Hard landing sheared off telemetry mounts on my IRIS
Can anyone tell me a place where I can order these parts on the 3dr web site?
currently my radio is just loose inside the chassis
tia
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GoPro with IRIS
Hi everyone,
This might be a dumb question. According to the IRIS operation manual and from what I've read in most discussions, the WiFi capabilities on the GoPro have to be turned off. I'm wondering if this true for both manual and automatic flights?
Read more…Analog Input with IRIS
Hi all,
I was wondering what kind of I/O specs there are for the IRIS. Say, if I attached some sort of sensor on there I would need an analog input into the IRIS to store the data. Does anyone know where I can find more information on this?
Thanks,
Kate
Read more…Very good results with Zippy battery
I have been using a Zippy 4000 mAh 11.4 3S 25C Compact battery for awhile now and wanted to share my results. I am getting 12.5 minutes with my IRIS running a Tarot gimbal and a GoPro camera. These batteries are cheap on Ebay when you can find them
Read more…First draft of 3DR avionic plate for GPS mast and Arduino Uno
Slowly moving along this project and thought other Iris owners may be of interest.
http://nwind21.github.io/ardupilot/2014/06/14/Avionics-Plate/
This is a photo of it "mounted" but I didn't screw it down. Nylon posts go down to the Iris' top plate thr
Read more…LiPo charger
Very new to copter flying. How on earth do I keep the batteries at half charge? I have a 3dr iris that came with a lipo charger.
Read more…I Designed a Retract System for the Iris
Some Printed Parts and some Stock Purchased Retract Servos (HK).
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Iris doing doughnuts
I have just started using APM Planner 2.0 with my Macbook Pro i7, 10.9.2. First couple of test missions have gone well.
Just a few things I would like to understand further about my auto flights. One of my waypoint settings I have set Iris to do 2 tur
Iris Transmitter Battery (FS-TH9X)
Has anyone found a good battery pack for this controller that has the right connectors, and can be charged by the charger that comes with the Iris (SkyRC)?
I found these two that I could experiment with, but I'd prefer to follow the path of someone wh
Read more…Iris endurance test... Stock long legs Vs. My new long legs!
Here is a LINK to the video that I made testing the Stock long legs and my new long legs...
Here is my original DISCUSSION where pictures of the new legs can be found.
Read more…Lost connection between Radio and Iris during MP session
I am not sure what happened, but maybe someone can point me to the error I made:
After upgrading the firmware to 3.1.5 I went through the recalibration process, loaded the Iris with Front GoPro sessings and did the accelerometer calibration. The radio
Read more…Here is my new landing gear setup for my Iris!
After two landings on uneven ground, I've broken two of the long legs and damaged my gimbal and GoPro. I decided to prototype a new landing gear setup that would be more resilient and lighter weight. Here is what I came up with. What do you think?
Read more…Iris Parameters
Got a new 5000 maH battery and using APM planner 2.0.10.
Where do I change the battery parameters in APM planner?
Is it under Config/Tuning Standard Params or is it under Initial Setup / Optional Setup / Battery Monitor?
Also, how do we know what all
Read more…IrisTranmitter
Can someone please explain what the main home screen on my Iris transmitter tell me?
Apart from the two squares with the dots in the middle, I am not sure what the rest of it tell me.
What are the bars between the two squares for? I've seen on 3DR vide
Read more…Damaged prop adapter/holder
Hello
One of the prop adapter/holders wasn't a great fit for my Iris and unfortunately I have damaged the threads which means that I can no longer securely attach a Prop to my Iris.
Could somebody pleas suggest a replacement product so that I can get b
Read more…Iris Improvement Updates
I just got an email describing how to install a kit that will reposition electronics near the Pixhawk to prevent future issues. I just wanted to say that this type of proactive management of Iris issues makes me very happy as an owner.
BTW - I also r
Read more…Iris not functioning quite right...
I had a hard landing and now the IRIS is not functioning as it was brand new. What are my options for figuring out what is wrong? Do I need to call 3DR and get support? Is there a better way to start a self diagnosis?
Read more…IRIS gimbal swap to Xaircraft Stella gimbal....
Anyone successfully pull this off?I get it stabilized but can't get the pitch control function from the transmitter communicating....Thnx
Read more…FPV Latency using the HERO 3 on IRIS
HI all, was just pumped to get an FPV via Hero but a friend who tried that on another (completely different) rig says it was too much latency and felt bad flying FPV.I realise that's subjective but it seems the HD would need to be buffered etc, so I
Read more…Am I buying the correct FPV setup?
Background... I am flying a 3D Robotics Iris with a GoPro Hero 3 Black on a Tarot 2-axis gimbal. I am shooting homes and properties and am wanting to stay in visual sight of my quad while in flight. I have no plans to fly the drone over 300-400 fee
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