Hi Guys
If someone wants to use the APM to control a fuel driven UAV and wants to go through the trouble of fine tunning the setup what will then need to change in the APM code to operate the servo instead of a ESC?
I know this is not prefered but fo
Read more…HiI am using the CLI for setting up the APM, and am using the serial monitor on Arduino.If i wish to calibrate the accelerometer offsets, i press i and it hangs.and all further commands don't work.What am i doing wrong?ThanksSrinath
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I've got some issues with my IMU. I've searched the forum and tried the tips other have received, however the problem remains.
PROBLEM:
IMU X and Y axis show drift on their own without moving the board, Z axis is fine. Sometimes they don't dri
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I have got the following connectors
http://store.diydrones.com/Servo_Jumper_Female_double_sided_5_cm_p/pr-0003-03-5cm.htm
The manual is quite clear about which way the connectors should be joint to the APM board, but how should they be connected to
Read more…I have tried every way possable and can't seem to get 2.12 to load.
I first tried with APM planner 0.4.34 I found that if you update 0.4.34 to 0.4.36 you get a load but wont verify message. BTW I like the new firmware installer.
When I did get the co
Read more…If im running 4 motors that on their own they draw about 25-30A does that mean that i need a battery that has a maximum draw (mAh capacity * discharge rate) higher than 120A (30+30+30+30=120)?For the longest time i thought this to be the case, but i
Read more…I cant get my motors to arm on my quadcopter, what could be the issue?
Read more…I hope that I understand the situation correctly:1) MAVlink protocol has a message type that includes a slot for reporting mAh remaining in battery.2) HK-GCS does not utilize the mAh information, so the very nice widget for reporting battery status o
Read more…Just loaded 2.12 - yaw probs seem better. I ended up with sonar PID of .5 .01 .2 rather than default .8 .01 .05 for my standard AC frame and now it is fairly stable in sonar altitude hold, but I think I still need to tweak a bit. Hope to run
Read more…I am trying to write up a code using the known GPS position to caluate the distance to a given point>
long distance = dist2Point(long latitudeOfPoint,long longitudeOfPoint)
and also distance to a given line which goes between to GPS points>
long
Read more…In reference to the comments in "DIY Drones team at Maker Faire" posting, I will start a new discussion about the future of Ardu Hardware Development.I think it is time for a more powerfull processor to execute our nice Arducode.There are a lot of be
Read more…Hey Guys, Long time lurker, first poster!
APM 2.x running fine, all's well with a couple exceptions. I am using APM Planner to upload waypoints and altitudes, A/V does what is expected, naving to lat and longs, but the altitude does not make sense (No
Read more…I built a Jdrones Quadcopter kit.
I've done all the setup and it has some strange behavior.
When I apply throttle to take off it tilts to the back and to the left.
Will almost full forward and full right stick commands it will almost hold level.
Not q
Read more…I'm working on a research project for a university in Peoria, IL with an omnidirectional ground based robot. I'm wondering if the APM is a good choice for a brain for the robot.
My main question is can I use the APM without any shield at all? I know
Read more…I am running APM 2.12
I added a current sensor (details later).
When I run APM terminal and invoke test] current I get good numbers reported for battery voltage, current and mAh keeps climbing.
When I switch to telemetry and HK GS, battery voltage is re
Its just for curiosity, my quad is working fine now, but I measured in the scope the PPM output from APM to ESC and I noticed that its is arround 3V, is it common? shouldnt it be 5V?
Read more…OK- we all know how well electric multirotor copters fly - no goofy linkages, tail rotors, airfoils, etc. They fly like they belong in the air.
Is it possible to scale it up to lift a couple hundred pounds? As far as I know, it has not happened but
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I recently got time to set up an EPI-OSD on my MK based multirotor. I have also bought an EPI-Strom and a USBprog to flash the various chips.
I have hit my first hurdle. The EPI board is running the EPI-OSD firmware whereas the EPI-Strom (Cu
Read more…I'm running APM 2.11 on a newly built ArduPilotMega with IMU shield.I have a 3s lipo battery pack that is being monitored by APM (with 3.9k resistors installed in the voltage divider).When I use APM terminal (via USB), test] battery returns...1;8.35
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I made this basic Unmanned Ground Vehicle from scratch last year.Its controlled through hyper terminal on Windows( after I connect the transmitter/ remote control to the serial port ). The thing is that now I want to control it on some bet
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