I have a problem while burn new bootloader to APM using USBtiny. I get the avrdude error as follow:
Error while burning bootloader
avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x1f000
0x0c != 0xff
avrdude: verification error; content mis
Well I think I made a big mistake - I may have blown my MUX - On accident I messed up and cross plugged my esc in and may have added power instead of signal to one ESC input - What do I do now? HELP!!!! Is my MEGA toast?? One ESC just beeps now - RX
Read more…I'm interested in doing something similar to diydrones member curt olson's project, where he has an AP board act as a raw servo input/output interface and has a gumstix run the brains of the flight control operation. I have an APM with the attached o
Read more…Patrick Egan writes a little something. There are many people flouting the law with aerial photography business in the USA. Should they be allowed to continue?
Hi there,
I have my APM connected to the Mega IMU shield but I am struggling with the relay...
I switched the APM to CLI mode and entered the test mode, I then selected "relay" which switches the realy on and off every few seconds.
The relay on my sh
Read more…Hi guys. I am trying to program my APM/IMU, but I keep getting this error message:
Context:
WinVistaSP2
Ardiuno-0019
ArduIMU V2 (flat) hardware
ArduIMU software Version 1.8.1 downloaded Oct 17, 2010 (today)
from http://code.google.com/p/ardu-imu/downloads/detail?name=ArduIMU_1_8_1.zip&can=2&q=
Everything works fine out of t
I am having problems getting a lock using APM and MTK GPS. One question, if the mtk GPS is ordered separately from the MTK adapter does it come with the custom DIY firmware? If it does not come with the firmware could someone point me to the thread
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Hi everyone,
The new NavBoard M3 has all the inertial sensors and GPS capability you need, along with onboard processing and a native USB interface for easy code changes and use as a dedicated serial port!
While not specifically a drone or autopilot
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I have been studying the Arducopter_alpha code to get a handle on its structure and see if I can contribute.
I noticed some lines of code in the DCM file which make reference to equations, for example, equation 21?
renorm= .5 *(3 - Vector_Dot_Prod
hiii
i want to know wich rc airplane model is the most compatible with the ardupilot ???
Read more…I am working with a Ardupilot Mega using a U-Blox GPS but I am not able to get a lock and I need some advice on how to troubleshoot this. I have read that the first sat lock can take as much as 15 minutes with this GPS so I have left it outside for a
Read more…I got my APM three weeks ago. I assembled it and started with setup and test step by step as the instructions manual. Every thing looks fine except the radio inputs.
First I run the demos. The dancing demo works fine, all eight outputs works as the vi
Read more…Hi everyone, I am currently working on a project on a UAV that aims to generate the greatest lift.
As I am quite new in the manufacturing of a UAV, I am not sure how big should my horizontal stabilizer be to ensure the plane is stable in the flight.
This is a high wing Trainer running on 6s and weights in at about 3kg.
Here is a kml log of the flight including a flight though and plane orienation.
The programed flight path
I also have a video of the entire flight, bu
Read more…Hi, I'm just about ready for my first test flight of my arducopter (custom frame with the APM & IMU no GPS or magnetometer) just waiting for some decent weather, so I have been testing my set up in the configurator everything seems to be ok but when
Read more…I got my AR.Drone a few days ago, and I've been having fun flying it around, but it's time to make with the hacking. Is this an appropriate place to discuss such things? I did a quick search and found a flurry of comments, but no real discussion thre
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I started off with an ArduCopter , it took me a while but after I linked the three PID to three RC channels I finally got it stable in the air.
My PID where 3.20 , 0.32 , 1.11.
I'm using 9ch Radio, CF2822 motors, 20A ESC towardpro, 1047 propellers,
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