Guys,
I just maidened my Skywalker with APM and it performed waay better that what I expected. I say we have a winner in ArduPilot Mega. My flight modes are the default (MANUAL, STAB and RTL). I kept on reading that one can "nudge" the APM to fly in
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Hi Guys,
I bought a MediaTek GPS from DIY drones to use for a weather balloon project. It won't be used for a drone or with any other DIY Drones hardware.
The problem I have is that my transmitter only accepts either 4800 or 9600 baud input, and wh
Read more…Hello,then I update soft from 2.0.26 (or 24) to 2.0.32, I try to load my pid settings (using Mission Planner). Then I load it my ardupilot board do strange things. ABC leds blinking all together. Then I re connect and connect batt again, leds are bli
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I have just seen that a zip of the APM 2.2.0 source code was released. I have 2 questions:.....
first, is there some release log, ChangeLog or anything or would I have to diff the 2.1.2 and 2.2.0 versions to see what changed?
secondly, would it be
Read more…After watching the amazing Bill Nesbitt AutoiQuad videos (http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844%3ABlogPost%3A467650) I have to wonder if we are hitting a wall with our current hardware.These videos seem to show far more precision than any version of
Read more…Does anyone have any experience connecting a Futaba trainer box to a Futaba radio for camera gimbal control? I have been combing my Futaba 10CAG manual for instructions on assigning different channels to the sticks on the trainer, but so far I have n
Read more…I just rebuilt after a hard carsh.
I couldn't get the motors to arm. So running tests I got to the IMU Test.
The Gyro Init won't stop trying.
Do I need a new IMU?
test] imu
IMU
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Gyro offsets: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
Acce
Read more…How is both an airspeed sensor AND a sonar connected to the APM at the same time, This is needed for the autoLand and AutoTakeoff feature.
A link to the right place in the Wiki would be appreciated.
thanx
Wessie
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Hi guys
I am very new in this area. I need a step by step guidance to building a quadcopter.
I have assembled the full Arduino pilot megakit. I have motors, xbee and cables all ready.
i know i need to build the structure up and will do it soon. I also h
Read more…Hey everyone,
Just to let all the South African UAV/Drone enthusiasts know.
Im starting a local drone forum for all us "africans"
The site should be up soon.
Inspired by DIYDRONES.COM
THANKS GUYS!!!
Read more…Finally I have solved my problems with the quad turning left and right without touching yaw stick... Don't know if the key is latest ACM versions or the fact that I mount the APM/IMU over foam to reduce vibrations... in any case, now I can abuse of p
Read more…Hello,I need some help. I think that I made a big mistake... When I was connected my Ardupilot Mega via USB cable to my laptop for update, I accidentally pull out cable while program was updating... When I connect cable once again nothing is happened
Read more…After upgrading to Arducopter 2, I was finally able to go for a test flight.
Besides changing from ArduPirates NG code to Arducopter 2.0.31, I changed my props from 12x45 to 10x45 but kept the 880KV Arducopter motors.
The hexa seems more responsive t
Read more…Hi all,I am building a hobbyking fpv 168 airframe for use with ardupilot after successfully using it in my hz supercub for the last few months.The new plane has loads of space, but is very tail heavy and needs lots of weight in the nose. This got me
Read more…I haven't been able to log raw imu data. I'm interested in the accel and gyro data available in the Mission Planner software in Raw Sensor View.
The code looks like this data should be able to be logged, but it has never worked for me. I can specif
Read more…Hello all,
I have a pretty simple question (hopefully). I am currently building an octocopter and none of my ESCs have a built in BEC, so I am going to run a CC BEC Pro (20A max). My question is this: If I use the BEC to power my Futaba Receiver, and
Read more…I flew 10 packs yesterday trying to test baro only alt hold and loiter with the sonar disabled. I also wanted to test my Mavlink to Remzibi converter for my onboard video out. I spent quite a bit of time getting comfortable with "simple" mode - espec
Read more…hello,i need some help in using an arduino to control the ardupilot when it is in manual mode, also i would need the arduino to be able to switch the ardupiot into the different modes. i have looked around and so far have not been able to find anythi
Read more…One of my ESC's seems to be having problems. It just causes the motor to sputter. I've isolated the issue to the one ESC (other ESC's in it's place work fine).
Is there a manual for the ESC?
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