Anyone who uses ArduIMU and tried to upgrade Arduino from 0022 to the current version (anything past 1.0) discovered that good old firmware that was compiling just fine in the previous versions now throws all kinds of errors. After doing a quick se
Read more…Hey all, I've been having some issues filming with my Sony CX-760 from my DJI S800. There appears to be some black bars running through the frame. I'm guessing this is electromagnetic interference. I am not powering the camera from the copter battery
Read more…I had previously purchased a current sensor from Sparkfun that was described in the Wiki for use with APM 2.0 boards. My question is, can I still use this with the APM 2.5 board and wire it up the same as the 2.0 in the Wiki?
Read more…Sadly when connecting the Video IN connector it went on the wrong pins and killed the camera's composite video out and the video input on the board.
The board still outputs video with characters, powers ok, etc, it is just video in that is not working
Read more…My APM 2.5+ won't connect on the 3DR radios or USB. For the past few days, I've noticed the HUD starting to twitch (+/-3 degrees) when the plane is sitting still. Today at the field, I had trouble getting a GPS lock (which has never happened- I have
Read more…I posted a blog on a Ball turret Gimbal design and build
It appeared in DIYDrones with only 2 of the nine photos, and the text all garbled in between!! The preview before posting it was fine .
Was this an Administrator attack??
Whats the point of posti
Read more…I am new to ArduCopter APM 2.5 and I am struggling to get it stable enough to fly. I have issues with spontaneous flipping and losing ESC calibration. What I discuss below may (or may NOT) be an issue, but at least I can reproduce the issue and meas
Read more…I'm trying to control an APM using Mavlink and a joystick.
I understand that the Mavlink message I need to send for this is RC_CHANNELS_OVERRIDE. Some of the fields in this message are obscure to me.
I notice that Mission Planner sets SystemID=255 and
Read more…Got a brand new, factory built, (and tested?) Arducopter.
I'm a seasoned RC flyer, I've set up the drone in the Mission planner, Uploaded 2.9.1 Quad firmware, Radio calibration is correct.
Couldn't get the Automatic ESC Calibration, ESC's would beep c
Read more…I'm hoping to go for a test flight tomorrow with the new 2.9.1 firmware. Before I do however, I would like to confirm a couple of things.
Having upgraded from 2.8.1 to 2.9.1, I notice that some of the PIDs are significantly different (higher) in 2.9
Read more…I think it's time for a Documentation Tab on the main menu. Do we have a Documentation team?
I'm an electronics Tech and RC hobbyist and I'm a little embarrassed to say it took me two years to build my 3D-Quad. I maid-ed it last weekend. Blogs are go
Read more…I noticed that the google satellite image of the area I fly has been updated recently when viewing directly through google maps yet the imagery shown in the planner when I choose Google satellite is teh older image.
Is there a way to have the Mission
Read more…Hi Guys,
I tumbled on a problem last night that made me think the whole day before writing this in forums.
What I am referring to is: Pure Wi-Fi control of Arducopter. Currently, the system supports Transmission and Reception via RC Txm/Rx. The Arducop
Read more…This afternoon I powered up my quad and was watching the MP, eventually I had 11 satellites and a gpshdop of 0.81.
My home postion however remained at the point where I flew this morning, 5530m away! It stayed like this for the whole flight and was li
Read more…I am in need of a FMS that runs on Windows 7, I have a HK T4A V2, but the programs that are not find for win 7.
Read more…I am wondering if you can hover a QuadX with APM2.0 in Stabilize mode, without GPS 3D fix and without magnetic declination? No sonar, just baro. Let's consider a hovering inside a building with metal walls and ceiling when GPS signal is not possible.
Read more…Hi all,
I recently purchased a Magnetometer (HMC-5883L Triple Axis Magnetometer) from DIY drones. I don't have any idea how exactly to use it because the details available for the sensor are very less.
Can anyone there help me in the connections and al
Read more…Hi Folks,
I am from Netherlands and want to purchase Arducopter kit from near Netherlands. Is there someone from Netherlands working on Arducopter(s)? It might be better interesting if I can find someone to contact here.
Also, I am a bit confused about
Read more…I wanted to open up a discussion about how we are powering our avionics, meaning servos and APM, on helicopters as they present a unique challenge in the APM world, and must be treated carefully. After crashing my Octocopter last weekend because I l
Read more…Can anyone tell me how to see that it has a 3D fix?
There is only a green LED. - The Stock Mediatek GPS on the APM 2.0 is useless (no Fix or very long Time > 15 min). So i have installed the CN06 UBLOX. It's working, but i don't know before starting i
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