Hi All,
I've been reading, and waiting for parts to be delivered and dreaming up strange ideas to use my Rover, for fun, for pranks, for competition, for utility, for anything really, and I thought, what is everyone doing with their platforms?
So if yo
Read more…Hi guys!I've been following this diy site a couple years now and I've seen it mature. Kind of impressive. I recently decides to pull the trigger and get the ball rolling on my projects. Wanted to get my hands dirty again after building a family.I rec
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I started building a rover based on a 1/5th scale truck. Since most rovers discussed here are 1/8 or 1/10 trucks/crawlers I am wondering if you can provide any thoughts, ideas or recommendations about bigger rovers?
The rover is a 4WD truck wit
I reflashed 2.45 today, hoping to alleviate some GPS&MAG (failure) issues.Afterwards I was unable to change modes even though MP was reading TX input.So I enjoyed half an hour of hair pulling fun until I figured it out.MODE CHANNEL---5 (NOT 8)Could w
Read more…It appears that there is no delay available for rover waypoints.
If this is true, is there a workaround?
If it is available (there is no visible column label) how do I enter a 5 second delay?
Thanks
Read more…I think I've followed all the correct procedures. I can successfully set my servo low, high and toggle manually from mission planner flight data screen, but I cannot do so from within a mission between 2 waypoints.
So I'm sorry if this is a really st
Read more…I have a Dimension Engineering "Doubleswitch" R/C relay on my Pixhawk controlled rover. I need to turn this relay on at a waypoint during the rover's mission.
So far I've done the following;
1) Set the BRD_PWM_COUNT to 2.
2) Plug the 3 pin cord from the
Read more…Is there any trick to get a rover to turn about its middle. I've set the skid steer IN to 0, the skid steer OUT to 1 and the steer2srv_p to 1/2 the distance between my drive wheel. It drives OK but I can't make the rover turn hard on the spot.
Thanks
Read more…I've just assembled my rover with the Pixhawk kit which included the GPS and PPM encoder. The GPS is mounted 5+ inches above the top of the rover. Inside the rover is a Dimension Engineering 60 amp motor controller and 2 17AH batteries.
After runnng t
Read more…Hi everyone, I'm new to APMrover.
Now I want to make my car follow with another car automatically. I want to mount a camera as the "eye" for one car, and make this car follow with another car by using its "eye".
Do I need program the code? Actually,
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does anyone have experience in combining a rover with a sensor that measures radioactivity? i thought i have my rover moving across a field, stop here and there and measure the dosis.
Read more…I was wondering why compassmot hasn't been integrated into the rover code. I read the comment that says it's not needed but I've been testing a rover with some BIG motors drawing lots of amps and I can tell you that the compass reading can shift as
Read more…The APM:Rover team is delighted to announce the release of APM:Rover version 2.44
Please see the release announcement for details
Cheers, Tridge
Read more…i'm trying to find a transmitter with both the control sticks centered but TJC3 Said he does not know of any transmitters where both of the sticks are centered. what he suggested was that i do it myself.so can anyone refer me to a cheap transmitter t
Read more…Is it possible to use 0 as the value for STEER2SRV_P?
I've got a vehicle that is a skid steering configuration but it's technically not skid steering because rather than the left and right sides being controlled separately, the steering channel drives
Read more…Hello All,
I am setting up and configuring my APM 2.5 with the Mission Planner. All is going well but I can only see one channel (Ch1, steering) of my Turnigy 9x transmitter being received and read. I was wondering if anyone else has had this probl
Read more…This is my first time setup on rover. I am using APM 2.5 with power module, latest rover firmware, latest MP, radio has been calibrated, all flight modes set to manual, APM red 'a' LED is on, blue 'c' LED is on, 'b' LED is off.
MP screen responds to
Read more…I realize that it may take some work, but can I use my existing Mega, GPS, 3DR radio and load it with ArduRover software and have something that works like an APM2.5 and uses Mission Planner?
I have an APM 2.5 on my quadcopter and I am pleased with t
Read more…Hello All,I am in the process of designing and building a rover that uses a 24v geared motor with a Sabretooth speed controller for drive and a Leadshine stepper motor and controller for steering. I can control both with a Turnigy 9x RC transmitter a
Read more…First off, I have to thank Tom & Tridge as well as anyone else involved with 2.43, great job guys. This is my first rover, so I can't compare it to previous releases. I'm fortunate to have incredible testing grounds only 5 mins. from home. This track
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