I recently purchased the APM 1280 + IMU shield to fly my electric glider. I ultimately want to reprogram it to be able to find thermals autonomously.However im starting to think iv thrown myself in the deep end. I need to get a solid understanding of
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Hi Guys after sorting out a very frustaring ESC problem I finally got to the flying stage but didnt end to well .
Above video of me just increasing the throttle and all I wantted to achieve was stable liftoff and touch down again but instead it jum
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I'm sure I missed something basic but: my copter is not saving any flight logs. Going into the CLI in the logs function, I see that GPS PM CTUN NTUN CMD are set to log enabled, but every time I use the Log Download function it tells me "No l
Read more…I am trying to setup my Arucopter Quad , I have loaded all the code needed through thr new APM planner but nothing seems to work correctly, the Planner stop working and sends a error report ever now and then , I calibrate the ESCs Automaticlly and ma
Read more…I flew 4 missions today 1 I would consider somewhat successfull. I have tried using both APMPlanner and HK GCS.
I planned and loaded the missions verifying altitudes of waypoints and altitude of my home possition everything looks good. I write them
Read more…First I wanna say I really like what the developers and the community has done for arducopters. Both ardupirates and DIY have really amazed me. I hope my experiences can contribute a little to an even better product.I did run into a few issues while
Read more…II have the realflight 5.5 RC simulator.
I use it to practice my orientation skills without bending real hardware.
Whne I ordered my ArduCopter from Jdrones I started looking for a simulator that had a quad.
The visual presentation of a Quad is very dif
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I just began working on my own INS/IMU over the past couple weeks. I've made pretty good progress so far. I'm using the newer Sparkfun 6DOF IMU board with an Arduino. I've opted to use a complementary filter, which so far look promising.
I've
Read more…Hi EveryoneI am stuck at the esc calibration stage.I am following this manual for esc calibration--http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_ESCMy esc's seem to behave erratically, and the motors started behaving funny(Any one would randomly start
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I am stuck at the esc calibration stage.
My esc's seem to behave erratically.
I am following this manual--
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_ESC
The motors seem to power on and off on their own. I seem to have no control. Sometime
Read more…HK_QuadCopter Board is back in stock. this board can be use for many different AirFrame platforms. Might even make a stand alone camera stabilizer out of it, or just use it as a stability control for FPV.
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I have an issue with my GPS (mtk 1.6) on a APM with all the bells and whistles which is giving me a reading that is about 1 mile out from the position given by Google maps and my nokia GPS, I am in Spain and I have my commas and dots set to En
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I am new to the compass setup, have done several searches and all I come up with is compass / arducopter info.I have enabled the compass but that is it...Can anyone point me to any information about proper setup and or calibration procedures pertaini
Read more…Hi, there I'm trying to reload apm code but is impossible, I just check everything this is message I get
Read more…I have the latest APM Planner 1.0.3. When push the "Save Log" button I only get empty log files. What am I doing wrong?
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I'm thinking of fitting a 70A automotive relay between the LIPO and the ESCs, which are the standard AC2 m2mpower AC20-1.0 type without optos. In the field, the APM/IMU would then be able to boot up with the ESCs and motors isolated. The APM is
Read more…Hi AllI'm doing some experimenting trying to write some code so that we can use a DroneCell to deliver Telemetry over GPRS.However, I've a little bit stuck at the outset. My telemetry port does not seem to be functioning correctly or I am missing som
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This is first time I fly (successfully at least!) and I've noticed that my controls seemed "inverted"...
Let me know if this is normal... first, I fly a standard "upgraded" kit from jdrones, APM pins facing back of quad... compass solder c
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