I have some questions, but first let me tell you what I have done so far. I have my arducopter assembled, all ESC’s calibrated with the following calibration:
ESC Tower Pro w25 settings Brake-off, Battery type-Li-Poly, Cutoff Mode-Soft, Cutoff Thre
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I am very new to this scene and I have the following hardware:
ArduPilot (with 328 chip)
ArduIMU V2 Flat
Venus GPS module (set to 38400 baud and NMEA)
6 channel receiver
servos, ESC, etc...
I have loaded the auduPilot 2.6.2 code on the audupilot and h
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throttle output cuts to zero as soon as I switch to RTL mode. Has anyone seen this?
Other modes that I have tried are all fine:
MANUAL STABILIZE FLY-BY-WIRE-A
but these don't adjust throttle so this mode is the first time with controlled throttle
I'm
Read more…http://uavdevboard.googlegroups.com/web/Nav.JPG?gsc=RKYj6wsAAABmbYecSmDzk5iutmreN8VJThe Nav board has the dsPIC33FJ256GP710A and all of the following:1) 8 PWM / PPM inputs connected by rc servo style connectors.2) 8 PWM / PPM outputs connected by rc
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Just an idea here and yes I know its out of DIY community price range but could the IMU on autopilots in general be replaced with Ring Laser Gyro to improve overall performance e.g. position, IMU drift etc. Just a thought.
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I just got everything I needed to test the U-Blox GPS unit, I was out testing it with the u-center. Everything was going well, I had data and then I thought I would move indoors to test it, then I dropped the GPS on the ground, about 2 ft. Now
I've posted Beta 4 onto the SVN. Now I've realized I should have called them Alphas with all of the new code and features I've been working on. Also, I wanted to mention that 2.7 is moving to almost lockstep development with Mega. I have both code ba
Read more…This is just an idea, and not a well formed one, but would it be possible to send all the IMU sensor data from a quadcopter UAV to a remote ground station or laptop that's running an autopilot program, then send motor commands back? Its the same ide
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I am currently doing a project on airplanes using Ardupilotfor a start. I found that DIY drones is a big resources area for me toread but there are too much things to look at.
I have started with soldering of the ardupilot board. Do i need to s
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Would this be an option for an xbee replacement? This seems like a really good option as it doesnt need a shield and the 1/2 watt output. The seller has a 100mw version avai
Read more…Hi there,I've recently set up a build blog on RC groups with step-by-step instructions and a software bundle to get the copter airborne quickly. Mine is already flying! :-)Expect more to come as I update the blog nearly daily. I'll add some flying vi
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I was wondering whether anybody else has been experiencing weird offsets in either latitude or longitude coming from the mediatek GPS? Strangely, it only seems to occur when it runs in binary mode and with NMEA I get way better accuracy. In my cas
Hello, I wonder if the outlet plate, marked in the image, allows current to power the servos and rx.
A Greeting.
Hi Everyone,
Can anyone help me to achieve the following.
I have ArduPilot, IMU+ V2 (flat) and some XBee 900Mhz Wireless modules.
I would like to use the IMU+ to measure vibration and send the information to a computer on the ground over wireless.
Has an
Well the excitement finally got too much for me. Sparkfun do not sell all the bits (and the delivery is mental for UK). Cool Components do not sell all the bits (mediatek not there). Active-Robots sell random parts none helpful.
Ive gone through the m
Read more…I have an ArduiIMU+ V2 that seem to lose the bootloader every time I upload a sketch.
Is anyone out there experiencing the same problem?
Uploading a sketch from the Arduino IDE (v0018) gives me this error message:
Binary sketch size: 16080 bytes (of a
So I almost have my quad up and working. My quad looks almost like like Jose's quad copter part ii. It's built on the ArduPilot Mega with OilPan. I'm trying to figure out what I need to do, in order to have the left and right spin CCW. I'm using the
Read more…Quick question I am ready to cal my ESC’s again. But I do not want to blow it up again. I was thinking of unsoldering SJ1 and powering the board with usb Also I would be able to see the cal with the configurator. Then power the ESC’s and receiver wit
Read more…I'm trying to run the Raw_GPS_tester program listed on the website, but can't get it to respond beyond "Begin GPS Test".
Jason and I have just completed a major update to the ArduPilot Mega code. We have updated the version to 1.0.1 to reflect the change. It is in the repository and ready for alpha testers. Look for revision R418 or later.
The change you will most ne
