I have 2 x APM v1.0 and recently 1 x APM 2.0.
Both APM v1.0 have been working flawlessly.
After receiving my APM 2.0, I installed it into a X5 Wing. Just flying circuits at my local flying field in manual mode, about 3-5 mins into the flight mid way t
Read more…Decided to scratch build a quad with collective pitch. First step was CAD drawings, finished June 2012. The mechanical portion was next and is now complete as of August 2012. Next persuade software to talk collective. Any one have ideas about that? U
Read more…APM 2.5 plus the 3DR radio telemetry works great, now I want to add my MinimOSD board.
The MinimOSD board reads MAVLink messages from its RX pin and request rates from APM on the ArduPilot "telem" port. (Port 0 implied). The APM2.5 board 3DR radio con
Read more…Can I use own GeoTIFF, Ozi or KML maps in mission planner? If it is possible, how to do it?
Read more…Hi All,
Recently I did loose my plane on a high corn field and spend 2 hours to find it. I was lucky my telemetry give me the last position 20 m away from real crash position.
Now I decide to use the fence options to avoid this happens again.
My TX is a
Read more…I've come across what I suspect may be a bug in AP 2.5 and also maybe in 2.6. What happens is the APM will, shortly after takeoff, start showing an incorrect attitude which is always a pitch up relative to the real attitude. I've seen this happen sev
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I am experiencing strange problems. When testing stabilize on grund it works as expected. In air, APM will send the aircraft into an inverted spin within 1-4 seconds ins stabilize mode. This is with APM 1 and 2.5 (different recent firmware versons)
Read more…I have just bought the new APM2.5 board and see there are quite a few changes made to this compered to the APM2.0 board.
When will the APM2.5 wiki be available? I see the APM2.5 doesn't come with the SD card bay. So why was this dropped and how can th
Read more…Hi forum,
I successfully loaded Arduplane HIL 2.5 onto my APM1 1280 using the latest version of mission planner.
I then managed to set up and connect it to X-Planes 9 and was able to fly some waypoint missions, and was very pleased with the performance
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Im using this camera from hobbyking, and whenever i mount it on the frame the gps never get a lock, the blue led just keeps on blinking. When i remove the camera it gets a lock. Ive also tried to get a lock first THEN mount the camera and the blue
Read more…Hi guys - I know this has been done to death but I am looking for a set of plans for a reliable slow flying large payload UAV platform. I really had my heart set on a bug Telemaster but I can;t get plans or kits over here in Australia. It would be pr
Read more…I've been having trouble getting a fix with my LEA6 module so I'm going to try to hook it up to the computer via usb (thats what the headers are for on the top side right?). So I've choped an old printer cord and and downloaded u-center 7 but after s
Read more…My Quad is a Basic uDrones Quad with Sonar. (No Telemetry, No OSD, No Camera Mount)
Well I've been having a blast flying my Quad and getting better every time I fly. One of my goals to be able to fly around a friends house and take pictures of it for
Read more…So i recently purchased the ublox LEA6 gps from 3DR, I am having a really tough time getting a GPS lock. I have it hooked up to a battery and esc, sitting outside with an unobstructed view of the sky. It's been over an hour and still no lock. I live
Read more…Hello, i would like to test my APM on one of my planes.
My APM is now on my quad and i wanted to test Arduplane on one of my planes.
Putting the right firmware is not a problem, but what about parameters ...
I can save the parameters on the APM planner
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can you please be so kind and tell me where to find the Eagle files for APM 2.4 and APM 1.4.
Thank you.
Read more…Hi guys, first time I try the camera gimbal stuff (yeah I am overdue but fixed camera was fine until now)
I am trying to follow the wiki instructions, the new MP screen for the config seems simple enough...
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_
Read more…Hello, is there a sort of "wish list" where some user can ask for some needs to the coders ?
There is surely an "issue list" ... so what about a "wish list" ?
Thanks.
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I just finished building my another ArduCopter using DJI F450 frame today. However, i came across an issue. My motors don't spin after i armed them. I already pre-troubleshot by checking all the connections between APM to Radio, ESCs t
Read more…does anyone know why my cuad seems to lose its level point during a flight?
after a couple of mins flying against the wind, it seems to take the angle needed to fly against the wind as the new level , causing some ugly stick movements to keep it in th
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