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
Read more…OK I've enjoyed flying <50 meters from me and would like to take it further with FPV. I would like something that can do:5.8GHz (since I'm using 900MHz xbee and 2.4GHz tx)gogglesalso able to Y connect to view on monitorconnect to goproHD that has lat
Read more…Having a strange problem with the board and esc, when I have the switch in "CLI - mode" and connect the lipo then the esc go to their normal init, but when I put the switch in fly mode (towards the dipswitches) they stuck to only 3 bleeps
My config:
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I've started studying and comprehending the ardupilot source code and I've found all of the PCBs. But there is one thing missing. I've been looking for the schematic and PCB for the IR sensors both XY and Z ones. But I have found nothing neither here
Read more…So, I'm close to getting everything installed and set up for my first flight using an ArduPilot and thermopiles but I have a question about where to plug in the GPS. I have the MediaTek GPS on the adapter board and I'm wondering if I should plug it i
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I purchased an arducopter presoldered and tested kit from Fah Pah electronics during the first order group and am attempting to set it up over vacation. This will be my first time building a hobby kit and I have a few questions about the elec
Read more…Hi! I finally able to hook everything up with my arducopter and tested the three leds in front. The A led (green) showed solid at start up and upon motor arming slowly blink indicating stable mode as the default and when I flipped the THR CUT (I have
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I tried to calibrate my esc using the letter e option on the CLI. Everything got connected ok with arduino communicating well with the board through usb cable. So I type in e and send/enter and the instruction says if the lipo is connected, discon
Read more…I have many 6000mAh 2S 25-50C batteries that I got for another project but am not using. Can they be used in the Arducopter or does it need to be at least 11.1V? Or what about putting 2 together to get 14.8V?
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can I hook my ardupilotmega IMU to PC with usb WITHOUT being part of the APM?
will it give any info, or can I damage it if I hook it up before they're built together?
I don't have my APM yet and just wanted to play...
Read more…pls anybody can tell about apm planer............how to avoid problem during waypoints loading........
Read more…I am a Developer/Network Engineer looking to design a VB .net app that can control a airplane little like a flight sim. Right now I dont want the camera to move around it is going to be static in the cockpit just like a pilot view. I would also lik
Read more…Hi everyone, just spotted this on hobbyking..
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=6306
20C is the very lower limit for suggested battery and normally 25C+ is suggested, but looking at the wiki it has at least been teste
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I have been building my UAV for last few months and I am currently at the stage where I am setting up APM with new receiver and HK*GCS to see and test between mode switching, I have been experiencing problems with inconsistant switching be
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