I have a weird issue on only one of my APM2.5 boards where in alt hold, the copter will climb when I move forwards, and drop when I move backwards. This climb/drop happens as soon as input is given.
Is it possible that I have a bad board? I am having
Read more…There is a thread that I cannot find with the info I need. I am getting ready to set up a HK Bixler v1.1 and would like to know the best motor/prop setup for long flight times. I will probably start with the stock motor and 2200 mAh battery to begin
Read more…Hoping someone can help. With everything up and running on the APM 2.6 (Compass, GPS, Airspeed Sensor, Telemetry) what kind of Mah is used?
Read more…I use my quad for aerial videography of kiteboarders. My main mode of operation usually involves using alt-hold (and more recently loiter) to set an altitude just beyond the reach of the kites (~30m above the water level) This allows me to better foc
Read more…Not sure why, but I discovered that the optical sensor was wiping out my eeprom every time I powered up my APM 2.6. I had to erase my eeprom and reprogram the APM every time it happened. I'm just going to remove it rather than troubleshoot it as th
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I had a very strange crash with my quad. I made dozens of successful missions with APM 2.0 - 2.9.1b Arducopter firmware. I felt this platform was very stable and did not upgrade to 3.0.1 on this frame.
Well I had a crash few seconds after taking of
Read more…APM 2.0 with latest firmware, using PPM from a Futaba FASST system.
So I was having some strange issue (turned out to be my own fault, swapped motor outputs, been fixed) and decided to reset everything to default. Everything is working fine now except
Read more…I am exploring the use of a quadcopter for documenting the facade of buildings. Needs to be able to carry a point and shoot cannon that will run CHDK. Flight pattern will be side to side as it works its way up and down the building. Imagine a lawn
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Came across this video. This is taken by MotherboardTV and features drone applications by military and hobbyists spanning from Europe to Middle east to USA. It talks head-on about the issues with drones and niceties of having one by your side
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i am working to develop ground control station software for my UAV project. for this purpose, i want IMU and sensors to display flight instruments data including: Altimeter, Artifical Horizon, Airspeed and Heading or compass.
The problem is tha
Read more…This configuration wil be for aerial mapping (photogrammetry)and aerial video. The camera will be a Nikon d90 or a d3200.
Can you analyze this configuration?
Brushless: Tarot 4114 320Kv
TX radiocomando: Futaba T8J
Autopilot: APM 2.6 + External Comp
Using the XT60 power module how are you guys connecting Lipo batteries with say a EC3 connection? I may be missing something, but I seem not to find alot of batteries with XT60 leads?
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I already have a pair of them.
First question is - are they paired to each other in the factory? or is it possible to pair them after they get out of the factory?
If it is possible, I dont see any reason why I should buy them In pairs, once I got th
Read more…I've had a dream for a while of building a tandem rotor heli. And I think I finally figured out how to do it. The reason for wanting a tandem is for a number of potential benefits. Tandems are more efficient than single rotor helis, because they d
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My Loiter upward movement is too slow and takes too long to get the copter where I want, where can I change the speed for loiter upward movement?
Read more…I wanted to order an extension for the GPS unit on the APM2.5 and was needing help on which cable should i order .
Would it be the DF13 5 Position connector ?
https://store.3drobotics.com/products/df13-5-position-connector-25-cm
Thanks !
Read more…Just got a brand new APM 2.6.
It won't connect to terminal, initial setup/firmware install, or Mav link in Flight Data in latest MP. (updated today)
My com port sees the Mega 2560, but "no connection" anywhere.
When I first click connect in terminal, th
Read more…I was wondering if there was any way to easily calculate the angular acceleration?
I am trying to find the maximum pitch and roll acceleration and having trouble.
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My APM 2.5 recently gave up on connecting with Mission Planner using 3DR radios. I did my research and came across finding voltage across this chip that turned out to be "not right".
According to online sources, what is shown in the picture below i
Read more…Does anyone have descriptions of all the TLOG graphs? Is there a wiki page for this?
Thx, Brian
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