Has anybody used the Ardustation with the latest version of APM and or ACM. I have never been able to use it as I think it uses an older Protocol and with the new Mavlink and no support for this in the Ardustation firmware what are my opptions. I kno
Read more…well i had downloaded HAPPY KILLMORE as well as ardupilot GCS.Earlier also i had submitted posts for it,but i didnt get the reply.Actually sir i m not a student and dont have great programing skills.i had read in happy killmore GCS page that it accep
Read more…I recently purchased this video transmitter and am trying to figure out what type of connector is between the transmitter and its input pigtail.
Does anyone know what this is and where I can buy some with wire leads?
I want to adapt it to my rc rig
Read more…I'm in the process of building an OSD using the MAX7456 chip which uses the SPI port, and had a thought regarding the Chip Select pin. The shared PG2/PJ2 pin is close to the existing SPI/ISP header, but requires you to solder SJ2. Instead, why not
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Good day guys, hope you can shed some light on this..
I think I blew the outputs of my APM. The mux led doesn't light up when I power it up through the the rc's ubec and it doesn't receive my rc input and the leds aren't that bright. However, if
Read more…HiI finally got the last few bits of my quadcopter in today's post ...Now everything is assembled and ready to go.But I would need some help / information with the following issues:- While doing the pre-flight check I realized, that I am not sure abo
Read more…I had 2 very successful flights yesterday. Altitude hold was great, and my aircraft hit all waypoints. However, when going from point to point, the plane did not go in a straight line. it made "S" turns. Does someone know the best way to correct this
Read more…Hi Folks New guy here. I have been all over this forum trying to find a topic for Nitro powered copters. Looking at the ardupilot-mega version 1.0 instruction "Setting up APM for your RC gear". It appears every thing will connect properly. I have two
Read more…This is a NewB question and , yes, I have searched Google and these forums for answers.
I would like to:
I'm trying to calibrate my compass offsets using xbees for the communication. Everytime I get the menu in the CLI it cuts off around line r
r - Reset to fa
And when I use c to do compass offsets it streams the numbers for about 15-30 seconds and then
Read more…Two frames, one APM/IMU and different results?Quad1: Aluminum based, Motors Turnigy 2217, ESC Turnigy Plush 25A, Battery 3000mah, 60cm MotorToMotor. Weight 1.3kgQuad2: Aluminum based, Motors Roxy 2827/35, ESC Turnigy Plush 25A, Battery 2600mah, 50cm
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I appreciate the patience and help that several of you have put out in my cries for FNG help.
I can't find any good info on why I was told that a IC engine quad rotor with collective pitch rotors would not be able to respond quickly enough
Read more…Hi, I'm doing a ArduIMU quadcopter with V2. I load Arduimu code without problems and HappyKillmore ArduimuTest is fine, but when I try the plate with a servo and transmitter receiver does nothing, no move to move the plate, and even when I move the l
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Im having hard time trying to configure PID in my Arducopter. Im using Ardupirates code but as i do know PID's are that same in Ardupirates and Arducopter code, so maybe some of you guys can help me a bit.
My Quad have 50 cm motor-motor distance
Read more…Is there a good place to learn the basics about aerial video photography from a drone. Apparently I am confused about how it all fits together. Specifically:
CMOs/CCTV
Transmission back to ground.
XBee????
Integration with Ardupilot
Recordin
Read more…Hi,I'm currently in the late stages of scratch-building an ArduCopter as my senior project, and the first major issue I've had is that my radio receiver didn't seem to be getting power from the APM board. I double checked and I had wired all of the i
Read more…Once I add everthing I plan to add onto it, it could easily weigh 1200g. It comes sold ready to fly weighing 600g. Besides the obvious problems like balance, can you forsee any problems?
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well i m little bit confused regarding use of GCS.Well if i send the same GPGGA srting of GPS through TX xbee to RX xbee which is attached with the Laptop ,will the GCS will itself do the parsing of the data s
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I am new here and I really like the idea of building my own UAV. As an introduction, my name is Ben and I currently work in the IT industry and spend a lot of my time repairing computers, fixing computer networks and building websites. I
Read more…Hi , i just recently began working on my quadcopter and was doing some preliminary calculations to determine which battery i will use. what i have4 Turnigy TR 42-40A 1050kv 35A Brushless Outrunner (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem
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