Tough flight today.
I've had some problems with my XBee so when I finally got everything working again, I updated to 1.0.76 today. I had 3 successful flights on 1.0.73.
The plane flew through way point 4 approximately as I'd expect. However, as t
Read more…For the past week I came across with the problem where my Heli is not Takeing off after doing my final PID adjustments in latest MP( wHEN I MEAN TAKE OFF I MEAN IT WON'T GET OFF THE GROUND EVEN WHEN REV'ED UP AT MAX). On the work bench i test all se
Read more…Hello, I have a rx-7-synth multiplex reciever and it doesn't work with my ardupilot mega.
I found that it can generate pwms in another way, it starts all pwm signals i one moment and ends each depends on value (1-2ms), not like other receivers that ge
Read more…I finished a Arducopter that includes landing gear with a one axis camera mount. The one small servo that controls the pitch of the camera platform chatters. The camera (gopro) therefore visably shakes also. Did I use the wrong type of servo? I t
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would like to ask whether anybody has experienced problems for finding a GPS fix with the MTK when it is cold outside. I have had issues with mine during last autumn and decided to remove the battery from the adapter board, since it was r
Read more…I am not sure what section this post belongs in, so I am putting it in the Misc section for now.
I have a couple of questions that I will put forth upfront. If you have any input or are curious you can read on for the details of my flight.
Does the
Read more…Lets say theoretically that I sent a plane up into the upper atmosphere and had it return under autopilot via waypoints to home.
What are the limits of Ardupilot control parameters / Mission planner waypoint altitude / IMU performance / barometer rang
Read more…If anyone has any issues or logs to analyze please post them here. I've also updated the Wiki to detail out all of the AP mission scripting commands. If any command doesn't work as expected please post that here as well.
You can also post issues to t
The 2.0.45 in download area has a bug.
If you compile with # define CH7_OPTION CH7_FLIP in apm_config.h you get this error:
ArduCopter.cpp: In function 'void roll_flip()':
flip:62: error: 'get_throttle' was not declared in this scope
flip:75: error: 'g
Read more…The situation : i want to upload a older firmware to my arducopter
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As using Mission Planner is possible to upload only the last firmware version, if you want to downgrade to a older firmware you must use Arduino.
I have arduino 022 copied to my deskt
Read more…Hi Michael,
is the new signal level in Planner documented anywhere? What is it supposed to show? Is it for the xBee signal strength or the radio Rx signal strength?
Thanks,
John
Read more…I need some advice on arming my motors. I have calibrated my esc's and had all motors spinning. But when I switch to flight mode and power up with a battery, my "A" LED does not flash. I have tried using the reset button but this does not help. I
Read more…Hello,
I release a new firmware for Turnigy 9x,
You can use telemetry from APM (watching battery voltage and GPS informations).
You can tune major value of PID (not all).
And the last you can change flight mod via Mavlink or PPM chanel.
Actually I test
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As of today I am unable to upload firmware to my APM. Any help would be appreciated, here's the data I've got.
I have two APM units, one for my quad and one for a fixed-wing I am building. As of a couple of days ago the quad unit worked fine
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After about two monthes of preparation (i began multicopters activity about three monthes ago), i finally decided to test a real fly with my Hexa X frame.
The machine is quite expensive, and quite a lot of work on it. So this decision was not so easy
Read more…Is the description, options and operation of the "Command" options for each defined Waypoint posted anywhere? I can't find any info under Flight Modes on the Wiki. For example, if I want the plane to fly a series of waypoints and then automatically
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I think there is a pitch inversion inside all motors_xxxx.pde files. (tested with 2.0.44 after full eeprom erase).
For example for Quad X we have :
// left
motor_out[CH_3] = g.rc_3.radio_out + roll_out + pitch_out; // FRONT
Has anyone tried both the Contour 1080p and the GoPro HD hero? It seems like everyone is using GoPros and I havent seen much mention of Contour cameras.
The Countour, has a rotatable lens and slightly more streamlined shape seems like it would be pre
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I have do some test with the Apm Planner and I have seen that My airpressure sensor repsond with different value on consecutive test (+- 10 MT).
It is normal ?
It's possibile to calibrate the sensor ?
if the sensor is broken can I raplace w
Read more…Hi Folks,
I have 2 of these with Batteries installed, can anyone tell me if I can substitute the APM gps for this one?
http://www.quadroufo.com/product_info.php?products_id=68&osCsid=p022sdr7fmuk3u31sdbm3t5al1
Thanks
Franco
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