Im having trouble with my receiver browning out causing RTL to initiate , my question is "Is it possible or safe to power my receiver with one of my bec's and the APM's input rail at the same time, to kind of create redundancy ?"
Read more…Updated a few days ago to the latest beta 3.1r7 of Arducopter and now I am experiencing a delay when I switch between modes...which is more like a blackout for a second. For example, this morning when I changed between stabalize to loiter, there was
Read more…Hi Guys,
I was looking out for Companies/Startup that work on Multirotors in the area of:
1) Embedded systems (core firmware or software)
2) Mechatronics designs
3) Control systems
Its been kind of hard to spot 'especially' companies that work on 'multiro
Read more…ok so today I noticed that when I powered on my quad and connected to mission planner the horizon was off about 15-20 degrees upon taking off and flying I had to hold opposite direction to keep the quad level, I landed did a accelerometer calibration
Read more…Hey guys!
Well im pretty new in this. So would like to seek some advice/clarification with regards to the two Micro Controller(MC) onboard my APM 2.5.
Below are some of my queries:
1) Why is there a need for two MC.
2) Differences in their function.
3) O
Read more…I have been using the APM 2.5 and haven't had a problem finding the COM to connect within Mission Planner. I now have an APM 2.6 that I am trying to setup. Although, I am not able see the Arduino Mega 2560. I have the drivers on the hard drive (Wi
Read more…Dear Friends,
I wanna buy one suitable camera gimbal for my quadcopter and it has to support by the APM2.5. I found some of the gimbals but those are well suit with the DJI controllers but I don't have any DJI controllers. SO please help me to fi
Read more…I can not figure out why almost every time I do an Auto flight I keep getting sent back to waypoint one if Tx signal is lost. You can see its lost signal because of the behavior on the camera.
But I changed if loss of Tx->Rx signal to do continue mis
Read more…Would there be any interest in a 3DR Quadcopter Carbon Fiber Frame? All the parts made of carbon fiber. Is there a structural reason this would be a bad idea?
What if we could have a 3DR Quadcopter with molded carbon fiber frame? I would like molde
Read more…So I have been ordering various clone parts from Ready To Fly Quads (RTFQ) (http://witespyquad.gostorego.com/). I ordered an APM clone, a telemetry clone, Ublox 6M GPS clone and a power module (without any ubec)...
So far, I have had good 'luck' with
Read more…Hi All, I am currently using the imrc 5.8 600mw tx and fatshark dominator rx module with spironet antennas. Getting a respectable 500 metres in los, but looking to extend the range. Any ideas? id like to stay with 5.8ghz if possible and super simple,
Read more…I'd really like to have some pieces laser cut for my quadcopter, but since I'm not willing to plop down several grand for a laser cutter, I'm looking for some options. Does anyone know of any laser cutting services where, for example, you can upload
Read more…Dear Friends,
I am using APM2.5 with dji f550 frame with dji motors and i changed opto esc with turnigy plush 30A. After that I gave all the connections properly and completed every calibration step. But after calibrating the esc's the motors are g
Read more…Hi Guys,
I along with two of my teammates (Marco and Luc) at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands had worked on building our first quadcopter from scratch around 2 years ago.
It was the best thing that happened to me and since then my life h
Read more…Well I was flying today and my Quad copter kept switching to RTL and im not sure why it was happening at odd times I went up to 111 meters and it was fine then flying around at around 30 meters doing a few speed runs and it would initiate rtl, I was
Read more…I added a third level to my q450 frame and re-arranged all the wiring and gps to fit under my dome nice and neat, I was also hoping to reduce the compass offsets by moving further away from the main power cables, but it actually didn't seem too help
Read more…So I just had 2 wrecks in a row from what could only be described and cronic interference... one messed up an APM board and damaged other parts. It is ok, but I think it happened when the failsafe kicked in on a low throttle input... anyway I had spa
Read more…I snatched the USB port.Does it exist an alternate solution for uploading a firmware?
Read more…Hi,After cuting the jumper trace in the middle of the APM 2.5 board, this should disable the board’s internal magnetometer and rendering it inert.Unfortunately, it's still alive!With an ohmmeter, there is no connection between the two pads ( the scre
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