Hey APMer's,
I've had the misfortune of getting an ESC that is not compatible with the APM. How is this possible? Welp, I'm using this ESC, the Turnigy Trust brand from HexTronik. Whenever I connect the ESC to the APM, it just beeps every 0.5s. No mat
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I want to connect APM with an open source program, which is similar to MATLAB. Could you please suggest some open source programs with the similar functionalities of MATLAB? Can you also suggest the entegration procedures of APM to those
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I have an odd problem with my APM 2.5 maybe someone could help me with.Actually I have two APM's and one works properly.
The second initially worked hooked up to my computer but has since crapped out.
When connected via USB and using Mission Plan
Read more…I have read about camera gimbal setup in user guide but still confused. Using tarot gimbal.
With APM 2.6 using 3.2.1 firmware I think I can have pass thru + in ROI tilt control via APM.
I don't see in MP a setup for RC6,RC7 or RC8 for gimbal. I do see
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I have my quad spooling up now no problem.however I found out that there is a dangerous issue at hand. Seems that even if the throttle stick is at zero then I turn off the transmitter the motors all ful
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I just received my new quad.It's a Quanam NOVA and it uses what I'm guessing an APM 2.6 control.I bought the Plug & Fly version so I could use my own TX and RX.
I got the RX installed ok and all tuned in using Mission Planner.After turning the "
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I'm using a 3DRobotics teletry kit and I'm trying to make my 3DR qaudcopter to communicate realtime with
MATLAB. Since the telemetry kit has a UART interface, I tried creating a serial object with baudrate 57600 in MATLAB.(I tried using fread,
How to connect the pixy cam to the APM ....I have some idea that I will connect through UART but Iam doubtful that If I connect like that I require to change of any coding-s in the APM or Not require.
Please help in this if I require to change or just
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I will like to know if somebody can help me to rebuild my P4 QTECH Copter.
I got it from AliBaba a few years ago, and it never flew, casue de esc board burns every time I've tried to fly it, but it's a long history.
Now, I want to rebuild i
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I'm new to the hobby and I've a diy drone that i'm working on, using the APM 2.6 on 3.2.1 Firmware.I've calibrated my ESCs,and all the manual calibrations that have to be done (radio,accelerometer,comapss,etc), and am able to arm my quad.
Howe
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I have just finished re-building my hexa and on the first flight noticed a very strange behavior (which caused a big crash already).
First, yaw drifts. It happens all the time, and in different directions and with different speed too. I suspect it'
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I have 2 copters, a small hex and a big quad. Both are running 3.2.1.
The small hex starts autotune instantly, despite having pretty bad vibrations, no issues there, and this tells me I am a) doing it right and b) my transmitter is set up
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Is there a way to trigger Loiter_turn from one of the flight mode? using APM 3.12
I need to do this to take a smooth panoramic video.
ps.
I used to this using CIRCLE with radius = 0, this works well for 2.9, but since I just updated my hexa to
Read more…I have an APM2.5 with internal compass, my compass motor interference is a little high 30-40% I calibrate compass, etc. but always the copter turns 20-30 degrees rigth when I take off and stays there, can I resolve changing COMPASS- DEC? my value is
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I need a bit of help looking through one of my logs, as I had a crash a couple of days ago due to a single motor stopping during landing, but I can't work out why it should have occured (the motor is seemingly working fine now!!)...
A bit of
Read more…Nick and I sent an email to our local station about how we are getting kids involved in building drones from LEGO Bricks.
We took our APM Mini based LEGO drone to the school field where our Makerspace class was going on that my wife helps teach. I
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So I have been working for a couple (few) months an this design it was a long held beleif of mine that ducted propellers would only have a detrimental effect on flight efficency. After discussing the dynamics
of a ducted fan and its effects
Read more…I have the 2400 mah and I was connected in 3S'2P I got total Amp's about 4800 mah but when I was connected to my quad the thrust is not producing but my motors are rotating the conclusion I don't get enough RPM to produce lift so I need a suggestion
Read more…I have downloaded droid planner to my sony xperia mobile and I got the otg cable it's connecting each other quad and my mobile interlinked and when I was switched to LOITER mode and I was enabled the follow me mode it doesn't move what is the problem
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