For beginning of the story see here :
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/ppm-encoder-problem-loosing?commentId=705844%3AComment%3A462572
I've finally received a 2.4 Ghz receiver and transmitter system.
So i did measure PWM outputs on channels 1 and
Read more…I ran across this board from Gumstix and wondering if anyone has been playing with it:
http://www.gumstix.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=262
Looks like a 9DOF IMU with an Arm Cortex M3 (LPC1769) microcontroller to me...
Thoughts???
R,
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Don't have a good name for it yet, but my plan is take an existing R/C truck and using the Arduino Uno, some acoustic sensors, gps and a compass make it navigate an obstacle course.
So far:
I've take the truck apart and I believe I have located the H
Read more…In the manual for the ArduCopter Helicopter, it recommends mounting the magnometer components up, pins forward but every other reference has it mounted components down, pins forward. I have installed my magneometer as recomended via the Heli manual,
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I just posted a new experimental version of Arducopter with new PIDs and control laws for Yaw. It's download only for now and I wouldn't recommend trying it unless you can rigorously test it. Please be careful. I've flown this in Stable, Simp
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I am into rc planes for something like 25 years and I have seen quiet some bad injuries with propellers in the past. Unfortunately I do not understand much about electronics, I am a software developer.
Could I put a switch on the PWM wire between
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I have a hawksky and have fitted APM with Xbees to it, I've loaded the most up to date version of APM and the mission planner and have noticed the following.
If I connect to APM using the USB port and view the flight data on mission planner, wh
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After a long wait, my APM+IMU finally arrived (took a snail mail pace after Chris A delivered it through rabbit express ... thanks Chris). Successfully loaded the 2.33, calibrated my radio and the accels through APMPlanner.
Now its time to calibr
Read more…Hi, I recently purchased a Ardu Pilot Mega Kit along with two 900 xbee modules from the store.
Finished soldering up the kit and everything appears to be working fine. However, I encountered some problems when trying to use the 900 xbee modules.
Act
Read more…I have my Futaba 7c programmed with the 3 position mode switch set to ch5. After loading the APM sim and configuring using the latest APM version, I go to terminal to check configuration and when I flip the mode switch, the setup:modes line does not
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I am curious what the appropriate setup would be to monitor a 3s 2p or 3s 4p lipo setup? Would it be best to monitor the overall voltage by running a positive lead off the battery to AN0 and a negative lead off the battery to the adjacent
Read more…Just loaded 2.0.33 into my AC (stock frame, well beaten- held together with tape, ragged props, no balancing, no antivibration, old board with no jumpers) and I cannot believe how far Jason has come! Stable mode flew great, no yaw probs, stayed flat
Read more…I want to tether my AR Parrot Drone to run for extended periods, but almost exclusivly in a hover.
I do not know much about voltages, ampers, ect.
What all would I need to make this work?
--The AR Parrot uses a liPo 11.1v 1000mAh 1c continuous discha
Read more…Hello All,I've got some extra stuff strapped to my quad, and needed a little more throttle with the 10" props to keep her up.I just switched to the 12x4.5, and it made a nice difference. Seems more stable and responsive to flight inputs.I was worried
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I wonder if anyone managed to add a GPS receiver to the
Sparkfun 9 Degrees of Freedom - Razor IMU - AHRS?
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10125
According to the comments at
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9623
this should be possible.
If so, ho
Read more…Hope this hasn’t been covered before…as I am new to DIY Drone thing…
I have the latest arducopter setup on a Gaui quad frame. All works well, except the GPS takes too long to initialize, once initialized, which takes a few minutes, it works fine, disc
I am flying an EZ Star with an APM and the latest software that came out today. Whenever I switch to Stabilize, FBW or RTL, the elevator goes full up. This happens on the bench or in the air. GCS shows the aircraft to be level. Surfaces still try
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Is there an APM Mission Planner WIKI or a manual explaining the various screens and the functionality, syntax etc. of the myriad of things that can be done with this very impressive piece of software.
Alastair
Read more…Could someone PLEASE explain this one to me!
I plug the APM in, boot goes as normal, but green led stays on. Nothing will work except CLI.
I then touch the 6 pin connector (the one going from the red board to the blue) (AVR-ISP) see attached picture.
Th
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I want to install a sonar on my quadcopter, if I do that wil the altitude hold alway use the sonar sensor input or wil it switch to GPS wen the sonar get no reading, example if the quadcopter is on 300 feet altitude and the sonar can not longe
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