Hello. I've been trying to get geo-fencing to work in my X-Plane simulations. I create the return point, draw the polygon, upload it, take off and fly to the boundary, and cross right over it. I expected guided mode to take over and the plane to fly
Read more…My tricopter has APM2.5.2 on it. The firmware is 2.91b.
It flies super well on Stab mode. When hovering, the throttle stick is around the center position.
Then switch to Loit mode, it suddenly reduces the height a little bit and immediately increase th
Read more…When I was learning to fly my quad I couldn't wait to develop the skills to start doing acrobatics. I had no idea that arducopter was so limited in this area. Here's the stock options:
Stabilized Acro (AXIS_ENABLED=1, ACRO_BAL_ROLL = x, ACRO_BAL_PITCH
Read more…I am trying to shoot video, but the yaw is very sensitive on my Spektrum dx7s. Do I need to adjust the radio, or MP?
I am sure there is something regarding how to adjust the YAW sensitivity, but I am not having in luck finding a solution. Any help
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Warning: If you power the APM 2.5 from a BEC you should include the diode fix used on the APM 2! It drops the voltage to 5.5V which is what the 3DR Power Module does!
I've noticed a lot of USB connect issues lately and I have found some solutions. Th
Read more…Upgraded to latest mission planner (Win8) and was unable to connect to APM via USB. When plugged in via USB board is not showing in Device Manager.
I can connect via the 3dr radios but am unable to re-install firmware. I'm guessing because the file is
Read more…Hi everyone. I've had a 3DR quad kit that I've been flying for a few months. After getting a 2 axis gimbal for my GoPro I decided to also get a 3DR hex kit to handle the extra weight. I did not get the electronics for the hex because I had a great id
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How to load own maps to Mission planner ? In my village area, there are quite good gmaps photos available, but Mission planner tells "there is no imagery for this resolution", even though they are present in google... Other map sources give sim
Me and 3 of my friends are all experiancing the same problem with our APMs (2.0 and 2.5)
While connecting with a USB cord - everything works fine downloading the firm ware and even connecting to the Mission Planner. But after that it just sits there
Read more…Thought I try the latest firmware on my Quad. I downloaded firmware 3.0.0-rc6 and loaded. When I try to arm both from mission planner or from my radio, nothing happens. I erased my APM and then loaded the new firmware, calibrated my radio and leve
Read more…I'm sure this has been asked before, just can't find the answer.Similar to the DJI devices, is it possible to make the motors spin at a low RPM when the APM is armed?I'm sure there has been safety points raised, but I only would like low RPM.Many tha
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I have succesfully made a geo-fence for the first time. Now i want to remove it.... But how do i delete the geo-fence uploaded to my APM2.5 ??
Read more…as per title can i use this IMG_20130618_124246.jpg to power it up?
thanks
Read more…So guys, I'm doing a project related to Telemetry, and I want to make ArduPilot (Uploaded with ArduPlane 2.73) send through Serial Port, The sensors informations, like Height, GPS Position, and this kind of things. I have tried to use ArduStatio
Read more…Hi guys I got a issue with the telemetry basicaly it does connect but if I move the board the compass or all the data does move on the screen on my nexus 7, can anyone help me to find out what I missing here?
Thank you
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I would like to buy APM 2.5 for my Raptor FPV platform (fixed wings), but theres one thing what does disturb me.
Raptor (also bixler and most of pushers) does have battery tray at front, and motor/esc in middle of fuselage. It does mean theres n
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I'm thinking about getting this camera gimbal.
http://www.mongrelgear.com.au/new-releases/2-axis-brushless-gimbal-for-gopro-detail.html
Do you think it would be compatible/work with the Ardupilot Mega?
I emailed the company, but they suggested ge
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ArduCopter 3.0 is ready for widespread use. To make the transition easier, this time we are asking people to voluntarily upgrade from 2.9.1b for the next month or so before we make 3.0 the default firmware downloaded by the mission planner. The new
Read more…I have been poking around, but cannot seem to find the info on this - which means that as soon as I psot this, I will stumble across it --- but...
When setting up a multiple waypoint mission, how do I make it so that the altitude of a waypoint must be
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I am relatively new to Quads and Arducopter, but have been doing RC for over 15 years. I have recently built a quad with APM 2.5. I am running 1050kV motors on 3S with 10X4.5 props.
The machine flys great in all regards. However, I have noticed
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