Hi guys,
I have two Arducopters and I am planning to create a swarm type communication between them.
Here is my setup:
1) Two similarly constructed Arducopters with APM 2.5+.
2) Both have Telemetry enabled
Questions:
- I want to be able to control both of
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I have a problem with MP 1.2.80 and German Windows. I cannot see/use i.e. Flight Plan --> Waypoints --> 'Check height'(='Höhe prüfen'), because the check box is covered with the label of the 'Absolute height' check box.
I tried to install MP with a
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I had an unplanned landing tonight (otherwise know as a crash). No real damage to speak of, Broke my Pan mount for my FPV camera. The video pretty much says it all thanks to the MinimOSD.
I was gathering some information on Max Climb pitch/throttle an
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Would you be able to do the following, it would make log analisys so much easier. The idea is :
Once you have loaded the log, you can either hide a graphed line temporary by clicking on the eye, clicking it again will bring it back, or you
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Also, look at WP27 and notice that the number 25 showed up in a blank column after reading back
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The setup is pretty vanilla, with a 1000K Turnigy motors, with 12" slowfly propellers and a 2S 4.4Ah LiPo.
The Ardu-Pilot setup is similarly vanilla - APM 2.6 with G
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I know in the latest MP, you can set your camera as Sony nex 5, but im not sure which of the 3 triggering actions to use and what hardware to use to connect
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I built a quad, on the Naza quad frame. Scorpion motors and 20 amp turnigy ESC's
It flies pretty well but every few seconds it blips. Like if I hit the throttle for an instant.
I can't the the compass calibrated under 180,34,93 Something like tha
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I wanted to do a re-calibration of the radio, connected the APM to the lapt
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I have an APM2.0 with the GPS/Compass on board on a X5 flying wing , Is it preferable to use the compass or the GPS for heading information? ie COMPASS_USE = 0 or 1
What advantages / disadvantages exist.
Thanks guys.
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Got a $75 HK cloner APM2.5 board, just to see what it's like...and it's actually ok! Build quality is good, and even slots into a genuine 3DR case without problems.
Even works ok too - Baro is accurate, picks up the ublox no pr
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Currently I tune my second quad a QAV540 with the APM.
First did tune the roll rate all with channel 6 directly in the air works really great. Then rate D and rate I as well.
It flies really well in stable mode or in acro mode with some expo. The
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I had a question regarding executing missions from a Ground Station such as the Mission Planner.
We created a mission in Mission Planner with the following steps:
1.) Takeoff
2.) Waypoint (fly to 10 meters and wait 10 seconds)
3.) Land
We executed thi
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Did all the calibrations and compassmot, all results looking good.
Having tested all modes (all fine) I
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I'm using the latest Firmware & Mission Planner in a Q
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I was testing some simple mapping with a new octo and APM 2.5 (ublox gps) and followed the geottaging tutorial
http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-geotagging-images-with-mission-planner/
And I'm using a software to create the mosaics, the proble
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