What is the voltage tolerance on APM
What is the voltage tolerance on APM usually speed controller BEC gives 5.5 volt which AMP dose not like and behave erratic.
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What am I doing wrong...?
Hi all,
I've been flying a Skyfun with Arduplane on for about 18 months now and have enjoyed it immensely. Around this time last year I pre-ordered the ArduCopter kit. The kit duly came from the supplier (Fah-Pah as it was back then) and I simply did
Read more…ArduPlane V2.27 Alpha not loading
am trying to load ArduPlane V2.27 Alpha but it is not loading error out of bound array attach see the photo any suggestions.
Setting up my first UAV
I have no flight experience so I need to practice that first. I was thinking of getting the bixler from hobby king. Should I get the RTF or the ARF? With the ARF what would it need? I want a long runtime of about 30-45min maybe more if I can so maybe
Read more…esc mystery
Hi
Im not sure what is wrong and what I can do to further investigate this. 3 of the escs are working but the one for the left motor does not.
Ive tried to unplug the 3pin signal cable from the pdb and connected the front esc to the same connection and
Read more…cut the motor & trigger the camera
is there any way for the APM to cut the motor and simultaneously triggers the camera ? can someone send me in the right direction.if it exists, thanks
Read more…Quick Questions
I had two terrific flights yesterday and after doing some examination of the logs, I have the following questions:
- Is there a way to read the current time as the APM have it? The value on the top right of the Flight Data screen is PC system time.
- Since
Another arducopter flips on takeoff thread.
I've got a stock 3dr kit that I've just finished putting together, and it tries to flip on takeoff. I'm running x config. Arducopter 2.1 firmware.
I've run through the troubleshooting steps: checked motors with the cli motors command (successfully), m
Read more…"Auto trim" vs "in-flight leveling"
What's the difference between "auto trim" (selectable with channel 7) and "in-flight levelling" (enabled by arming for 20 seconds)?
I assume that the latter is used to let the ArduCopter learn about its center of gravity and other factors that affect
Read more…Crash and freeze
Now the following has happened to me quite a few times with different codes. Latest code I've tried is 2.1. APM is version 1:
I'm hovering in stable mode. In flight, the quad just tips over and crashes. After that, one of the motors is squeaking loudl
Read more…Wireless Video problems
It has been for ever since I last came on this site but finally I have purchased myself a quadcopter and wireless FPV system. My video set up is a 900mhz Range Video RX and TX with a KX191 colour camera. Now my problem is the reception, I have done t
Read more…can i measure esc signal cable?
One of my esc's isnt working. I used a multimeter on the cables going to the motor and no luck. The other 3 esc's has measurable power when turning up the throttle.
Its the signal cable that tells the esc to give power out through the 3 phases?
How can
Read more…Cellular antenna for Xbee?
I found many antenna advertised as "GSM/CDMA cellular antenna" over at sunsky-online. Looking at their specs, they seems to work in the XBee range. Might be a good piece to extend Xbee range if you could connect them together.
One particular thing I f
Read more…Not able to run Mission Planner 1.1.5 on .NET4
I am not able to run Mission planner installed .net 4 but when i run it say initialization error am running XP service pack 3 any Suggestions.
Read more…Can't download logs
I'm trying to download the logs from my ArduCopter with APM1 and ArduCopter 2.0.55. I'm following the directions in http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Logs , but the log dialog in Mission Planner shows no logs.
If I enter "logs" in CLI, noth
Read more…Limits of a quad rotor for training falcons
Hello, I am into falconry and at this time use kites or helium balloons and spectra line to raise bait weighing about 200 grams. The training involves increasing the height the falcon goes to retrieve the bait to about 1500 ft.
The problem is in ear
Read more…Review my ideally priced autonomous quadrotor? My first quadrotor and my jump into RC hardware.
Hello all,
I have spec'd out the ideal parts I'd like to use on my (very near) future quad. What do you think? I'd love opinions, suggestions and a good hard critique of my shopping cart and plans.
Like most people I'm looking for the components with t
Read more…erratic throttle while in AUTO mode
is the throttle supposed to be erratic while in AUTO what gains should i adjust to fix this ?
Read more…blurry photos
most of my pictures are coming out like this the camera is an Pentax Optio S1 14MP i cant figure out if its the camera or vibrations any help is appreciated thanks.
Question about Video Recording
1. Is it possible to record video in mission planer?
2. Can lat long be displayed on video to eliminate OSD?
3. Can we customize the mission planer to display video in separate box or toggle between map or video?
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