Hi All,
First of all i'm new to all of this and I could certainly use some help.
I have purchased a "Discus 4M" Sailplane that I want to have it fly autonomously after launching it.
I need to know what to purchase here to make that happen and how all of
Read more…Hi everyone,
After a few minor ups and downs I've had my first few outdoor test flights. I'm yet to venture higher than 6 feet or anything more than a hover, but all seems good so far.
i'm using my TX (turnigy 9x) in Acro (plane) mode at the moment,
Read more…I bricked one of my xbee 900' s and got it recovered by Mike at Sparkfun via this methodhttp://www.instructables.com/id/Changing-Xbee-Baud-Rates/step5/Un-bricking-a-frozen-Xbee/You may try this on your bricked xbee alsoEarl....thanks Mike at Sparkfun
Read more…I didn't know if anyone had seen these. My son just told me about one a friend bought and said it appeared to work pretty well. It's controlled by an iPhone, iPad or an iPod Touch ONLY. It has a pair of cameras, forward and downward looking and you c
Read more…I received the kit earlier this week and everything went together with no problems. Thanks for the engineering!
I'm waiting to do anything that requires applying power to the machine until I learn what the four resistors are for. I've been searchin
Read more…Developers, was wondering what the chances are of releasing a groundstation for android or iphone tablets(maybe phones too)?
Also, what is everyone thoughts on the new google chrome OS?
Request a free Chrome OS notebook here https://services.google.co
Read more…I have the arducopter kit with all the stock equipment.
I just finished configuring the RX/TX in the conifgurator and everything worked perfectly.
I know I have RX power because I have a red light on but I cannot arm the motors at all.
I unplugged th
Read more…I bought a Hawk Sky and put it together last weekend.
The prop was already on the motor when I bought it. I tried to take it off today and the thing kept trying to roll backwards!
I read that you had to reverse the prop, but when i did, it still ro
Read more…Hello again,
I've been successfully using the UBLOX and adapter for the past 2 weeks or so.
Worked fine yesterday. Still had a solid red LED when I brought the plane inside. No crashes or mishandling.
This morning I could not get the Gps to lock.
The r
Read more…I seem to be missing bag #2. I can speculate that this bag is only included if purchased through FahPah and would contain the APM. This kit was purchased through the DIYDrones store.Is there a full packing list documented somewhere?It all seems to be
Read more…Before I am going to install APM in an airframe I wanted to get a bit more familiar with its control behaviour. I did all the testing and radio calibration without any problem and I am now doing some workbench testing of the bare APM (w/o G
Read more…May i know the minimum wing span limit of mav in which the AP can be applied? hmmm... im trying for a flapping wing model...suggest me your ideas for controlling it...
Read more…Hi,
I have a futaba 7C transmitter.
Is it possible to program all 6 flight modes using two switches (2 state switch + 3 state switch) on this transmitter?
Thanks.
Hey all,
I know it's early, etc...but how does the GPS position hold work?
I'm using NG with Mtek and when I turn it on, I'm not getting any action.
Not really seeing much in the configurator or manual either...
I appreciate the tips!
JC
Read more…I have the pre-soldered kit. I cannot find anything to tell me how I power the APM and receiver. Each of the ESC's connect to the PCB, I think all but one should have the power wire cut? From the PCB I have what must be a two wire power supply, but w
Read more…I will apologize in advance for a double post, but this was buried in another thread and I need an answer.
Guys new to all this...
finally got round to building this thing
I have the APM set with the IMU shield all standard as it says in the how to list (I even got a skyfun)
I'm sitting here testing and it was all going well
was able to get to CLI and set
Read more…Does that mediatek GPS that comes with the arducopter kit have the newest firmware? Or do we need to update it with this tutorial>>>>> http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot/wiki/MediaTek
When running the Airspeed test in the CLI what values should be displayed assuming calm ambient conditions? The following is similar to what I get and was wondering if this is normal.
0m/s
0m/s
0m/s
0m/s
0m/s
0m/s
0m/s
0m/s
0m/s
-17729m/s
0m/s
0m/s
-31699m/s
-963
Hi guys
