Hi guys, i saw a post but cant find it now regarding the 915MHZ air modules
but i ordered 2 x 915 "air modules" at different dates, one is purple and one is the longer skinnier green version, is there any real difference in these 2 at all?
do i have
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I recently upgraded to the APM2.0 for my aerial video platform (F550 clone from Hobbyking). I followed all instructions and brushed up on my PID tuning skills, but on my maiden flight the helicopter had some seriously strange characteristics
Read more…Hi All,
I'm using mission planner to connect to APM 1.4 through a FTDI cable[1]. When I do that, I can install the Quad HIL version. But when I tried to "Connect", I get the "No Heartbeat Packet Received".
Once I use a normal USB cable through IMU to
Read more…I have had good luck with 2.6 - here is a typical mission
I then loaded 2.7, did and erase, and left all params at default (attached both param files - not any huge differences). I flew in stable, ah, and loiter and it seemed good - very stable, loite
Read more…Can I use this USB to TTL Converter with 3DR radios? (not with the module of course, just the USB bit bottom-right)
and just sticking to the correct connections namely +<>+, -<>-, tx<>rx, rx<>tx
Today I had a strange behaviour on CH1 (aileron) when I switch off the radio tx, the servo start to oscillate and mission planner show peaks like this one:
I have to worry about this behavior?
Read more…Hello,
When i want to upload ArduCopter V2.6 Quad, i have this message:
" Firmware is to big for a 1280, upgrade your hardware!! "
What can i do?
bests regards.
Ludovic
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i don't know how to say... my arducopter fly very well but sometimes it spin up motors for 1/2 seconds when hovering and i don't know why. I made a video, check the sound and the movement at 49 seconds. I check all connection between motors esc an
Read more…Hi everybody,
I bought a complete DIY Drone kit August 2010 on CoolComponent.co.uk
It was supposed to be my wedding present for myself... it happens that soon my first son was born, and now that I'm waiting the second, I realize I will not have the tim
Read more…At the end of the calibration procedure it tells you to make sure your sticks are centered and your throttle is down then hit the button.
My RC3_TRIM is now set to 1005, which doesn't seem right to me. Should I leave it how it is or manually change it
Read more…Hello All,I am working on my first drone, using an E-Flite UltraStick. So far the build has been going well. I developed a system for switching between radio and arduino control. I am working on developing my PIDs. I got a decent bench test in today.
Read more…I just finished building my first tricopter and have been trying everything I can to connect to upload and configure the firmware via Mission Planner 1.1.98. It times out and gives "No Heartbeat Packet Received" error. I'm able to connect to my APM1
Read more…Hi Folks,
I've read lost about FBW on the wiki, notably this article (https://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/wiki/FlightModesFlyByWire), which describes the mode as attitude control with manual throttle.
I'm using APM 2.4 and my FBW A runs my prop at
Read more…Hi all,
I have a prolem that my APM2 board is in a hidden location inside my plane and I cannot see the status leds, specially the GPS Fix led.
I was wondering if it is possible to connect an external led to one of the APM2 interfaces/outputs in order
Read more…I have just completed my implementation of of using the MAVLink XML to setup decom tables to process the MAVLink 1.0 stream. In the process of checking out the decom process I noticed that Messige ID 25 is not properly populated. Looking at the at
Read more…Hello,
I was wondering if anyone can confirm that the LabVIEW code for calculating checksums at this link is still valid for the newest form of MAVLINK:
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/i-need-help-with-the-mavlink-checksum-calculation?xg_source=activ
Read more…I am trying to view flight logs and when i go into terminal it disconnects from mission planner each time. This happens before i can hit enter 3 times to put it into cli mode. everything else functions ok but not this. I must be doing something wrong
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I'm a newbie here and I don't want to bore you all with basic questions, but although I have been searching a lot in wiki and forum, I still have doubts about some APM 2 features.
1- Relative to PPM:
Reading the reviews after the PPM wiki entry
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Im currently flying the EPP FPV, and although I do have it working ok, im having some trouble tuning it, especially in loiter and turns.
Does anyone have a .pram file for this airframe? Im currently using the skywalker pram file, and have made som
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