MavLink + OSD connections

Hi Everyone,

i have apm2.5.2 with MinimOSD working great but since my recent addition of an Android Nexus tablet I am very interested in using both at the same time. So I recently bought a "Telemetry/OSD Y-cable adapter cable for APM 2.5"

from 3DR and

Crash Again.......

Well this is becoming all to normal. just updated to 3.1 and all was flying well. had done an autotune this morning and was then enjoying some of the new modes like drift & sports. well i was up flying when another member was taking off so i flew to

unable to connect MISSION PLANNER

Hi, I'm programming over APM 2.6 firmware version 3.2, I'm now unable to connect MISSION PLANNER 1.2.92, then select the type of installation Quad copter firmware tab and download the hex file I get the error message encountered NO connection. Please

Just wanted to share...

All I need now is a FLIR

Thanks everyone for all your help...especially Randy!

- TBS, APM 2.6

tricopter drift in stabilize mode

hey everyone! I am a novice apm copter user coming from KK2.0. I have an rc explorer tricopter which I decided to convert to apm 2.6 piloted drone. However I struggle just to stabilize the copter. for some reason it tends to drift to the left. I trie

Does the APM really have to be in the very center of quad?

Does the APM really have to be in the center of quad?

Reason I'm asking is TBS added a dampening system to the gimbal and I need to move the APM off to one side because of its size about a half an inch to the left, is that okay or will it mess things

TBS sinks at mid stick in Stabilize, fine in Loiter

My new TBS sinks at mid stick in Stabilize, fine in Loiter.

Problem is when I change between the two the quad sinks or rises pretty quick between the two.

Autotune is complete and went extremely well.

Would increasing one or more of the throttle PID be 

What would you put into an Acro Quad?

I currently have a 3DR Y6 with the 880kv motors running ArduCopter 3.1... it's an amazing workhorse of a machine and flies like a dream.  It's an FPV-flying, football-delivering, go-pro filming beast.  The Y6 is fantastic, stable, and totally reliabl

Temporary power to APM.

Which is the correct place to supply power to the APM board from a Bec while I check the 3dr radios, and should the jumper be in place or not? Please.

Tri-copter scrach build

So I decided to build a Tri-copter based on David Windestål's of Flitetest design, I decided to build the entire project from scratch using materials I had lying around. My main goal was to have a stable video platform with a low "All-up" weight and

Will Autotune help Toilet Bowl

I am using my APM 2.6 wGPS from an old build

I did a reset and upgraded to 3.1

But now it hovers okay in stabilize, not perfect but worse is that if I go to loiter it wants to drift off and toilet bowl really bad, wide circles.

This is a proven GPS and

What is the correct way to use Region of Interest (ROI)

There are conflicting indications as to how to correctly use Mission Planner and ROI 

Please see my attachment. 

Using APM 2.6 with 3.1 firmware 

Is this the right way ?

In particular should the ROI command only be issued one time  ? 

ROI.PNG

Is this setup practical ???

I was designing a hexacopter just to kill time on ecalc. After some googling i managed following interesting result .. just want to know is this setup practical ??

link : http://www.ecalc.ch/xcoptercalc.htm?ecalc&lang=en&cooling=2.5&rotornumber=6&weig

First Fully Automated Flight

I made my first fully automated flight with my homemade quadcopter this evening, circling the in-laws' house.  The flight was fully autonomous from takeoff to landing.  A combination of the ArduCopter-3.1 upgrade and many practice flights over the la

HexaCopter Electronics Help Required

Query about APM2.6

In APM 2.6 mission planner is used to give way points, what i understand from it is that there is a GUI by which you give way points and then copter reaches at those points autonomously. what i don't understand is that how these waypoints which you g

How Do YOU Design Multicopters?

I originally built my quadcopter using someone else's plans.  It flew well, but I quickly found that it "needed" additional equipment (camera gimbal, GoPro, longer landing legs, FPV transmitter, etc.).  These add-ons seem to have pushed the aircraft

Merry Christmas to all Ardupilots!

Thanks for the great Christmas present ArduCopter 3.1!

I believe 2014 is going to be a great year!

Merry Christmas the new friends I have met being a part of this wonderful community. Peace and  love to all!

apm 2.5.2 can't recognize one esc.

Hello.

I need advices of yours.

I trying hexa-rotor with apm 2.5.2 and arducopter 3.1.

Problem is,

when I use hexa firmware then only 5 esc running.

When I use quad firmware then only 3 esc running.

I reset the board using terminal mode. but same problem o

Current Software and Beyond

Besides Release Notes, is there any site where current bug fixes are discussed?  There seems to be a few every day but who is finding the anomalies and how are they being fixed so quickly?

While I suppose the Developers are busy will real jobs and cod