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François Kneib posted a discussion
Hi,I posted the same topic on ardupilot forum with no success, so I post here.first of all my config :- 3DR Pixhawk mounted with foams- Quadcopter S500 frame (equivalent of F450 but stiffer arms)- T-Motor MS2216-9 and Graupner E-Prop 9-5"- 400g 4S…
Sep 16, 2015
François Kneib replied to François Kneib's discussion Pixhawk bad power circuit after crash.
"What you see page 6 is an analog "pressure" port (not the sensor), namely "ADC 6.6V" in the Pixhawk case. The pressure sensor (MS5611) is powered by VDD_3V3_SENSORS according to the "Sensors" sheet.
I had a look further and it looks like my BQ24315…"
Jun 11, 2015
François Kneib posted a discussion
Hi,I had a crash last week with my quad and although it was not too violent and my (3DR) Pixhawk was mounted on a soft foam I think one part of the power circuit was broken. Now my 3DR Lea6H + Compass is weakly powered (led is weak, no GPS fix and…
Jun 9, 2015
François Kneib posted a discussion
Hi,I have a Pixhawk since January 2014, and I realized a couple of weeks ago that I have an issue since the beginning. I've always found that level is not perfect, especially after a few minutes of flight (I compensate it with my sticks). I thought…
Jun 3, 2015
François Kneib replied to Marc MERLIN's discussion Can the pixhawk speaker can be used as a lost model finder?
"Same for me, use the beeper as a lost model finder could be really helpful. The buzzer alarm trigger conditions suggested by Marc MERLIN are great."
May 26, 2015
François Kneib replied to François Kneib's discussion Weird slight instability
"Thanks for analyzing my log.
I tried to change my PID values yesterday, and the result is :
- the P-gain of about 0.1 is good, in acro mode I have a very sharp response without oscillations. I have a slight overshoot, but the phenomenon is probably…"
Mar 9, 2015
François Kneib posted a discussion
Hi all,I have a little problem with my quad, and as I tried many usual solutions, I'm posting here.I notice a slight (but visible) roll/pitch instability when hovering, in Acro/Stabilize/AltHold modes (and other). It doesn't looks like an…
Mar 7, 2015
François Kneib replied to Thomas Kranz's discussion Pixhawk boot problems
"Hi,
Did you tried to put the sd-card in your computer and format the sd-card (FAT32) ?"
Jan 30, 2014
François Kneib commented on Jared Reabow's blog post DroidPlanner for Android The best missionplanner alternative! Using Mavlink via cheap usb adapter (Follow me - PIDS - ACC calibration - FREE)
"@Kevin Hester, thanks, I tried, but it didn't work, no connexion at all. I have a pixhawk and a samsung galaxy S2 (rooted and usb-host activated). I tried both 57600 and 115200 link speeds. When I click on "connexion", something appears for about…"
Jan 22, 2014
François Kneib commented on Jared Reabow's blog post DroidPlanner for Android The best missionplanner alternative! Using Mavlink via cheap usb adapter (Follow me - PIDS - ACC calibration - FREE)
"Hi, and thanks for developping this amazing soft.
One question : could we imagine to directly connect the smartphone to the card mini-usb ? This could be great for people who doesn't care about telemetry but wants to configure parameters or…"
Jan 18, 2014