I like the feedback of the new compass calibration but I keep running out of time trying to calibrate my new Iris. I keep getting the error that it couldn't mine enough data. Also, I think I am covering all of the basis, but I end up seeing that I mi
Read more…Hi, I've made the same post on apm, however no one thought it was interesting enough to read, but I badly need some answers from knowledgeable people so doubling it here:
Last Sunday crash-finished my 50+ flight with the current setup. Unfortunately
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Purchased my second Pixhawk for another project and ran into a snag. I purchased a Spektrum AR8000 rx and paired it to my radio. I then connected it to the PPM and wiring bundle exactly as I have for my other UAV (Y6). I also connected it
Copter Specs:
APM 2.6: FW 3.1.3
Frame Type: Quad (X)
Motors: T-motor 4008-18 380kV
Props: APC SlowFly 14x4.7
ESC: Castle Creations Pheonix Edge Lite 50 Amp
LiPo: 6s 6000mAH 30C
Recently upgraded to firmware version 3.1.3 and went out to fly yesterday in mod
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I have a HK H4 quad with 13" props, AfroESCs, 640kv motors and 4s 5000mah, APM2.6+ ublox.
When I maidened the rig a couple of months ago, it went initially well except for a disaster where one of the plastic props disintegrated mid-air.. had to rep
Read more…Since I fly both APM and NAZA I really want to mention something I think would be a great asset to APM to make better videos. The upcoming Hybrid mode should get APM up to par to match NAZA GPS mode, but APM waypoint are stop and turn, this is not so
Read more…Do you have a multicopter running APM, and do you use it for waypoint missions? What do you have WP_SPEED set at? The default is 5 m/s... Anybody had luck flying up to 10 m/s or higher? How about in winds? How about with a payload? It would help if y
Read more…From my work in attempting to figure out Failsafe i see that the APM ALWAYS treats the throttle channel as the failsafe channel i.e RCMAP_THROTTLE in the full parameter list. Can i change what channel is used to determine failsafe i.e for me it is RC
Read more…This is weird. I am seeing my altitude, ground speed, yaw and vertical speed as well as my position in the Flight Data screen almost immediately after I click on "Connect" in Mission Planner however the connection popup window gets stuck at "Getting
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All my friends that flying NAZA asking me why i did not buy DJI NAZA as it work from the box.... I build my F450 based on APM 2.6 and still tuning it... Well it still fly like a boat on the sea.. Lots of oscillation etc. My friends have NAZA and
Read more…My Iris has STB_PIT_P value of over 7 and STB_RLL_P of over 10 and Droneshare flagged them as bad entries. The APMCopter manual says values of 3.0 to 6.0 are the acceptable range. I wondered if Pixhawk had a different value range and if these values
Read more…I was doing some low and slow figure 8s with my 3DR quad in the park when suddenly it started a fast climbing turn, heading for points south, until it crash landed about 30 feet up in a tree:
http://www.droneshare.com/view/t7kv6k
The log shows it swi
Read more…Thought I would share the latest LEGO design.
Design pattern that we call Digital Sky
Frame designed and created by Ed Scott, 3D parts designed and created by Nick M
Lightweight
Small and simple to use FC.
Top is removable for easy maintenance and repai
Read more…ac reseted after flashing
we have red thr in, green thr out
vibtations only full throttle
ater flying near ground pilot looks full throttle, move down thr stick but ac do not have response
after altitude reach 100m batery overloads and fail
please help t
Read more…now gps nmea library is support GPS mesages only
GP is Talker ID (GP for a GPS unit, GN for a GLONASS)
Mediatek 3333 & ublox lea 6 h support glonass system
as example mt 3333 after gps and glonass fixed output mesages changes
from $GPRMC to $GNRMC and
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Today i realised that APM does not detect Aileron, Elevator and Rudder signal lost. I made a quick test and there is no error message on the Mission Planner. Is this my lack of knowledge or there is no signal lost check on those signals?
Bests.
Read more…I have two APM 2.5. I have been busy the last year or so and just getting back in.
The only difference between the two APMs is the 2.6 does not have the GPS and compass?
I was thinking about severing the connection on the 2.5 and adding the HMC5883L
While tuning my hex one of the carbon props clipped a bit of wood on the test bench.
Oddly enough there was absolutely no damage to the 14 inch carbon prop whatsoever, but when I rotate the can of the motor off axis I can now feel a little bit of pla
Read more…Yesterday I flew my APM controlled quad for the first time in a couple of weeks. I lifted off in stabilise and shifted to alt hold at about 3 metres. After a second or so, without me asking it to the quad did a 360 degree barrel roll and fell a coupl
Read more…i have tests of apm 2.5.2 with disabled compass
internal gyro only works better than "gyro + compass"
with compass + gyro if i do fast rotation at 180deg. i see in mission planner another angle, after 5-10 seconds this error slowly fixed (gyro correcte
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