I finally got all my motors wired up and loaded the APM with the hexa firmware. I set up everything as I had done before. I plugged in the battery, armed the motors and was prepping for the maiden flight, this is where the issue begins.I slowly raise
Read more…I know, you say 'its so simple!'. ha ha.
I understand that SIMPLE MODE requires you to face in the same direction for the duration of the flight.
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Warnings :
When using SIMPLE Mode, you must stay (the pilot) in the same orientation. If you turn 90°,
Has anyone had trouble with the newest 20a esc's getting them to "calibrate". I'm unable to get the described "tones" on hi throttle and cannot enter program mode as per the included instruction sheet --- help!
Other than actually making the motors sp
Read more…Why did the DIY Drones team make the design decision to mount the GPS module on the board directly instead of using the JST type wire cable to allow external mounting of the GPS?
If the plane is made with carbon fiber shielding or other GPS signal blo
Read more…I have tried everything and I can't get my servos to do anything. I just got the board a couple weeks ago and hadn't had a chance to mess with it until now. The servos work fine when plugged directly receiver but when APM 2 is plugged in they do noth
Read more…Greetings all; I am new to this, so please excuse my naiveté.
I listened to the NPR (science friday) program and that is where i learned about DIY, and wish I had known about DIY sooner.
I have designed a program / project (starting soon) which inv
Read more…I know a question about 'feel' is subjects but I am curious to hear from others with experience on the Hexa and Octos. Do you think these larger birds fly with more stability? Less 'twitchy' than a Quadcopter? Since they are obviously heavier, do
Read more…when i open the termimal i get junk on the screen.... this normal?( Opened com port
Init ArduCopter V2.4.1
Free RAM: 3429 FW Ver: 116
load_all took 4808us
Press ENTER 3 times for CLI
GU ?EU "d '`? 8EArduCopter V2.4.1]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this
Read more…My AuduCopter flips when giving a lot of throttle. I am using Turnigy d3542/4 1450Kv motors, Turnigy Plush - 40A ESCs and APC 10 X 4.7 props.
I have lowered the Throttle Rate P to 0.4. Are the motors too powerful?
Thanks,
Matthew
Read more…Dear All,
Firt...let me thank you guys working very hard with all these Ardu-things (ArduPilot, ArduCopter, APM, ...). Very nice and I love it!
I have bought a set of APC220 RF sender/receivers for using as telemtry link for my ArduCopter. I could not
Read more…I'd like to save "level" just like multirotor - to be able to boot up APM at any angle, instead of having to level up the plane before each boot.
how can that be done ?
Read more…HI, does anyone have ideas fore getting the proceeding to next waypoint a bit more direct.
Now the APM makes too much curves during navigation. What PIDs to adjust. Please let me know if u have ideas.
The route dimensions in the picture are about 350x7
Read more…Hi everyone, I have followed the instructions precicely but can't seem to get cppm to work? I have soldered the pad on the back and Ive tried various frsky rxs and can't get it to work?Any help would be appreciatedCheers Lee
Read more…Turnigy 9X elevator potentiometer does not work correctly in one direction. It drops to zero Ohms after about 3.8 KOhms instead of moving all the way to around 5 KOhms. Did anyone repair or replace it before? I saw a post that used conductive paint.
Read more…Please see the strange behavior as the plane goes away from the next waypoint, instead if trying to reach it . (the wind may cause it to turn extra fast, but the PID's are fine enough for a reliable RTL from any direction)
What's wrong ?
Read more…When I go to field and power up the APM the initialization takes usually minute or two. Gps light turns steady blue, APM light turns steady red almost immediately after that.
Should I then reset the APM again from the board before the flight to make s
Read more…Hi everyone,
I need to log power consumption in flight and I'm thinking of buying AttoPilot current and voltage sensor as adviced on the manual; I was just wondering if it's possible to log this info on the flash memory or if it's there purely to trig
Read more…I am posting this hoping to give some mouthwatering to all you Multicopter addicts!
The DEV Team is working really hard to get up with a new release of the current Arducopter.
I was brave enough (toghether with other testers like Marco!) to try an (al
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After watching a movie clip of my plan flying on auto using the airspeed, I see that at times it oscillates pitch up and down, while increasing and decreasing the motor revs continually.
This seems to only happen with the Airspeed sensor connected.
I
Read more…Hello Everybody,
I have APM1 loaded with the latest aruplane software, as GCS I'm using Mission Planner.
Lately I changed my radio from a Spektrum DX6i to a Graupner MX16 Hott. I applied this tutorial to have access to 6 different modes, I'm using cha
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