i know this might seem like an obvious question but am i supposed to remove JP1 on arduplane when using the 3dr power module in conjunction with the APM 2.6 ? Right now i have it inserted and everything seems fine although i have not flown yet. What
Read more…I am trying to calibrate my external 3DR GPS/Compass. Under Mandatory hardware and Compass, I set the orientation to "APM with External Compass". Now if i disconnect and reconnect using mission planner, the radio button switches to "Manual".
What is g
Read more…My APM 2.6 with 3DR Voltage/Current sensor tells me i am drawing 6 amps while sitting idle. I have a 600 mw FPV transmitter powered via the battery also. The ESC is powered
Is this normal. it seems like alot ?
thanks
Damo
Read more…Are the following expected results below correct for FBWA Mode (This is how i have my APM Plane setup and it is working ?
| Transmitter | Expected Result |
| Aileron Right | Left Aileron Goes Down & Right Aileron Goes up |
| Aileron Left | Left Aileron Raises & Right Aile |
I fly a simple mission But the real flight path is
It is not flying away, since its always come back, but always taking strange route to get to way point.
All logs are in here Logs.
Read more…I have 3 APMs now, and I want to have the latest bugless firmware for the APM
So I don't need all the Pixhawk fancy new stuff, wizards, etc...
All I want is a rock solid version for the APM 2.5. Is that v2.76 ?
Or do I need to go more backwards and use
Read more…You know, that "tail heavy" typical up, stall, down, and again, and again behaviour ?
Well in manual mode I do not have it, it is perfectly stable. It Took me a full day to get there.
So I was expecting the stabilize mode to be a piece of cake.
But as s
Read more…The instructions may as well be in Martian.
1. Which output do I connect to? Is it A9?
2. Please explain the digital pins. That totally eludes me.
3. How can I test it on the ground? I do not see any controls on the "Flight Data" screen.
Thanks!
Read more…Is bullet point number 1 incorrect ?
I think bull
Read more…I have my arduplane setup with APM and the latest firmware. I have no modified any settings but i have performed all the calibrations. I have not flown yet. When i roll the plane the yaw also moves. This is in stabilize mode ? is there something wron
Read more…Hello DIYD Masters!
I'm setting up a new Pixhawk, and when I go to calibrate the radio, channel 4 is missing. I'm using mission planner 1.3.1. Channel 4 servo also doesn't respond as if it isn't connected, however when I connect the servo directly to
Read more…Just got my APM board up and running. everything seems to look good in Mission Planner. When I hooked up my receiver and calibrated the radio, again looked good. But now I cannot change flight modes from ch 5.(or any other channel) and I cannot get a
Read more…Why is Flight Mode 6 [fltmode6] disabled in Flight Modes under Initial Setup?
I can change fltmode6 in advanced paramaters which will work but under flight modes it is still displayed as "manual" , hence when I make a change to another mode it saves F
Read more…I have calibrated my Accelerometer on the APM 2.6. I am running firmware 3.0.1. This is a brand new APM board. Linked is a video of the APM sitting flat on a table. Why does the horizon move - is there a problem with my Accelerometer ?
Read more…I have JP1 inserted. To power the Arduplane servos + motor, can you tell me if the image below is correct?
On arducopter there is a CH6 and CH 7 opt that i use as RTL [Ch7 Opt]
Is there an equivalent setting in the arduplane on mission planner ?
Read more…Hi - Not sure if anyone has done this but I'm looking in the future to get a X-UAV Talon, however these are quite fast moving planes so im using an easystar for the moment - wjat I would like to do though is to cut away parts of the fuselage and add
Read more…Hi - Not sure if thats a good title but here goes - I have built a plane with pixhawk and arduplane installed - all is working fine but I have one simple problem - When I move the elevator and rudder in stabilized mode using the sticks on the tx the
Read more…Does anyone know how to proceed to avoid those negative numbers ?
I am getting the following, and it messes up my georef (negative numbers in the pics geo data)
Is this plain barometer innacuracy ? Funny thing is that negative numbers are very stable w
Read more…Hello guys,
Has anyone experienced it ?
Geo Ref from mission planner executes it well, file location.txt is produced..
... except altitude gets totally messed up while showing well when graphing it from tlog
Any idea why ?
Thank you
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