Hi,
Re-building after a crash, I realized my 3dR GPS LEA6 V1.1 is
short-cutting power on my APM 2.0 board.
I am no electronics wiz, but
when GPS is disconnected - APM powers up OK
when GPS is connected - APM is "dead"
so I can assume GPS is the reason.
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I would like to introduce the following topic, having come across a FORTUNE
of information regarding everything and anything to do with the legal, safe,
licensed and regulated use of UAVs, as published by the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority
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Following a crash that wrecked my 1st DIY Hash-octocopter,
I have now happily completed my second, SteadiDrone based octo - real nice!
The APM2 board, that lived through the wreck, will now not power from the Lipo.
Power Scheme (4C Lipos)
2X Lipos -
Read more…Hi,
Just got my new Octo frame in from SteadiDrones - Yeah!
... and discovered I need to replace the Top-Side pin headers
on my APM2 with the Right Angled version.
The web was distressingly short of any video guides on the matter,
and I'm weary of destroy
Read more…Hi All,
I successfully set up my er9x to switch between all 6 Flight Modes thanks to
Gordon's blog (http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/mode-switch-setup-for-turnigy).
I set the 6 modes randomly, just to check that the setup actually works.
The strange t
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Well, I'm just at the end of my APM 2.0 based Octo build
(this has taken ages, and is based on a unique aluminum # frame variant - pics soon!).
The current take-off-weight is around 3.2KG
Power Chain specs:
4s/14.8v 5000ma nano tech LiPo,
8X Turnigy
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Can a system be set up to position an APM2 board in space with an accuracy of +/- 5 mm?
The board will be used at a controled site, and I was envisioning the use of
"positioning transmitters" - a local & very high accuracy wireless positioning syst
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Just got the APM2 and am beginning my Octocopter build.
I decided to separate the Rx/APM2 power feed from the ESC/Motor feed,
just to discover I might have a wiring issue. So here goes (see attached image, Yellow Squares):
1. To eliminate the pow
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Following Photoship One's "Deca-Copter" and the underlying
assumption that adding more rotors can decrease the power
requirements per motor/esc, while increasing redundancy (motor loss during flight),
also allowing a lighter frame design, comes t
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