I am having a hard time setting up my Xbee's. I follow the manual but only see version 1002 and 1061. The manual says it should be 1161. Which is correct?
Neil
Read more…I was reading through the APM documentation and I didn't see support for a contra / coaxial quadcopter setup (8 motors / 8 props total). Is that something that might be added in the near future? Is it easy enough to modify existing configurations to
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I've found this toy on Sparkfun.
Would it be usefull for multicopter vibration analysis ?
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9199
Read more…Hi guys, I figured out that this would be a nice place to post this question.I would like to know what software you are all using to cut/split/splice your movies... it would be nice if it's free but I can invest in this a bit if it's really good. I w
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I have a custom home made frame and noticed with my 2x 2100mah batterys, the CG is about 2.5" below the props. Am I right that the lower the cg is the lower the P will be due to the quad already wants to right itself? If this is so, addi
Read more…Hi all. I'm completely new to the autonomy scene so forgive my ignorance. I would like to make a quadcopter with contra rotating props on each axis on the quadcopter. Is it possible to control this using the ArduPilot Mega board? I am a software arch
Read more…Trying to optimize the performance of my copter, I run into the following two variables used by the DCM to correct Gyro drift.
Unfortunately I have no big knowledge of DCM even though I understand the basics.
I'm just trying to understand the importanc
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I always had yaw not being stable, not even in hover. It was bouncing left and right even with no input.
Also different YAW_OPTIONS in APM_config.h yeld to bad results. It was either too strong, or too slow. It always had really big overshoo
Read more…After gaining experience on arducopter i am working with my new quadrotor platform ie ASCTEC PELLICAN .
i m integrating sonar instead of barometric pressure sensor for altitude hold . I want to tune the pid loop using labview ( not just be reading gr
Read more…I have downloaded the latest release and flown it with no problems in flight attitude. However, camera stabilization did not work. I attempted to reload the firmware manually through Arduino to insure stabilization was enabled, as I have done befor
Read more…Downloaded APM 2.1.2 unzipped, opened with Arduino 0022, clicked on verify - I haven't made any changes yet - all kinds of errors.
Read more…I am somewhat green at this, but could someone give me a breif explanation of #define BROKEN_SLIDER 0? I am picking over the config.h file and have noticed this update recently. Is this a reference to the slider switch closest to the pin headers? Wha
Read more…Hello, I use the APM 1.0.12 on Win7-64bit-Pro, I've problem loading waypoints from file, they're memorized in the right way but when I read them the coordinates are wrong. Probably the problem is the comma instead of the dot in the coordinate notatio
Read more…I have heard a lot about soldering the filter pads and covering the baro with foam for the arducopter, but where are the filter pads we need to solder?
Read more…I believe I may have killed my APM. I accidentally connected voltage monitoring cable backwards which no doubt sent some 12V+ the wrong ways through the board. The board still powers on but no longer provides enough power to the DIYDrones IMU (it b
Read more…Can you tell me how to edit the APM_configuration to do yaw rate basted action?? Please
Read more…Hello all
I'm happy to join your community !
I have a question to ardupilot:
How to program the six modes with the spektrum dx6I
which channel to connect "mode" on my receiver ar6200
Sorry for my bad english.
Best regards
Rémy
French / Corsica
I am just trying to use the Arduino IDE for the first time, so that I will be able to compile and load Arducopter software with changes as required.
I have followed the getting started instructions and successfully loaded the first example application
Read more…I have been playing with some wireless modems that are RS232. I was thinking they should should be plug and play with my FTDI cable right? The cable is 5V and the modems are 5V and so are the rx/tx so I dont need a level converter right? I am tryi
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