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Cannot connect APM with telemetry

Hi all!



I have my new 433MHz air module. I have set both ground and air module with exactly the same settings. Now when both are powered, green led is fixed on both and both have blinking red led. So they have a bounded connection and transmit somethi

New Acro Mode Settings?

Hi, has something changed in ArduCopter 3.0.1 with the acro mode settings? I thought the range of ACRO_BAL_ROLL and ACRO_BAL_PITCH is between 0 and 200 (as it is mentioned here). But my Mission Planner (1.2.80) and this wiki page say the range goes f

Y6 Loiter - Odd behavior (video)

I have to say overall I have great loiter performance with my Y6 - I did start to notice, though, that if I apply any yaw while in loiter mode, it begins to move out of position pretty aggresively. I was trying to tune this out but none of the YAW PI

Crash analysis needed. No nav_pitch input

Thrust issue

Hello all,

I have built an v-shaped octo-copter, with a 5000mah, 35c, 3s battery, 12gauge wire running from the center out to the arms, where I split the 12 gauge into 4 smaller gauge wires to go to the escs.

I have 10x45props with Motor AC2830-358, 85

Apm 2.5 with power module usage on nitro power plane

If I want to use a 3s 2200mah lipo to power everything --apm, rx, and servos (nitro motor so no bec/esc), are there any issues with using the power module and leaving the jp1 jumper connected? there are 4 standard-size servos that need to share the p

Spiralling Copter: A great idea?

Hi Guys,

I want to know if someone has achieved something like this with the quadcopter 'at a waypoint' before moving to the next waypoint. '0' in the figure below indicates the waypoint and adjacent curves are path the quad circles around this waypoi

Powering APM inputs with ESC BEC

Hi again DIYDRONES people, 

I am planning to use two ESC's to power the board one for outputs and one for inputs. I know how to connect the output wires but can anyone tell me where to connect the inputs power or draw a simple schematic? 

Thanks.

Small high resolution wide angle lens

Simply awesome: 

English:

http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1418

En español:

http://es.engadget.com/2013/09/27/objetivo-angular-miniatura-ucsd/

The left one: Canon objective (yes, Canon), and the right one: new developed l

PIDs for large slow props?

Hey all, does anyone have experience tuning a quad with large, powerful but slow props?

I'm putting together a new copter with 16" props running on 380 kv motors, 4S. It will have a lot of power, but I imagine it will be slow to respond to inputs so I

Planning a camera mission with 1.2.80 (26th sep update).

Hello,

I played around with mission planner and today wanted to do my first camera mission. Unfortunately I clicked to update the apm software yesterday, which radically changed the functionality, so I had to think in the field...

Before I used GridV2

Very low Climbing Rate in AltHold Mode

Hi all,

I am new to APM AP`s and could need your help with a Problem or maybe Understanding the AltHold Mode - also Loiter Mode:

APM 2.6, uBlox external GPS/ Compass, 3.01 Firmware, Quad X.

Flying in Stabelize Mode is without any Problems including a hi

Take off using MP

I started this in another form, found that MP has its own disussion, sorry did not know that or I would have asked here.

I want to ask before attempting becuase I am affraid of a flyaway.

My Tx has the a 3 toggle switch set to Stabalize|Auto|RTL, All

fly away ,,can somebody please check this log ..

2013-09-27%2014-48-55.tlog

2013-09-27%2014-48-55.rlog

hi

my quad went out of control today and ended up in pieces .

it as been flying well in all modes for several weeks , only recent change is added minimosd .

here the log , hope someone can help me fi

How to edit a tlog?

I want to edit the altitude in tlog file for a software, how can I do that? I tried with notepad but the information is messed up. 

Thanks 

Increase GPS messages received

Hi everyone!

I am using APMRover in Ardupilot2, version 2.42 (latest I think...) I am trying to modelate a PID speed controller, but GPS messages frecuency is too slow so the controller doesn't work fine.

Any ideas to increase that frecuency? Thanks!!

V Octo Copter

Hello all,

I have finally, finally finished building my octo, and had two test flights. Or rather, hops.

I have 10x45props with Motor AC2836-358, 880Kv from 3DRobotics. At the time, they were specified to provide 433grams of lift at 50% and 1095grams a

Using the expansion ports in apm1

HI, I am trying to add a small control joystick to apm 1 expansion ports.

but I have some problems.

I was able to put the code right and read the pots.

but I noticed that the the volt on the control pins are NOT separated, meaning that one pot changes t

AC power through USB & still use 3DR radio?

I noticed here that I "cannot connect via the radios when [my] APM 2 is also connected via USB [because] they share the same port"... but what if I'm not using the USB port for communication — only power? (e.g. AC (wall-outlet) USB power adapter)

If

Budget/crash-safe Quadcopter for development?

Hi DIY Drones.
I am a keen Quadcopter fan and hobbyist.
I have been working with them for quite a while now, even though I haven't really made the big breakthroughs.

So this post is mainly with some questions about new quadcopter suggestions and esp