Chris Cashmore's Discussions (11)

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apm 1.4

Hi guys. I havent been around for a while, and havent done anything with my quadcopter for ever either. I have a APM 1.4 with oilpan etc, and was wondering what is and where can I get the latest version of working code that will work with my board?

Is

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Help needed with PID setup

I'm having a bit of trouble getting my quad with Apm and Oilpan to stabalize or fly decently. I have followed all instructions in the Arducopter wiki and read them all. What I have noticed is there's not a lot about how to setup and stabalize the PID

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quadcopter (arducopter APM) trouble

Hi guys, it's been a while, but I finally got all the parts needed to finish my quadcopter, and assemble/fly it.

Well, all seemed to go well until the flight part, I try to get it to take off, and even in stable mode it starts to lift off then just fl

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Arducopter NG problems

Hi, I received my APM, APM IMU, UBlox gps and assembled the APM's correctly.

I loaded the Ardupilot mega ver 1.0 software with no problems, hooked it up to Happy Killmore's GCS and can see my position on the google earth map and my altitude and tilt &

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Ardumega IMU tests

Hey guys,

                can I hook my ardupilotmega IMU to PC with usb WITHOUT being part of the APM?

will it give any info, or can I damage it if I hook it up before they're built together?

I don't have my APM yet and just wanted to play...

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Unbelievable speed! Kudos!

Thanks DIY Drones.. I ordered my APM IMU (oilpan), cables, GPS etc on Wednesday night, and it arrived here in Canada tonight (Friday).

That is AMAZING! I've never seen anything like it.

Thanks Guys, for such speedy admin and shipping.. WOW!

Too bad I ca

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Conflicting radio frequencies

 


If I use xbee telemetry at 900 Mhz.
Can I, or is it possible to use a multi channel 900Mhz Video Tx/Rx system along side it without conflict?

As the video has numerous channels I should be able to find one that doesn't interfere with the telemetry, sh

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Motor / prop configuration

Where can I find info on spec'ing out my motor/prop/esc configuration. or can someone tell me what the typical setup would be for a 24" motor to motor quadcopter carrying, camera, telemetry, video radio, etc.  basically all the options for electronic

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APM Availability

Hi, I've been reading the info on here for a few days now, trying to make an educated decision on what to buy for the build of my first UAV. I have decided to go with the APM and APM IMU.

Does anyone have any idea when the APM is going to be available

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