Gender
Male
About
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA
About Me:
In the midwest, love being out doors. Enjoy hobbies that involve airplanes.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Flying model airplanes for about 5 years. Worked on a UAV in college. Wanted to get my airplane converted to a UAV this year. Love all things air related.
Hometown:
Cedar Rapids
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"I did some more measuring with the board on last night and here is what I found.
I am supplying the board with power by using the voltage going through the receiver along the servo lines.
I am also bypassing the receiver and sending that voltage…"
I am supplying the board with power by using the voltage going through the receiver along the servo lines.
I am also bypassing the receiver and sending that voltage…"
"I'm not using a BEC. I've never needed one on this system. My engine is gas powered and (as I understand it) a BEC is used for electric powered engines.
However - that may be my problem. If the voltage powering the board is the same voltage that…"
However - that may be my problem. If the voltage powering the board is the same voltage that…"
"More info:
I am using the default setup from here. I have it set up for option 3 "Measuring the total battery voltage only."
I used the packaged 3.9k resistor and soldered it across the top voltage divider pads. The 10k resistor is already on…"
I am using the default setup from here. I have it set up for option 3 "Measuring the total battery voltage only."
I used the packaged 3.9k resistor and soldered it across the top voltage divider pads. The 10k resistor is already on…"
"Alright!
We finally have live telemetry!
I was able to narrow it down to the air side Xbee's DIDO pin (the out pin from the board).
Mike, your idea of doing continuity checks between the pins and leads on the board was great.
The connection between…"
We finally have live telemetry!
I was able to narrow it down to the air side Xbee's DIDO pin (the out pin from the board).
Mike, your idea of doing continuity checks between the pins and leads on the board was great.
The connection between…"
"Just tried a loopback test looping the In/Out wires that go from the air side Xbee into the APM board together.
I send data from the laptop. See the Tx light flicker on the ground side Xbee, see the DO light flicker on the airside Xbee and…"
I send data from the laptop. See the Tx light flicker on the ground side Xbee, see the DO light flicker on the airside Xbee and…"
"Is it a valid test to plug in the air side interface board to the APM, start up the board and see if the DI/DO lights come on? Or do those lights only flicker if the Xbee module is plugged in?
Just to reiterate I see no DI/DO lights on the airside…"
Just to reiterate I see no DI/DO lights on the airside…"
I purchased the Xbee telemetry kit from DiyDrones here and put it together following these instructions. I am running with the Ardu Pilot Mega - this kit I have not gotten any communication between the two units.Here is what I know and what I've…
I've been running the APM board in simulation mode with a HIL setup for about two weeks now and am consistenly seeing the altitude Error end up about 10 meters below the target. It settles there just fine and seems to be happy knowning that it's low…
