"I installed the APM planner on a clean PC (updated to the latest version) and loaded the HIL firmware.
Then I connected the autopilot and saved the parameter file with the default settings. I will let you know the results after i tried this setup…"
"Great stuff. I wanted to start with the simulation but I can't manage to get the APM 2.0 with ArduPlane V2.40 HIL firmware controlling the plane in X-Plane. I'm using the xplane_PT60.param file in the APM planner.
I can fly the plane manually in…"
"How are the following SBAS parameters of the U-Blox5 GPS reciever configured before shipping ?
Mode - SBAS Subsystem
Mode - Allow test mode usage
Services/Usage - Ranging"
"Ok. I don't have the pressure sensor attached but I still get a airspeed readout that (nummeric in the middle of the dial) that seems to vary when I wave my hand near the z-sensor. Is the output of the z-sensor also used to calculate the airspeed?…"
"I wired the z sensor as indicated but I got confused when reading the 2.1 code on the sensors tab.
Sometimes infrared3 (void catch_analogs(void)) refers to the z-sensor and in other ocassions (void sensor_z(void)) infrared2.