I haven't had the courage to try it but is it just a matter of flipping the switch related to it on the controller after it's some distance away.Does it matter the altitude? It will hold the altitude? I understand you can fly normally but when you le
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I'm using the Ublox GS407 GPS unit with ArduPilot and ArduIMU V2+. Just wondering what is the units for the latitude and longtitude of the GPS, I know altitude is in meters, but the code for ArduPilot did not state which uni
Read more…This is my second set of APM+oilpan. I cannot connect to the configurator even though the baud rate and com port is correct.
I was able to read the flight data before but i cannot even connect to the configurator now.
What i have done: I have reset t
Read more…I'm a NOOB in this, and can't seem to get the .pde to compile properly when USE_MAGNETOMETER==1. I'm using 1.8.2 on v2 hardware.
I get this:
arduimu.cpp: In function 'void setup()':
arduimu:286: error: 'APM_Compass' was not declared in this scope
arduim
Weird problem again.
XBee works fine both receiving and transmitting with power from USB-> APM -> XBEE and
5V Battery-> Receiver -> APM-> XBEE
But when using with ESC or BEC it only works transmitting data from APM to my PC.
But not the other way a
Read more…Does any one know where to get one. I used to use a website to do it and the download my file. I have "KML generator v 2.05" and it doesn't work on win 7. I have a thing called Quo v2. Its buggy and doesn't work sometimes and puts flags and lat/lon d
Read more…Can anyone tell me acceptable values for Gyro Roll when my craft is sitting on the table?
Can you explain the following Artificial Horizon?
http://tinypic.com/r/2edr3pt/7
I assume between this and my Turnigy motors that go "clunk clunk clunk" every o
Read more…I have finished building my pre-soldered ArduCopter. I loaded RC2 as 1.4 (which was pre-installed) seems to be out of date now.
Could someone please help me with the following issues?
1. I set everything up before plugging in my Mtek GPS 3329. Once I
Read more…I see that Sparkfun and Robotshop are both backordered for Ardupilot Mega boards.
Couple of dumb questions about that:
a) is there another supplier anyone is aware of that has them in stock?
b) what is the hardware roadmap for ardupilot? Will there be s
Read more…Hi there everyone. It's my first post in the Ardupilot Mega part of this forum so please... be gentle.I am currently building a massive (by my standards) UAV. It is based around the "Payload Master 100" by AMR research. I hadn't decided on an autopil
Read more…I was having problem on my quadrotor project.
Before I had connected the receiver, when I connected the battery with my 4 esc, i can observe that the motor was moving little bit...
After I have connect my receiver, when I use the configurator for calib
Read more…I am using a 10A 5V BEC to run my receiver and APM. It connects to the 11v line on the PDB and the 5V connects to the battery port on the JR921 receiver. I power the APM via one of the receiver channels.What I want to add is a laser I know operates o
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I try to set everything up before the first flight but I have problems with the GPS location.
I get a GPS lock (solid blue LED on the GPS module and solid red LED on the IMU shield), but the position I get on the GCS is wrong, I get one position w
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Until recently, when I used the Configurator to calibrate the transmitter, everything seemed to be ok, but when I tried to save the values to the EEPROM, I had an error like: "Could not save values ... Try again / Abort ? " I didn't mind because t
Hi! Tried looking for information on the artificial horizon (AH) feature of the configurator 1.22 but can't seem to find one. If you happen to come across one, providing a link would be much appreciated.
My arducopter when laid on a flat surface have
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Important safety issue with Aurdupilot 2.7. I speak from experience. No damage done,
but it was a completely unexpected jump to full throttle while I was attempting to program my
Castle Phoenix 25 in a skyfun sitting on my workbench. To enter
After I do all the calibrations and make sure my apm and shield are level and I start hovering, my arducopter always seems to want to drift backwards. If I move the battery forward some I can counter act the drift, but is anyone else having this prob
Read more…I purchased a new MediaTek GPS from the store and am curious about the specifications on it. The GPS unit itself can run at up to 5.0V but there is no documentation showing that the adapter board can run at 5.0V. Looking around on other threads, I'm
Read more…I saw Gumstix has a Robostix extension board based on Atmel processor which is similar to ArduPilot.
http://docwiki.gumstix.org/Robostix
Did anybody tried to connect a ArduPilot with a Gumstix Overo for example?
Read more…I can use the X-CTU app to read the modem's parameters but when I open the configurator it just keeps trying to connect but never does. As long as it's trying to connect, the red light comes on the xbee plane side. What is the red light indicating? A
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