We've been trying to prep and fly 3 pairs of Xbees on 3 rc planes for the past week. We've had repeated issues with the Xbees all the time. Sometimes it would connect and work great. On other days it would disconnect. No issues with the boards as we
Read more…I am haveing a wierd problem that I have not seen in the troublshooting.
I am new to this. I set up everything and all seem right. I launch the plane in manual and fly a bit. I then try Stable mode. At first it seems good but then all of a sudden it g
Read more…Little bit off topic, any pointers for a good DIY CNC build would be highly appreciated. Specially to build/cut a quad frame or PCB..
Read more…Hi all,
Just a simple question.
Can loiter speed be tuned? (Assuming that the loiter radius is large enough for the maenuveur to be made)
Does it take reference from airspeed and cruise throttle settings?
Thanks!
Read more…I've been working on uploading firmware and calibration. I always followed the "remove signal cable warning" to ESCs/Motors. The day I forgot that (blindly pressing the okay button in mission planner), I experienced an accident.
I wanted to calibrate
Read more…I am looking to get started and move in to FPV a little later. I have 20 some years in rc and consider myself being able to get the hang of it quickly, but never FPV'd before. What are some parts I should stock up on, other than props?
Read more…Im not sure if anyone has tried the in-flight tuning of the APM2.
But when I connect my TX pot to ch6 and check the output in cli. test->tune.
It gives me 0.000 reading. Iv tried attaching the pot to ch6, ch7 and ch8.
Odly if I attache it to channel 5,
Read more…I've seen a post a while ago where somebody mounted their APM backwards for some reason, and they were able to do it by simply flipping the sign of one of the DCM values. From 1 to -1, something like that.
I can't find the post through searching. Do
Read more…Hi folks,
Tell me to go away if this has been covered before. I know crash prevention has and I've read a bunch of posts but not seen anything like this.
Today while flying, a prop came off while I was about 40m up. On a quad this is pretty terminal.
As
Read more…Ok guys, with all the people waiting on APM2 and all the exciting new alpha and beta releases of APM firmware coming, I think many people are starting to chomp at their bits, a little.
To that end, I've opened up this discussion for all those with c
Read more…Having been one of many who had the idea that bigger was more stable and prop. lift efficiency was the key factor, The penny finally dropped and I realised that the FC computer determines the level of stability and all of the other factors just cloud
Read more…Hey guys, just kicking around a stability improvement idea in my head. Thought I'd put it out to the group and get some opinions before I got whole hog on it.
Hi Guys,
I'm just testing my new ArduPilot Mega board before the first flight on my twinstar. Everything seems to work and rudders move in stabilized mode when I tilt the plane.
Now I am desperately seeking an explanation for all the parameters in the
Read more…Hi all,
I've just been doing some tests with the Minim Osd and I must say it's great. One thing which is bothering me though is the positioning of the characters on the screen. I am transmitting using a fatshark 5.8 Ghz transmitter to my fat shark gog
Read more…Hi Folks,
After this thread (http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/a-noob-flying) I did some flying tonight and played around with the Alt hold and position hold with some odd results.
Details:
3DR Quad
AMP oil pan V1? (Blue one)
Mega 2560
Sonar
2200 3S battery
Read more…I saw a cool idea and thought that it'd be great for my new copter to save space/weight and make it look much nicer. I'm just wondering if it's a good idea.
I am building a Hexa and wanted to know if daisy chaining my ESC's (similar to the picture bel
Read more…Hello,
Recently found this forum after developing an interest in building a Multi-rotor DIY UAVs. I would like to ask a few questions.
I am interested in building an ArduPilotMega-brained Multi-copter (hexa or Octo) that can do the following:
1. Primar
Hi All,
I am running a bixler with the Arduplane 2.28 firmware. Everything works pretty well, but I have been seeing a few strange issues with the reported altitude of the plane. The spot where I launch is 10m above sea level, but when I reload the ho
Read more…Hi all,
New to this but need help to get my head around something:
Hardware A:
Say i was to use the APM 1 (or APM2) with a Magnetometer. It would be used to control an aerial platform (plane, quad, heli) it doesnt really matter. Lets call this Hardware
I have this current sensor for my OSD but would like to transfer it to APM1 on a quad.
It's not complicated - Sensor Gain: 100 (1 volt output equals 10 Ampere current).
Tried connecting it to APM following the wiki instructions, but it would only show
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