been slowly building and tuning my first quad and have noticed a small anomaly I can't figure out.
For some reason, my GPS' relative altitude is showing a negative value both before takeoff and after landing. The value is not consistent
When I plug in my 915MHz 3DR ground module to my PC I am geting an erros:
"Windows cannot verify the digital signature for the drivers required for this device. A recent hardware or software change might have installed a file that is signed incorrectl
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We're competing in the Outback Challenge and have a strange issue with our GPS setup. Turning on the three redundant APMs one always gets a GPS lock within a few seconds of starting, but the other two can sit for half an hour or more under a c
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I've interchanged plus/minus connecting the Lipo.
The ESC and the power module had bin killed
and I've replaced them. The plane worked well
for the next two flights. But today the APM
is not showing any reaction to the input signal
on port 1. I've
I've got the MinimOSD from 3DR and a Spektrum DX6i with AR610 receiver. I would like RSSI info in my OSD.
I can get DSMX out of my receiver, but can APM read this input, or do I need to get DORA and feed RSSI into APM instead?
Thanks,
Nick
Read more…After installing my first pixhawk on a large hex X that had originally an apm 2.5.
Calibrated everything, radio config moves as it should, artificial horizon moves correctly.
Try to fly it and it flips on it's head (sometimes to in the roll axis and so
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