I thought I'd sex up my new 3DR Hex with some LED strips. I connected a JDrones IO board to a Y cable coming off the telemetry port of the APM and after hooking it up as per this diagram it seems to be working as expected.
However, when it's connected
Read more…Getting ready for my first flight and am not sure about the compass_ofs settings for the x, y and z axis to allow for metal in the plane.
My plane has very little metal in it? Do I set these to zero or is there some way to calibrate or will it self ca
Read more…I have found links on wiki and other sites partially describing the differing modes but they are quite cryiptic, can someone explain what each does.
There is as follows
Acro ? (i am unsure, need detail)
Alt hold (stabilize but holds alt)
Auto (flight pat
Read more…I'm building a Bormatec Maja. Like many UAVs it's a pusher with the motor at the back and I want to put the battery right at the front for balance. I Googled for some ready made battery extension leads and didn't find any. But I did find this discuss
Read more…Just come back from one week vacation in caribbean where I did bring with me the quadcopter with APM2 to test some flying.
I was trying to fly there, but it was impossible. The quad was working perfect before leaving from Montreal, it was stable, smoo
Read more…MinimOSD Subject Matter Experts;
I had recently purchased the MinimOSD from DIYDrone store. I received it in the mail on 01/14/13.
I configured the MinimOSD to my desired layout of panels 1 and 2, and had data displayed on the video screen. However, th
Read more…Hi all, go a quick question for you. I'm planning a PX4 conversion of the AR Drone. Its purpose is for aerial mapping using still frames, so I need a lightweight camera that the AR Drone will be able to lift. Continuous shooting is a must, nice re
Read more…I've been working on an X8, and it hasn't been going too well. Sigh.
APM 2.5, Arducopter 2.8.1 compiled for:
#define CONFIG_APM_HARDWARE APM_HARDWARE_APM2
#define FRAME_CONFIG OCTA_QUAD_FRAME
#define FRAME_ORIENTATION X_FRAME
Mission Planner 1.2.29
Futaba
Read more…... if one's next click on the map in Flight Planner will begin a pan of the map, or move a waypoint (and which one)? I don't see any marking, mouse pointer change or anything.
I have to use save/load all the time as a kind of undo feature to revert u
Read more…Hi guys.
Anyone know if the camera trigger issues have been fixed for APM? I see that 2.9 has been released but can't find anything saying it's been fixed.
Thanks!
Jimmy
Hi,
So I am trying to retrieve sensor information from my ArduCopter to my c# application and as such need to use Mavlink.
From the Mission Planner source I have found functions to create the packets with check-sums and all. Once connected I can see my
Read more…Hi Guys,
I am doing some research on building 'low cost' quadcopters. I wanted to find out from people's experience building quadcopters on the:
1. 'Cheapest available IMU board' out there that can be used for building a quadcopter? This must have the
Read more…Is anyone else finding it difficult to locate which log you're interested from a long list that looks like this?
...
Log 27, start 4481, end 4526
Log 28, start 4527, end 4622
Log 29, start 4623, end 4625
Log 30, start 4626, end 5450
Log 31, start 5451, end
Is the log folder configurable?
I use a couple of different computers and want to have the logs located in my dropbox so I can keep them in sync.
Thanks,
AC.
Read more…Hi there,
Does any one one know a way to update Minimo OSD firmaware other than using the FTDI cable?
I live outside US and need to udate it but buying the cable alone would mean a prohibitive cost. Any ideas?
Can it be done via APM2.5 o something?
Than
Read more…Hi,
How does the quad or any other multicopter motor arm/strut lenght and flexibility affect to the flight performance or stability if u keep the motor size same all the time? How would for example a quad copter with 1m arm lenght fly? Or how would a
Read more…I have a 3DR 915 MHz v1.1 USB interface radio that will not enter command mode using the 3DR radio config tool and does not respond to any commands. The unit was communicating whenfirst received, but stopped working when I tried adjusting some of the
Read more…My colleague and I have had issues with adding a stabilized pan control to our camera gimbals. I am using arducopter on a quad and my colleague is using a gimbal on arduplane. We both get the same results using APM 2's.
The roll and tilt commands work
Read more…I have four mototrs that I know are Exceed Optima motors, but since they have no labels or other outer markings, I have no idea what the specs are. Does anyone have any tips on how I could narrow down which they might be?
Second, I am looking for the
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