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
Read more…Hi,
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
Read more…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.
