Hello All,
First understand the nature of my situation (i.e. why I don't just use a standard radio TX). I am wanting to put a camera on a quad-copter (Arducopter w/APM) and send the video back to a PC for high level image processing (via a standard v
Read more…I know that this isn't about 'props' but it is closely related....
My buddy and I have a Innov8tions Designs 650 Nm quad with cobra motors and a Quadrino board. It's a true beast of a machine... that frame is built (maybe too built, concerned it cou
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I have a stock 3DR with APM2 (default PID parameters) and sonar.
This is the first time I've flown the APM2, having upgraded from the APM1.something.
Whenever I pitch it forward, it does as expected but gains a lot of altitude rather quickly.
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All of you having an older APM, should know how to test, or update the firmware of your uBlox, MediaTek GPS,
witch is the right way to test our new daughter board GPS, or refirm it, if:
- blue led keeps blinging
- measuring voltage on
Read more…I have been trying unsuccessfully to get Auto mode to work in Ardupilot APM1 for past two weeks. Now I really need some help.
In the Ardupilotmega Mission Planner, I setup and loaded into APM1 a simple waypoint track consisting of home and 4 waypoint
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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...
Finally I feel i'm ready to step up to a large airframe so have a Mugin 3m wingspan airfra
Read more…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
1. I have a couple Sparkfun usb explorer boards that I had for a Mikrokopter project. One was for the ground pc usb connection the other
Read more…I am wondering if anyone came up with a custom solution or has some tips to avoid the spaghetti wires for APM2 or any other circuit boards? I was thinking about a ribbon cable and headers, but using that the entire system would need to be customize
Read more…So here's the issue...(with the APM2 running the arduplane software)
The throttle is reversing in a strange way. When in manual mode, everything works as expected, but when the APM2 is switched into stabilize, auto, etc... the throttle is reversed.
I
Read more…What is the temperature rating of APM 2 will it work from -20C to +50C.
Read more…Does anyone have any ideas on how to make the motors on a multicopter waterproof so that you can fly in rain?
I've seen a few videos of multicopters flying in light rain, but I would have thought that the rain would short out the motors?
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I have been thinking of making these for a while and by reading the discussion forums there seem to be a couple of options outlined here
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/angle-of-attack-sensor?id=705844%3ATopic%3A78347&page=2
There seem to be 4 opti
Read more…For those you suffering with the recent weather:)
Join up here to share help advice and ideas or even meet up if your not too far away
No timezone difference, so get your answers or advice quicker
Be interesting to see how many people using Ardupilot in
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Thanks to help from Sami Finnila and Wesley Chuen we've found an issue with the default MPU6000 accelerometer scaling in some of the recent APM2 boards shipped in the last month or so. You can find the original discussion from Sami here.
I
Read more…When I have USB connected and go into flight planner under the status tab, nearly all of the data is floating around i.e increasing and decreasing by an amount with the craft laying still on the floor, is this normal?
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Anyone can guide me how to convert the protocol (compressed binary) to NMEA
for MTK GPS3329 ?
because i want to use this GPS for other project which use NMEA
protocol.. is there any tools for easy configuration?
http://store.jdrones.com/product_p/diy
Read more…We are having fun with the little GPS unit sold on diydrones
https://store.diydrones.com/MediaTek_MT3329_GPS_10Hz_Adapter_Basic_...
Has anyone been succesfull with connecting it up to a pc running MediaTeks MiniGPS software?
Thanks,
Rick
Read more…Im having trouble getting the grid function to work. After you create the grid how do you generate waypoints in the grid. Sorry if im missing the obvious.
Read more…Hi all,
New to the forum and quad building.
Recently finished my APM2 quadcopter build, with a 550 frame from one of those cheapo chinese sites.
Build went ok, got everything wired up, followed the instructions as best i could, manually calibrated each
Read more…after crashing into the sea, and losing one, I am trying to "understand" APM2.
Besides the compass mess. - I'd experienced something really strange a few times.
-I let it run on my workbench for hours, when I get back - the AHI is looping and/or rollin
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