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Complete Ardupilot kit???
I did scan through other messages but didn't find a specific answer; I want to know if there is a kit that includes all of the electronics involved in a GPS connected autopilot. So that if I went out and purchased a ready to fly aircraft sufficent to
Read more…Vertical Landing
I want to land a plane nose-first by spinning a propeller backwards to lessen its vertical acceleration. The propeller may need to be coaxial so as to minimize angular momentum. Perhaps an airbag or such low tech-fixes as a mat on the grand or a padd
Read more…Landing Gear Recommendations?
Just curious if anyone has retrofitted their ArduCopter with a better set of landing gear.
Any recommendations on specific gear sets? I'm looking for more ground clearance primarily, but getting that with some pizazz would also be nice.
Read more…Outputs
Outputs 0-1 are dead on the APU.
That leaves 2 outputs if the 157 to drive the motors.
Is there a problem driving the ESC's from the upper 4 outputs?
Motor-Output
Out0 = Out2
Out1 = Out3
Out2 = Out4
Out3 = Out5
Out 4 and 5 are not driven.
Read more…MediaTek 3329 and Mini GPS problem
I have a MediaTek 3329 GPS which I received with the kit I received from DIY Drones in early
December. I decided to try ArduPiratesNG but wasn't sure which firmware the GPS had.
The PC running Windows 7 sees the FTDI cable as COM 4 and I changed the
Remzibi's OSD
Hi guys,
I'm very newbie in this stuff so pardon me if i ask a stupid question. I want to build an aircraft UAV that have OSD feature. i plan to buy an Ardupilot mega, IMU shield,Gps sensor, etc. But i read about remzibi's OSD which i think i will ne
Read more…New site "glow" menu entries gives me the creeps
Can some one re-assess the choice of adding those
"glow" effect menu entries on the site. Things look quite bleak now in navigating DIY DRONES
and is not a good improvement in my opinion. I begin to question if my eyesight has gone worse
and such. Thing
Read more…Looking for advise..
Hello,
First of all thank you, this is a great website and will help me loads :)
And also can I say, I admit. I am a complete noob to this forum, which is why I didn't know where to post this topic. Sorry.
I am an embedded software engineer and i have
Read more…Foam moulding...
Recently I have been playing around with 2 part foam. Basically is comes in 2 cans, and when you mix it it foams up, quadruples in size and then goes hard. I have been using it to make seats for single seat race cars. Basically you fit a bin bag insi
Read more…Remzibi OSD for v2.7.1
Is the code for the Remzibi OSD in v2.7.1 of ArduPilot?
If not what would be required to get it to work? Is it just a matter of coping the code across or is it way more complicated than that?
Read more…Programmer
Guys,I recently installed the ArduPilot Mega (latest version with OilPan) on my 2 meter Dynaflite Daydream glider, after adding an electric motor to it. I have been able to manage to tweak the P-gains to get the Servo rolls right ( under the FBW-A mo
Read more…ArduCopter IR Sensors
Hi all,
I have a question regarding IR Sensors on the ArduCopter. I have uploaded the ArduCopter NG and included the Rangefinder libraries for Altitude hold and Obstacle Avoidance. Sonar for Altitude hold works fantastic, however im not too sure if th
Read more…Problem using the PPM encoder as RPM sensor on Nitro Heli
HI All.
I've been going through the PPM Encoder software, and its taking some time to understand it enough to answer this question.
I have connected an RPM sensor (IR Opto through a hole in the main rotor shaft), to a spare input on my APM board (inp
Read more…APM Logs problem
Hi,
I'm trying to get logging system work but i've some problems.
When i erase all logs files by APMplanner or by CLI, the old logs seems erased.
BUT when after flying i'm checking my "new" logs, the old logs reappears with the same datas!
I've made 3 ti
Read more…Super OSD: Open Source OSD - Need some help!
I'm working on Super OSD at the moment.Super OSD is an open source (free hardware, free firmware, free software) on screen display module. I have already produced PCBs (below) and I am working on some initial engineering prototypes. What I want to do
Read more…Servo output 0 no longer working
My Servo output 0 has stopped working completely.
I've uploaded the dancing servo demo and all the other outputs work, but 0 does not, it doesn't matter what servo I plug in. I've connected a multimeter to the voltage and ground pins, there is still
Read more…ACM Question
I know it's early, but please humor me (or let me know if there's a better forum) on an ACM question.
I've been monkeying with it for a few days now, and things LOOK really good.
In the CLI test stabilize, I get proper North facing yaw, and motors
Read more…Beginner Needs Help adding GPS to AR Drone.
Hello to all,
I am totally new to all this but from what i have read i can buy a 2 Xbee pros with 1 board and a GPS unit so i can just get GPS info and cordinates to my laptop? What kind of software do i need? i have no programming Experience. also
Read more…uploading ArdupiratesNG code help!!!
Hello all !!!
First forgive my terrible English !!!
This is my first try with APM and at this moment im very confused L so please help me!!
I use the following setup : media tek GPS 1.6 , xbees, soldered magnetometer (laptop windows 7 no drivers needed)
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