Noob question. I have patiently gone through all the set up, had to re-solder a couple of ESC bullets. But now when I plug the Lipo in one of my motors is twitching and beeping continuously. So I have soldered the ESC and motor leads but it still twi
Read more…Does anyone have a 'copy and paste' list of the right firmware to put on Arduinu and sync with a Ardupilot? I dont want to messup with a simple error by my self by just putting it all together.
Lance
Read more…Hello folks!
I've just purchased ardupilot mega v1.4 and arduIMU v2 flat. For now I've connected ardupilot to my own ftdi cable which based on ft232rl chip. Many of my projects were tested using that one. But for arduino I had to solder CTS and DTR w
Read more…I will tell you my procedure to calibration:
1. First, I go to CLI accels calibration with the APM/shield placed on a flat surface and I write the values in a paper.
2. I mount the APM/shield on my home made QuadCopter.and open the configurator. After
Read more…So I've been trying to find a way to control the heading on takeoff and within the code there is the following section on the Attitude tab:
// Yaw is separated into a function for future implementation of heading hold on take-off
// -----------------
Can I directly connect the serial pins on an Arduino to the pins on the adapter board? I believe the Arduino uses 5v TTL and the MT3329 appears to be LVTTL. Does the adapter board handle the discrepancy, or is there more work involved?
Thanks!
Ryan
Read more…Is FahPah the same as jDrones?
Isn't FAhPAh in Laos? jDrones is in Bankok...
Has the DIYDrones relationship changed here?
Just curious...
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I am trying to put XBEE telemetry on the Arducopter. I have the 900mhz sma and 900mhz wire antenna units from sparkfun. I interface them through the Xtreambee boards. I have configured each of them with the same VID and 9600 baud.I cannot get them to
Read more…i got them connected but
something off here what i,m getting
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I'm using a hardware configuration which doesn't allow me to send commands to my mt3229 GPS, so I'm wondering whether it is possible to configure the mt3229 to binary, and then store this configuration so it will output binary in stead of NMEA when p
Read more…In ArduPilot's code, it is commented that if possible 50Hz looping is preferred. However, during flight data collection, collection frequency fell short of 10Hz. Does anyone know if it is possible to increase the sampling frequency? Many thanks!
Read more…Has anyone used this camera? I bought it recently and have no good way to test it yet (waiting on some other items). I am constructing a pan and tilt for it and I need to know how to Identify the orientation ie wich way is up? I need to cut a notc
Read more…Hi,
A question to the GPS specialists.
I read some posts on DGPS and RTKLIB and the RTKlib over here but some things on not clear reagarding setup and usage basics.
Will this following setup work?
- Have two identical GPS units (Ublox LEA-4T) one bas
Read more…Hi All,
this is Jan from http://www.diy-streetview.org.
I do streetview as a hobby.
Recently I noticed diydrones.com when searching for a solution to a leveling challenge. My 5-camera-rig is attached to a backpack. I take images while walking, without s
I posted the following over on RC groups and thought it would be good to post this here as well.
I have a comment and suggestion regarding the yaw control.
In the ArduCopter code, the code's roll and pitch handling is awesome in stable mode, but the
I have an Autopilotmega, and an IMU with GPS. Air sensor, Xbee telemitry, and video. I am just setting things up and getting everything working. I put everything together, and load the latest code. When I run the GCS I notice that that I get telemetr
Read more…In the AUTO mode the failsafe function is:
> if (FAILSAFE_ACTION == 1){
set_mode(RTL);
throttle_cruise = THROTTLE_CRUISE;
So let's say if when switched to AUTO the plane now flies out of the RC Tx's range (out of s
Read more…I was playing to night with the quad in the kitchen.
Its ok. I'm the Mom here.
The quad has a tendancy to roll fairly quickly once in the air.
I tried several times and its not all ways on the same quadrant.
Any ideas?
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Is it possible to view barometric pressure via the on-board data logger. I have NTUN, CTUN, RAW, GPS, PM, MODE, MODE, CMD enabled.
I have looked in each of these using the APM Planner log browser but can't seem to find data relative to on board
Read more…Noob Question. I have the pre-soldered kit, I have unplugged ESCs, motors and receiver, plugged in usb, set up Arduino with Com port and correct board ATMEGA 1280. I have the Arducopter NG and Libraries file in the Arduino Folder and point Arduino to
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