I currently have a locosys 20031 gps. How do I connect to my APM board ? Is it through the gps port found on the APM? However the gps can only take in maximum 3.3v input voltage.
Read more…I have been noticing that after flying some, that my Accelerometer Offset values are off. I notice it because it pulls one way or the other and usually I just compensate it on my transmitter and when I check the configurator the Accelerometer Offset
Read more…Is it possible to use the traditional heli mode without CCPM? ie. standard RC Heli like a Raptor 50/90?
Read more…Hi Dear Forum-ers,I am writing in to seek your kind advice on electric motor selection for fuel cell (in my caes, Aeropak).I presume that the RC motors are mostly designed for Lipo or NiCd batteries, which has relatively lower voltage and higher curr
Read more…Is it possible to increase the flight time to between 30 - 60 minutes with a 600gm useful payload?
Is it recommended to wire up some battery packs in parallel using a Y cable to increase the battery capacity?
Read more…When I bench test my ArduPilot Mega board, it works until I try putting it inside the Easystar. I did not change the code on the board at all between the bench test and placing all the components inside the frame. After it is placed inside the airfra
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Is there any way that I can use Compass module (HMC6364) with APM?
(For some research reason, I'd like to use this module only without IMU)
I can see the SDA and SCL connection next of the GPS port, but the autopilot can't read the data from
It seems like this is one of my many posts with difficulties. I am running a stock FahPah kit with an AR8000 receiver and a Dx8 transmitter. I am using RC2/NG software with Mag and GPS in "X" mode. My APM/IMU has been tested by Chris prior to ship
Read more…is there ongoing work for a tricopter?
thanks for sharing the info.
robert
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I am a high school freshman interested in making my own drone. I've had an interested in airplanes since I was a kid. I want to pursue a career in aeronautics when I get older and thought building a drone would be an interesting project to do.
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This issue seems to be prevalent across the forum so I ponder if a FAQ or some steps to sort through this issue. I bought a new MediaTek GPS from the DIYDRONES store. My thought was this thing should be ready to go and plug in. Anything that shi
Read more…This sounds like an advanced question to me and Im not sure where to go. But I have an IMU, http://www.chrobotics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2 , and I will be getting pitch roll and yaw as well as accerometer data from the unit.
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I have just the Mediatek via Fahph.com and after tests with the 1.5 of Pirate the blue led is fix after 45 at 70 s. and after i don't have the 3D red led....
I receive this days the gps and i think there' s a firmware problem....
i want update
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and the code does not compile - and prob. never has been tested.
the variable/class AP_GPS_NONE does not exist.
it is sligthly different - in the ArduPilotMega you have to refelct the correct speeling.
locate for the line
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I have a Arduino Mega oli and 2 xbee 60Mw
I searcing in the Arduino software but i can't find the settings for the Xbee.
The xbee's are working in Looping on X-ctu
Maby some can help me!
Sorry for my bad english :(
Read more…I am looking to build a blimp based off arduino (kind of like blimpduino), and was wondering where people generally bought their envelopes from, and what they recommended.Also wondering how quickly the helium manages to seep out of some of these enve
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I have the arducopter kit from fahpah and I tried to calibrate the esc. First I plugged the esc into the throttle channel of the receiver and turned on the tx and set it to full throttle. Then plugged in the battery and the motor started to beep.
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There seems to be a problem with my Oilpan/shield. When i connect it up to the configurator, and look at the artifivial horizon, the roll rate seems very slow ato respond. When i roll my copter and put back to level, the artificial horizon slowly
Read more…I had it once, but cant find it.
What is the telemetry commands?
I wrote a basic puller, and can get data from the quad, but need the send to and received data strings.
Read more…Hi,all i cant seeem to get the arduHeliSimpleConfig.pde
to upload . i,m getting the the error mess.. const Matrix3f ccpmDeallocation(CCPM_DEALLOCATION); seems to get stuck on this line,,,,(matix 31 does not name a type) this is whats on the error bar.
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