Hi,
i'm buildung a new foldable V-Frame at the moment and looking for the best location of the APM.
Could anyone advice ? or is there any documentation ?
Thanks
Thomas
Read more…Attached is a very small tlog of a situation I have with an APM2.0. I have two servo's connected to A10 and A11, one for tilt and the other for shutter. JP1 is connected and the ESC's are providing a stable 4.71V to the APM (a little low but within l
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I tested out the APM 2.5 in the weekend, the first flight went down in manual mode even before the stabilise mode is switched on. The second flight went well in stabilise mode and i adjusted the gains in the air to stabilise it even better a
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I have a question about powering my Spektrum ar8000 receiver.
Does powering the APM2.5 via the new power module, also provide 5V to the ar8000 via the power lines running from the apm input channels to the ar8000 receiver?
If yes, does this mean it i
Read more…I know what means Loiter Radius for Arduplane and I did use it on my electrical glider.
But how Loiter Radius affect the positioning on Arducopter?
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Hey community!
I've been flying my Hoverthings HT-FPV successfully for the last 6 months and having a ball.
I've however been saving up my pennies and purchased a 3D printer, and a CNC router unit to join my trusty old Laser engraver. I've bought these
Read more…Hi, I just tested to put three 5,5V 1.5F ultracapacitors parallel and connected the system to the APM power rail. APM stayed alive 10 seconds when normal LIPO/ESC was disconnected. Telemetry radio was also connected to the APM and transmitting full p
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Just tried to use the AHRS Oreintation but without sucess.
I like to position the APM YAW 90 ROLL 90 or YAW 270 ROLL 90 but I can't see this ooption.
So why we can't orient ist like this?
Andy
Read more…what happens if drone lost signal R/C receiver during the flight?
I have spektrum DX8
Read more…Would be nice if we could name each channel/button like the red textboxes below, so we don't need to remember what function is on which channel/button on this new and nice feature in MP :-)
BTW, is there a suggestionbox for the Mission Planner somewh
Read more…Hello software guru's,
in missionplanner 1.2.43 the compass heading shows 360 degrees
and when you rotate a bit further, it shows 0 deg.
is this heading coming out of the APM2.5 code or does this info come from missionplanner?
if it comes out of the APM
Read more…Hi all,
A video of loiter on my new quad. This is it's first flight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5HcM277nhc&feature=youtu.be
Unfortunately, I ran into some issues with APM - it kept crashing. This happened 3 times - once at altitude while in stabili
Read more…Hi,
I have an APM 2.5 on a hexacopter frame and I am getting background noise on the gyros as seen looking at the tuning raw sensors on the mission planner.
The noise on the gyros when the platform is stable on a desk is enough to cause the camera mo
Read more…Today I have my first flight with arducopter 2.5+ and 2.91!
The hardware are this (combo pack):
http://www.unmannedtechshop.co.uk/arducopter/arducopter-frames-and-kits/arducopter-3dr-kit.html
I use the 3s 5500mA
I configure PID in default mode!
The fly wo
Read more…Hi . I use the APM v1.4 in Multiplex Mentor.
I upload the Arduplane v2.68.
My problem is to Manual Level ( Autolevelling option).
After many, by the book, home level calibrations the manual level=1 is not working. To Fly the airplane stable in stabiliz
Read more…I am looking for a bit of advise on how to smooth the flight out and slow take off speed down a little.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO17asbxAdI&feature=youtu.be
But I am very please with the test.
here my setup:
xaircraft 450
keda 1050kv
hobbywing skyw
Read more…I've been trying to get my FPV to work. I final got and my camera to send a signal to a ground station and actually get a video to display on the monitor. When I fly and image breaks up and becomes unusable. The distance is only 20 feet away. Not
Read more…Ive got 3 new power modules.
They are incapable of supplying much more than 400ma, so with GPS, Apm, Long Range reciever and Minim they are near the limit.
Any load near 400ma and the voltage drops to near zero.
I cant understand why they even mention 2
Read more…Does anyone know how to set up the APM 2.5 so the flaperons work. I have right wing aileron on RC1 and left wing servo on RC5. In no case the left (RC5) servo moves. I used the function code 5 (for flaperon) and tried 18 (aileron). But there is no si
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