Has anyone ever experienced a motor not being able to spin up? It just sort of jitters back and forth like its trying to start, but wont spin up. The weird thing is that if I disconnect and reconnect power, the problem goes away. It is only about 1 i
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HI All,
A couple of us here in Brisbane, Australia have been trying to get our ArduPilotMega to fly our "test" aircraft, in preparation for implanting the elctronics into something bigger for UAV and/or FPV.
Our problem at present manifests itself i
Read more…I think my (official) XBee needs unbricking. The green light does not come on, so I'm going to take the steps described in the manual, but I just need some confirmation before I completely wreck my h/w:
I'm having an issue with one of my APM boards.When I connect power to the servo rail, the red pwr light and the yellow mux light both turn on, but the blue PPM light stays off. When I plug in a USB cable, the blue PPM light comes on, but the other tw
Read more…Hey guys!
My copter wants to roll to the right when I am in auto-trim calibration mode (arm for 45s)
My TX trims are centred, and Iv calibrated it on a level surface. It flies alright in stabilize mode,
but lists to the right, thats why Im trying to ca
Read more…I've downloaded and AMP Planner 1.0.55, but I still have zero for my mix values? The GPS altitude is correct, but the mix is zero all the way through?
Extract:
Read more…GPS: 33120500, 1, 10, -33.8417400, 18.5144820, 0.0000, 125.1400, 117.2200, 11.0700, 9.8400
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During a test fight I noted that the modes I had programmed in setup did not seem to operating correctly.
I have APM 2.22 installed in control board.
I had " Manual, Stability and RTL " set in the 3 position mode switch. the first 2 modes seemed to wo
Read more…I just flew my maiden flight with my new, totally custom octocopter. Everything worked really well except that I entered into a heavy oscillation, which I was able to recover from. Does anyone have any advice for PIDs for such a frame? My frame is al
Read more…Hi,Any one tried to install ardupilot mega in T580. I opened T580 it has one speed controller which controls all 4 motors and it has i suppose 2 differential inputs coming from its controller board can APM handle this or have to put 4 speed controlle
Read more…Iv attached a video of the problem.
I booted the copter up on a flat surface, then transfered it to my prop saver string.
In case you think it is the fact that Its hanging, its not. Same thing happens on the ground....
Its most likely a stupid error,
Read more…Hi,I am wondering if mission planer could use scan map as internet is not available at all the places or there is any way to use goggle earth without live net?Ahmed
Read more…I have found that using HK GCS lite the mavlink serial data seems consistent over reasonable range with no errors using Xbees on 2.4GHz and 57600 link.When I use the Planner under the same conditions I can see in the background window various message
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Hi Guys,
i am working to develop my own autopilot system for my RC aircraft. i have read many project reports about designing UAV autopilot systems and after searching about that all, i got some question which are listed below...
Hi,
I last programmed my APM using the Adruino IDE around October 2010 on my old Windows XP machine. I now have changed my PC to Win 7 and decided to pick up my UAV project again.
With my LiPo and ESC's disconnected I have my USB cable plugged into t
Read more…Hello DIYDrones team,
I noticed that the latest 2.0.39 code is not out on the downloads section of the arducopter wiki... is there any chance someone could post that? I am having trouble getting my ardupilot mega to link up to the APM and I figure I
Read more…My quad starts to rise when I activate loiter mode or altitude hold. But it looks like it goes to a preset height because it stops after a couple of meters. Is this normal? Using firmware 2.38 uploaded with arduino.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9bh
Read more…What are the requirements for ESC/Motor to the ArduPilot Mega? Can I use any RC plane ESC from hobby stores or do I have to buy the one sold by DIY DRones?
Read more…I'm using 2.22 and latest MP.
I'm new to x-plane and mission planner and can't figure out how to have x-plane start at an specific location. It only seems to offer choices of airports or certain locations. Is there a way to enter a longitude latitude
Read more…APM is made up for conventional Planes, Also it can be used for V-tail and Elevons. But if i have T-tail without the aelirons Does APM would be able to stabilize my plane and how ??.. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks..
Read more…I carried out a successful test flying session this morning.
I came home and downloaded the log files, but no ".kml" files were produced. I am sure they used to be created in the past.
I am using APM Mission Planner V 1.0.55
I tried to use the recreate
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