please help me, my apm wont power up using battery. but when i connect through USB on Mavlink it connects and lights up. i cant detect what is the problem. Please im desperate of someone helping me!
Read more…I am trying to override the target of the Altitude holder with a custom message from Mavlink but I am not sure how to do it.
I was looking into the code and trying to find out which variable was storing the actually cms that the drone needs to be, but
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I've been trying to increase my video link range on my multirotors for a while without much luck (at most a few hundred metres). But recently I got a fixed wing (Skywalker) in the air, and with exactly the same setup I can get 3.5km+ range us
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I had a oops yesterday, where I was performing a ROI flight to test the gimbal performance. My copter started of great and did what it was supposed to. heading from WP 3 to WP 4 it just suddenly crashed for no apparent reason.
Please have a lo
Read more…This is my firts APM project.
I assmebled the quadcopter, upload last firmware, calibrate everything (escs, compass, radio) and get succes to arm it on my workbench.
Baterry and USB connected, lights blink red and blue alternating, them get the sinble
Read more…I got the latest 3dr telemetry V2 radio a few days ago. http://store.3drobotics.com/products/3dr-radio I hook it up and working great. It is limited on length of the cable, at 15cm. http://store.3drobotics.com/products/df13-6-position-to-5-position-
Read more…Is there anyway to salvage an apm 2.5 board that will not connect?
I have one of the HK 2.5 boards in a quad that has somewhere around 40 flights behind it and has been rock solid. Today I flew an auto flight, returned no isuue. I swapped batteries, 4
I cant seem to connect the horyzon HD and the Minimosd wiring. Can someone assist me on this one. Ive followed the wiring diagram but no luck
Also the minim osd can connect to the pc. I have the 5 pin usb but its always saying failed to talk to bootlo
Read more…I'm building up a Skywalker platform for an APM 2.6, and found it's pretty tough to find a good spot for the GPS and telemetry radio that's close enough to use the stock cables. First, are there any longer cables available to buy and if not, is it a
Read more…Hi,
I recently moved the APM 2.5 board from a quad copter to my plane.
In the quad I was using a power module and everything woked just fine.
The equipment I have:
Airtronics rd6000 super TX
Airtronics 92777 FM reciever
APM 2.5 borad (with the latest firmw
Read more…When I installed my rssi pin, I changed the RSSI_PIN parameter to 3, for A3, but I could never get a reading. It's always reading from A0 ignoring RSSI_PIN, it seems. I made my peace and changed to A0.
However, I'm installing an airspeed sensor now, w
Read more…Hi, I am new to mutlicopter world and this forum.
I live jn norway with my family. I work in the energy sector.
I am building a first y6 (from a kit:alu square tubes, lots of fiberglass plates and screws) to get my hand on things and then would like to
Read more…Hi Everyone,
There are a couple of people I know who have already faced this in RC5. In 3.0.1 I see that I do not get issues, so posting it as a separate forum.
I am using sonar (XL-EZ0, MB1200) + baro on my APM 2.6. Using 3.0.1 RC5, I have attached th
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My friend just crashed his octocopter today and I don't know interpret this log.
It was a mission for mapping a small property, everything looked all right and then it took off in stabilize mode and then loiter to confirm if everything was good, a
Read more…I am nearing completion on the airframe side of a single motor variable pitch quad copter design and I need a little help on the software side to get this going. My intention is to use the variable pitch to control attitude and altitude and then run
Read more…I have just installed the beta release AC3.1-rc5 through MP (1.2.85).
I loaded my 3.0.1 parameter file, had a quick check, re calibrated radio, accel, compass.
Now when I first tried to arm, I couldn't even though I had GPS lock. I have the arming chec
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I am interested in using multiple ground stations for one arduplane platform.
This could be for example 2-3 computers with radio telemtry and mission planner.
The idea is to be able to have a person that can dynamically give a command to the Ardu
Read more…Hi
just want to say hallo to everybody and do a short introduction myself.
I build and fly modlellhelicopter since arround 25 years. I'm a typical diy man so I built serveral helicopter/rotorheads from scratch. Also I've built a turbine last winter. Th
Read more…Hi guys,
I read that one can attempt to quadrocopter Autotune pids.
Is it possible (or who have already tried) Autotune pids to make a helicopter?
Read more…So I have been struggling with 2 issues with my APM on an X8.
1. After recently resetting to defaults and starting over, the APM will not remember my radio calibration. Regardless of how many times I try, it says it has completed but when I try to arm
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