I can't get the firmware to load on my board. I've never used the Arduino compiler before, but I followed the directions to a 't'. This is the message I get when I hit upload:
Error Compiling.
In file included from C:\Documents and Settings\rayl
Read more…Hi guys after some considerable time in dev. the production molds are now up and running here are some construction shots of what is coming. This is a flying camera mount. You steer the camera and the model follows. It will have a modified APM-2 to s
Read more…Ok, needs some hardware folks to tell me how to fix my Oilpan. Either I've been using the USB plug too much or, due to my recent rough flying, the USB plug on my Oilpan has come off.
I'm totally inept at surface mount soldering, so the questions I ha
Read more…Complete noob here and need some help. I bought a jDrones hexa (big motors, 10x4.5 blades). I am running 2.3 (which may be a problem after reading about it's premature release). My copter did this with 2.2b4 as well.
The issue is that the copter
Read more…Q1a:What is the required initial state of the IMU chip on start?
Q1b:Does it need to be static (not moving) or can it be booted up while in motion?
Q2: how many Gs can t he IMU take before failure?
Thanks
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I am trying to order wire to distribute power to the m2mPower AC20-1.0 esc that come with the Arducopter kits. Can anybody tell me what the input wire gauge is? Thanks
Read more…I'm using an LSM303DLM on a Pololu MinIMU-9 board as part of an AHRS. The software is ported to mbed from Pololu's example code which is in turn ported from ArduPilot 1.5. But that's no what this is about.
This is a saga of one man... with meager math
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Currently, my Ardupilot Mega is getting data from one MaxSonar sensor and one GPS sensor, but want to integrate more sensors one it such as multiple MaxSonar sensor, temperature sensor, speed sensor, etc. Does anyone know how to solve this
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I recently purchased a new APM 2560 for my quad. The issue is it is not able to connect to Mission planner. When i try to upload the code it says not 1280 and not 2560 something like this discussion
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/can-t-detec
Read more…Ok, I almost done with this, after 10 great flies with my skyfun jet, I just try to install my apm 1 with IMU board on one of my Quad and it did it again this is the no.3 apm board that suddenly stop working, the firts one stop to have signal input f
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Jason is travelling this week, so I'll take the helm for the next software release post.
UPDATE: the motor remapping thing was confusing everyone, so we took that out and returned to the regular motor mapping. That means that APM 2 users with Hex
Read more…The xbee's only talk to each other when the APM is powered by the USB port, I then power the APM by the Servo rails and the xbees will not talk to each other.
What could possibley be the issue here.
Set up
Firmware XBEE Pro 802.15.4 Version 10ED
Baud Ra
Read more…Hi everyone,
I'm creating this thread to share your drone/copter information. I believe, this would help immensely for newbies like me during the initial build. For example, the Chris's blog on cheap Hobby King quad configuration is really a good reso
Read more…I have an APM1 with Mediatek gps connect via standard cable. I have had many flights in the past and seemed that when gps blue led locked on the red APM lite followed. I now loaded the new B6 firmware and the APM seemed like there was no gps - no fla
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I have flown in 2 different ArduCopters now, one for a friend and my own. Have gotten good basic flight on both, and also reasonable GPS pos hold on mine, but: No matter how I try tweaking the altitude hold, it will not work properly for me.
Defaul
Read more…Does anyone know of a company or someone who specializes in creating custom UAV interfaces and/or software's?
Read more…I would like to know has anyone tried to use the HY-SRF05 ultrasonic sensor to read the reading using the one pin method ?
I have tried using the ping sample code in the Arduino IDE and have connect the trigger pin to digital pin 7 and echo pin to GND
Can anyone tell me the best source of prop adapters for the 3DR arducopters.
I ordered some 3mm shaft diameter adapters here in Australia but they are too tight.
Is the actual shaft size 3mm or something else, I do not have any decent calipers at prese
Read more…Hi, I am new to this Arduino programming. Having install the arduino-0100-relax, I tried to upload Ardustation 2 version 2.0.10. On my hardward, only the GREEN led lit with nothing shown on the LCD. I have the following warning messages. Please
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