APM2.0 with arduplane ESC wont initialize

Posted by idzuwan on February 4, 2013 at 1:09am

Hi,

i have some weird issues with arduplane, I have TowerPro 40A (purple), it only can be initialize if the APM2.0 is powered on first which is a bit problem for me as I power the board using the ESC, if there a way to fix this problem? if I add another Ubec I will need to rewired everything!

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  • Warren Eather February 4, 2013 at 7:43pm

    Hi Iduwan,

    I had a similar issue with a cheap ESC.

    Turned out to be interference from the 2.4G transmitter making the ESC think the throttle wasn't set to zero.

    Solution: Set Transmitter to Range Test mode (which drops the output power by about a factor of 30) and place it away from your arduplane when booting up. REMEMBER to set back to full power before flying!!!

    You could also try placing a ferrite bead on the BEC cable. wrap it around about 4 times.

    Cheers

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