Just tried to fire up a new APM 2.5 which has been sitting in the box for almost 2 months. Installed latest Mission Planner (1.2.55). Firmware installs fine (V2.9.1b), but the live data screen doesn't show any gyro or accel input when I move the APM
Read more…I have two APM 2.0's that will not upload firmware. In MP 1.2.53 when I select a firmware to upload (doesn't matter which one) The firmware update process hangs on "reading hex file" at about 85 percent complete. I then get "communication error - no
Read more…Why are there no cables longer than 15 cm for the 3dr air radio to apm connection. I really need a longer cable and in hindsight 3dr should have known that some people would eventually need longer cables for their setups, so why do they not sell them
Read more…I was flying my hexacopter at a local school on june 22. Everything started out great. I was flying it in auto, loiter, guided, and RTL mode. While i was flying my hexacopter started drifting away because of the wind. At witch point i brought it back
Read more…Hey All,
Does anyone know why you can't order just an APM 2.5 board from the 3DR Store? All that is available is the full kit.....what if you just need to replace the board....say due to crash damage or an ESD?
I sent my board in for the F2 replacement
Read more…Question about updating to beta v3.0 with mission planner. I was running a previous version of mission planner, loaded the v3.0 beta with no problem ( think) . Launched Mission planner this morning and was prompted to upgrade. Upgraded and all seems
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I have a medium size FY680 Tarot Iron Man Hexa Frame of about 3 Kg at full load with 8000 mAH 4S battery pack. The platform is very stable and smooth in stabilize mode, but it overshoots when I switch to Lotier and alt hold; When I switch in those
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First I would like to thank all involved in this project. It is great platform!
I have been playing with Arducopter 2.9.1b for a while with success. The RTL saved my skin many times. :)
Unfortunately not today I am not sure what exactly happen b
Read more…I took AC3.0.0 for a test flight using my new MAVPilot software as the GCS. I programmed a simple flight path as so
Video here http://youtu.be/03cV2tOgPJs
I have no idea what is happening at
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Today I made a bad connection in my hexacopter and I fried the Ardupilot 2.5.2 board. Still trying to figure out what I did because I'm just powering thru the 3DR power module.
A,C & Alive leds are coming up when powered from USB by no commun
Read more…Today I jumped from 2.9 to 3.0 on my quad and went through the setup routine. I was disappointed (but not surprised) to find my compassmot levels running from 70-73%. My quad is an custom (i.e., homebuilt!) H configuration with the main power lines r
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I am experiencing a problem with my quad I have not had before.
I calibrate the ESC's (Turnigy plush 25A) works good both when I do it manually and automatically and they all spin at the same rate. When I plug the battery in again after doing t
Read more…Hi guys I recently got back to flying after the birth of my boy. So while he is sleeping and pooping I want to get out and fly more and understand whats going on with my quad. A couple of days ago I got out in the yard and did a little flying around
Read more…I've just updated to 1.2.55, but I'm unable to find the radio screen where the modes can be set?
Also, when I click Software / Standard Params, it takes incredibly long to populate the window on the right with the parameters and scroll bar. When scrol
Read more…APM Repair Service
I now offer a service to repair your APM for a $20 flat rate. If you send me your APM along with $20 and a self addressed return envelope with postage so I can return your APM to you if I can repair it or not. If I can't repair it
Read more…The copter will arm and disarm before takeoff, but once I am in the air I will get a sudden drop. When I land, I am not able to disarm. Also, I loose control of the throttle too.
I am not sure if it has to do with my Advanced Parameters settings or
Read more…I have a minimOSD v1.1 from 3DR.
I have seen a comment here that if there is switching regulator in the minimosd, we can connect upto 6S batteries. However wiki suggests the maximum voltage is 12V. I want to connect the 4S (single battery setup) as fo
Read more…Hello everyone, i have no experience at all in this field, apart from a few days of reading and a lot of years dreaming.
My long term project is to make a X8 fly with the longest possible range (i heard of some configurations that can reach 100km). I
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I have received my APM2.5 this week and have downloaded MP and had a play. I interfaced to my RC controller in preparation for a flight.
I have set up all the channels as recommended and flicking switches on the radio changes the APM's modes to
Read more…With the new ArduCopter code, it is possible to set the RADIUS to 0 allowing the aircraft to rotate on a single axis for panoramic images etc.
It it possible to set the amount of rotations the aircraft can perform before returning to its initial posit
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