APM2 relay
How do you turn the relay on/off from the mission planner via the 3dradio link ?
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Quadcopter tuning.. Need help
Hi All,
I'm slowly working out the fine art of quadcopter building and flying but i have a few problems.
It doesnt seem very stable, I can takeoff, get it to a certain height, eg. 5m, switch it to alt hold mode, with throttle set at hovering and it j
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I am using the APM1 built-in voltage sensors and try to calibrate it.
APM Planner 1.1.84 does not allow me to enter any value.
I set Monitor= 3: Battery Voltage, Capacity=3000
And then I try
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Hi!
Can you help someone ?
Radio and telemetry in I gave, and I do not know to set the stabilized mode moves very slowly, because the servos
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Joe
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I received some weeks ago by 3D Robotics an email, in which I communicated to the 400MHz telemetry kit was not available the lander for issues that have commented on this forum, but I emcontrado new information on its development, and not ask but jus
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I have been operating a flying wing for a few weeks now with success. On my second flight, the motor was surging right after takeoff so I attempted to land but roll and pitch commands became unresponsive and so did my ability to change flight modes
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Hi all !
I need help about my MinimOSD freshly unpacked.
I've triple checked the cabling and I don't know why I've just a black image on my screen.
There is a suspicious comportement when I power on the system. I explain how it happens:
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20mph + winds
I have just been flying my tricopter in 20 to 29 mph winds and found it a bit of a handful, now some of you may think "of course" but this was not the case with a kk board? whilst it was still no easy task it was much easier, I think it is because th
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Hello All,
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Hi Folks,
I have a stock 3DR with APM2 (default PID parameters) and sonar.
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I have been trying unsuccessfully to get Auto mode to work in Ardupilot APM1 for past two weeks. Now I really need some help.
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Current Australian UAV regulations.
Hey there all. I've been busying myself with test flying foamies and getting all my Ardubugs ironed out.
I haven't checked in on the CASA regulations for ages...
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Hey guys... I'm gearing up my new APM 2.0 and as such I would like to set up telemetry.
I have a couple questions
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