We are working on a senior design project at the University of Arizona Department or Aerospace Engineering. Part of our project utilizes Ardupilot, and we are trying to figure out how to (if its even possible) tune the code to fit a specific airfram
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I got to the point in my first quad arducopter build where it came time to load the code, exciting!
With everything connected, (including ESCs) I proceeded to power up the board via USB.
The dim LED struck me as kind of odd, but at this point I
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not very lucky this week :
I have just received my brandt new GPS Mediatek 3329.
I have soldered it on its dedicated board (the one with battery)
- tested with FTDI 3.3V : no problem. It has perfectly worked. I have updated its firmw
Read more…Hello, i am new at DIY Drones, i have been mostly active on rcgroups FPV forum,
I am currently working on my Twinstar II project,it is working great with the current gear but i want a simple RTL system.
Here is what i have.
Twinstar II Brushless.
Turn
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This is my first venture in RC so have doing quite a bit of reading on the boards. I'd like to purchase most of my 'copter components from the UK to avoid import tax and duty and was wondering what people thought of the below setup:
Items a
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ArduPilot software on ArduPilot board works well. But I need more R/C channels to control. Can non-Mega ArduPilot software be run on ArduPilotMega board, especially with non-Mega ArduIMU ?
As I can suppose, the first thing is to set "Arduino
Ok I am sure this is a total noob question, but I would appriciate some advise.
I bought a Turnigy Li-Po Battery Charger and I noticed the product page says that the power supply is not included. I assume this means that thoes nice little aligator c
Read more…Hey guys, is it possible to upload program wirelessly with XBEE? If yes, how do I do the connection?
Because I wish to do an enhancement of my project. I've been tracking each color pin of the FTDI but I could not really understand how to do this, if
What happens if you get DOA electronics from any of the DIY stores?
The simple answer is nothing at all, and you should not expect to get a refund or a repair. This is why (qouted from the terms here at the DIYdrones store) :
Defective products manufac
Is there a group/person working on, or is anyone interested in working on, developers documentation?
I'll start by saying I'm new to this project.
So, as a way of getting familiar with everything, I've been studying both the hardware and software by r
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Today I soldered all the electronics components for my Arducopter and when I tested rc inputs I have found a strange problem:
After loading Arducopter alpha 1.0 I tested it with Configurator. Adc work properly, but nothing on the mot
This is a general programing issue, not flying. I was adding some functions to a experimental version of 2.7. Things didn't work so I started adding Serial.print statements at certain points for de-bugging purposes. Ther was a lot of stuff printing o
Read more…been a while since the team had any news on the gps hold position code? as im waiting for my ardu airframe in november just wondering how progress is going...
If i'm flying a plane w/out a rudder, I could hook up the rudder to a PTZ camera(pan). This of course would work just fine for panning the camera.
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I need to compute each euler axis from the DCM matrix of the APM. But I'm not really sure of the way to do that...
First, the axis are :
- X forward
- Y to the right wing
- Z to down
So it's a right handed system, don't it ?
Finally I'd like to
Read more…I developed my own autopilot (more an enanched fly by wire actually,still developing) with an arduino pro because the first ardupilot just used few channels. Now I wish to use the APM as harware board for my project and make it fuse with APM firmware
Read more…I found I still have issues and questions with taking photos at waypoints with the APM platform. Please use this discussion to build up our collective knowledge.
The issues that I feel need improving are:
Blurry photos (from motor vibrations or quick
Hello everybody,
I am up to buy a HMC5843 to DIYDrones shop (for my APM), but it is still out of stock.
Does somebody know what appens with it ?
Best regards,
Gilles
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Quick question regarding the APMega and Oilpan shield combination - can't see it clearly in the circuit diagrams.
Can power the combination with the usb connector for low current use such as programming without servos connected.
Can power from the boar
Read more…I am going to be flying my arducopter mostly at a friends land in the country. Sadly there are a few old, probablly debunked airstrips around his land. These airports are registered and have a rating for no more than a single engine plane and neith
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