It seems that since I did the latest update to Mission Planner a few days ago I am having trouble connecting to the APM via USB. At first it gave me problems connecting but then it just stopped connecting.... Now it just doesn't seem connect anymore.
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I need to add a small parachute to my quadrotor that can be opened in case of failure of the quadrotor at high altitudes. Does anyone know anything about companies that sell a parachute like this?
Regards.
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Ok, so I am fairly new to multirotor rc and I've been thinking about fpv gear and set ups when I realized I Have this Wifi Security camera. And with the recent release of t
Read more…Ok so I'm flying around this morning for the third time ever and I was getting pretty aggressive with speed and climb outs in stable mode when I noticed my quad was loosing altitude and became unresponsive luckily I was close to the ground and it did
Read more…Copied from web site - We are pleased to announce that our SFC4410 QuadCopter airframe begins shipping this week! Fun to fly, easy to assemble, and equipped with our unique and sturdy monocoque full-sized propeller guards with removable screens, our
Read more…APM is working good for me, Loiter Mode no problem, no problem to RTL Mode. But when RTL is actived, the aircraft will be slightly Sway (No Heading control when fly to the home.).
Today when I try "Fly to here". After I click "Fly to here", the aircra
Read more…Using APM 2.6 & 3.01 firmware
Lost Signal with Tx, failsafe activated, then moved back to first waypoint, but I have it set to come "continue mission" and it did not.
I can tell I lost Tx signal to my Rx from my video because my landing gear came out a
Read more…When loading 1.2.85, a message, "Map change failed. Try zooming out first".
It doesn't seem to matter if I zoom in or out within the map. The message always comes back when loading the software.
Read more…I had an issue with my former Mr Red X8 coaxial octo because I had to place APM high enough for compassmot. As a consequence I could not use my default protective dome.
I was acompanying my wife in one of her latest gardening shopping's spree when I n
Read more…Lost my 3DR Radio USB-915 Mhz "Ground" module. I'm ordering a new one, I am pretty sure it wont automatically bind/connect to the air module currently on my hex.
Because I am not sure if it comes with directions, I just want to know Is there anything
Read more…I am curious what other 'ArduPilots' use for their primary FPV camera. I have been using the one below and it works well, for how cheap it is ($17).... Anyone know any good cameras to use for FPV on a budget?
Hi i'm having problems with my arducopter. It flies perfectly when in stabilise mode. When i flipped the switch into auto mode instead of using the programmed waypoints to navigate to it ends up going in a north easterly direction. In this instance,
Read more…So I just updated the APM to 3.1.r5 and now I cant arm. Does anyone know what I need to do to arm the copter in 3.1x? I have a gps lock. I am pushing the left stick to the bottom right corner. What am I missing?
thanks in advance.
Read more…the last week i have had two episodes of total powercut on all motors,with crash from about 400feet as result. both times the i have got back the power for a second a few times on the way down. I have used different battery,so thats not the problem.
I
Read more…I just built my first APM 2.5 quad running latest firmware , i did all of the steps and after calibrating my compass i get
-256.4
-87.469
-43.034
offsets the top number is very high is this normal I'm running a 450 flame wheel frame , q-brain speed cont
Hi Everybody,
In my quad do it from myself with pic32mx architechture write in MikroC, my frequency loop of read from sensor and pid calculated is 200hz.
I do a mobile average(array of 5) of pid result for have a smooth output power.
Do you think is a
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Does anyone runs the ./ArdupilotMegaPlanner10.exe latest version on Linux.
The 1.2.5.* version cannot connect to usb while latest gets a sigsegv.
I am running only Linux OS> Are there any flight planners for 3DR
APM2.X
Thank you
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I just upgraded to using external compass on my QAV500G. I use the APM2 and AC3.0.1 together with the 3DR external compass. When trying to calibrate I get an error message and thus I am not able to perform the calibration. I include a "print sc
Read more…I purchased a Steadi Drone QU4D with APM, which also came with a Spektrum DX-5e transmitter and AR600 receiver.
FACT: DX-5e is a 5-channel transmitter and AR600 is a 6-channel receiver.
Interesting point is that the "Trainer" switch is preconfigured fo
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