Hi guys,
It's been a few years but now I want to get into aerial photography again. In 2011 I bought all the gear, including a ArduPilot Mega. The exact type is:
ArduPilot Mega - Arduino Compatible UAV Controller w/ ATMega2560
Can I still run the curren
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I noticed my copter tilting backwards, while it's leveled correcty. So it needs correcting all the time while flying. But now I have an idea what's causing the problem. The ESC that's controlling the motor on the back is getting more hot than the ot
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First of all, I got my quad flying without any problems. And man... I'm so excited, this is the base for my AP platform.
But during the last flights I noticed two seperate wobbles during a 10 min flight. It seems to start with one engine and then it
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Hi,
I'm just playin with my assembled APM+Shield and noticed when I'n in CLI and run the altitude test command, the altitude varies around 50 to 60cm in a few seconds (while it is laying in my room in dead air). Is that the Baro accuracy? If so, bar
Read more…Hi all! Because I live in Europe and want easy access to the frame materials, I ordered the frame parts from Ponoko (all Acryllic), got the nylon hardware from a dutch dealer. It was easier and cheaper to buy a complete frame, but now I know where to
Read more…This evening I soldered my Magnometer to the board and re-uploaded the firmware to the board. Then I went throught the setup.
But it seems the MAg is not outputting any values. Only read I can get is
Compass
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enabled
Mag Dec:
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7-6-2011
Today I received my package and tackled the most challenging part of my Quad building process. Soldering the APM and shield. I soldered a few connections a few years ago but that's it. But it went very well and I got my board up and running
Read more…Hi all, I just bought the thinnest 15mmx15mm alu tubing at my hardware store. Thickness is 1.5 mm.. But now I realize that's probably way to thick and it should be 0.5mm?
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I'm doing some research on what to get for my Quad. I want to lift a GoPro (in the end).
I allready have the following items:
ESC:
- 4 x Turnigy Plush 25amp speed controller.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProd
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Hi all!
Finally I registered myself as a member of this community. The past months I've read a lot about the QuadroCopter's. And I must say, everything is very well documented and info is easy to find. I'm positively suprised everybody is helping ea
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