This is the thread where I document my attempts for this round of T3. Gary mentioned that documentation would be important, so I decided to make this thread to document my entire process. My goal is that anyone who reads through this, once it is fi
Read more…Can any of you look if there are some marking on any of those components (the ones in the red rectangle)?
I had a crash and they are missing:
It would be great to have pre-saved missions that could be assigned/saved to a mission slot with a single button to activate, i.e. the MP Flight Plan tab thus would have maybe 5 nameable mission buttons under which you could pre-save a mission in eac
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This is my first post, i haven't bought anything yet.
i'm a little confused as to what controls the machine. at the moment my understanding is that the software uploads my flight plan to the hardware.. and then it requires no external control to c
Read more…I can't get this to work.
I've set up elevon_output, and verified that the two elevon servos are moving correctly. I've added two more servos for the alternate pair of control surfaces, and attached them to output channels 5 and 6. I've set their rc
Read more…I ordered this system and received it today. Super easy installation, but couldn't get me camera to work. I also have a GoPro adapter cable, so I tried it and the video worked. After some troubleshooting, it seems the cable in the kit had the 5V and
Read more…Looking into getting a Sony NEX5 camera. I would like to have control over the zoom feature. Has anyone played around with a controller that can do this over a link? Maybe even have a 3 axis controller with zoom capabilities.
Read more…I pressed the update button in Mission Planner when it said and update was available. Now MP will not load. I get an box that says FATAL Program, along with a bunch of stuff I don't understand. Any help is appreciated!
Read more…I have come to use my XBEEs for the first time and having an issue connecting to mission planner.
The XBEEs have been set up for 57600 baud and I can see data coming in of the receiver when using X-CTU but it throws up an error in mission planner when
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Today I had a crash with the ArduCopter v3.0.1-rc1 firmware. Never experienced that before so I was really surprised that this can happen.
I first flew manually and set the copter to loiter. Then manually again and finally to loiter. Suddenly all
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I'm having difficulty finding instructions on how to trigger my camera at (or near) waypoints in my flight plan. I came across the "DO_DIGICAM_CONTROL" feature but it would appear that I have to add pseudo waypoints in my flight plan between w
Read more…I just received the 3DR Video/OSD system and set it up according to the directions. The OSD displays just fine on my monitor, but there's no video from the camera. I made sure the cable was correctly connected. There are no indicator lights on the ca
Read more…I have been approached with possible installing a Sagetech ADS-B Transponder in a HexCopter using a APM 2.6. The communication with the Transponder is RS-232. Has anyone attempted this in the past. Here is a bit of information on the Transponder.
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ArduCopter 3.0.1 has been released and is now available in the Mission Planner, firmware.diydrones.com, GitHub and the new Downloads Area.
Warning #1: Compass calibration and reducing interference is far more important than with 2.9.1b
Warning #2: GPS
Read more…Hi everyone, This is my first Forum/ APM Experience... I am trying to have my X8 fly with the airspeed sensor but I am having a really strange behavior.
I have the APM 2.5 directly from 3Drobotics, Came totally assembled with their Airspeed sensor. I
Read more…I've just released ArduPlane 2.74beta3. I'm hoping this will be the last beta before the 2.74 release. Please test it as much as you can!
The simplest way to try it is to use a pre-built firmware from http://firmware.diydrones.com.
Key features include
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In the hope of getting Mission Planner (1.2.59) up and running. Tacking the last traces of errors on 'ArduPilotMega.csproj'. Before posting this, I have read through Dennis Spanongle's post here, though it hasn't helped me at this level
Read more…I am writing to ask about the wire harness used for the Ublox GPs unit. (Without the integrated compass). I have now twice had the GPS fail when I removed and reinstalled the GPS unit from the APM during maintenance. First time I thought my GPS wa
Read more…Hiya. Back in 2.9, I used the time and the height values form the GPX log file just fine. However, when I upgraded to 3.0, my GPX files changed. Time is now always stuck on the same value, and height now doesn't start at zero. I attached an old a
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I am trying to turn the apm 2.0 into a logger but doesnt know quite where to start. I will try to log gps, compass,mpu,temperature and altitude as fast as possible and just dump it to the serial with the mavlink protocol. I would therefore like to
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