Hi, I received my APM, APM IMU, UBlox gps and assembled the APM's correctly.
I loaded the Ardupilot mega ver 1.0 software with no problems, hooked it up to Happy Killmore's GCS and can see my position on the google earth map and my altitude and tilt &
Read more…I have two transmitters on my plane already. A 900Mhz 1000mw, for photography downlink. And a 2.4Ghz Piloting downlink.
(I'm using the Scherrer LRS system for control, 433Mhz)
So the question I need answered is if I can use my current transmitters wi
Read more…I have a JR9 channel and R921 receiver. I know with helicopters you can set the throttle speed you want in case of loss of radio contact so it doesn't fly away. Can this be done with the arducopter also so that it's set to a speed that would not lift
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when i try to verify ardupilomega firm of the 27 dec i have the two first lines in y
Read more…Hi i just recieved my ArduPilotMega IMU Shield and in the packaging was 3 resistors i have not been able to find where they go does anyone have any idears
also i got the magnetometer and have loaded the latest APM software but i cant see where to en
Read more…Apologies for my first post being a plea for help, but I've run into a (figurative) brick wall with my copter build - I've been putting the bits and pieces together for a while now, but I now pretty much have everything I need, so I'm in the assembly
Read more…Ok. I followed the directions and found the following
1)Unplugging the USB radio causes a blue screen/Mem dump in Windows 7
2) Drivers do not install.
In XP Drivers install, but the config software is locking up.
Any body else played with these?
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In the section :Connecting your RC equipmentI have read the following line :ArduPilot Mega gets its power from the RC system.But how does it do that.When I have my USB connected, the board is powered on and servos do move.Once I unplug the USB cable
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I have a MaxStream wireless modules and they have serial ports.
I would like to use MaxStream wireless modules instead of the Xbee wireless modules
Below are serial port pins info :
DB-9 Pin RS-232 Name Description
1 DCD Data-Carrier-Detect
2 RXD Recei
Since I build my arducopter, most of the time after I connected the battery the quad can't fly immediatly.
The symptoms are all props spinning when giving throttle, no reaction when doing pre flight tilt, only two props turn, ...
I just have to reset
Read more…Is there a simple formula for working out the lifting capacity of a quad based on engine and prop sizes?
Read more…Is there a PDF version of the IMU schematic online anywhere? I am looking for info on the ports labeled AN0 - 5 on the end of the board. My goal is to add both digital and analog devices but am not sure that these are the pins.Thanks In Advance.
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i have a serious problem with the new code. With the Alpha code and a code from the pirates everything worked pretty well. Yesterday i switched to the new RC2 code from this site and a big problem occured. I loaded the code, get everything
Read more…I managed to shoot a short video today in the mist and murk that is the UK's weather right now. You can hear a single bad motor making a noise and glitching occasionally. In fact, at the end of the flight it glitches enough to flip the quad right ove
Read more…Okay, so I have followed the manual to the best of my ability to get everything up and running and have run into an issue.
I first connected everything and made sure of all the connections. Then I followed all the instructions and went through all the
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Getting ready to finalize my intial GPS purchase at DIYSTORE. Found data sheet, custom binary protocol reference, and MTK commands manual for Mediatek MT3329. No similar information regarding UBlox5.
Does this mean DIYDRONES project leans towa
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There has been quite a lot of discussions recently about the RQ-11 and the Projet 003 Replica, some of you might have seen this blue print of the Thailand RQ-11 replica from RCgroups. I have also been wondering and trying to see where the big $$$$$$
Read more…New to this stuff. Have all of the electronics built but all versions of ArduCopter seem to be "currently unavailable" according to the "buy" pages. When will I be able to get one?
Read more…Okay, this is going to sound really dumb but I've never used pitot tubes before. The V2 shield kit comes with some fuel tubing. I cut it in two and then connect one end of the tube to a pitot tube and the other to the pressure sensor and I do that fo
Read more…I'm wanting to convert my kit to 8 motors in the near future. I noticed the central pieces seem to already be ready for 8 arms but are there any other things to consider? I know there are some changes in the code but any other hardware changes?Will i
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