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Homeschool Jay replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Hi all,

Trying to load Rc11 (and RC10 for that matter) with APM Planner onto my pixhawk (non 3DR version) I haven't had any issues loading firmware in the past but now I can't get past the status showing "Requesting CoA" ...It won't load stable…"
Sep 10, 2015
Homeschool Jay posted a discussion
Hi all,Trying to load latest Arducopter onto my pixhawk (non 3DR version) I haven't had any issues loading firmware in the past but now I can't get past the status showing "Requesting CoA" ...has anyone had any issues with this?…
Sep 10, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to Pmarche's discussion Pixhawk and some ESCs with Low KV motors. Pixhawk is not the problem. Problem is related to ESCs, Firmware and fine tuning. in PIXHAWK
"Any thread title that begins with "The truth...." is always going to be a great one! Sounds a bit like a click bait story..."This guy started using Simonk ESC's with a low KV motor and you'll never believe what happened next..."
On a more serious…"
Jul 23, 2015
Homeschool Jay commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Vibration testing Solo gimbals
"HAHA So good!"
Jul 13, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"I changed to -g 10 and ended up with a lot less artifacts happening
With -g 10 a big delay built up. Up to about 5 secs after 5mins.
I tested without the quad's TX running and got a lot better range and quality so UHF will be a great addition
I also…"
Jul 5, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"Half way there - just need a connector to hook it up. Also some of that RG402 semi flex cabling would be nice..."
Jul 5, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"Cheers Maulkans - I'll fire up the soldering iron and make some! "
Jul 4, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"Thanks Martin, I've changed the settings. I'll let you know how it goes. I quickly benchtested the video and when I first started it up it was lagging by a few seconds but it soon settles to around ~200ms after 30secs or so..."
Jul 3, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"Did first test flight today. Worked pretty well when very close to the ground and within 15m's or so.

The setup:
Alien H4 Pixhawk with Frsky 2.4Ghz TX/RX
Video TX WN722 w standard omni
Video RX WN722 w standard omni

Wifibroadcast setup Ch7…"
Jul 3, 2015
Homeschool Jay commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Hexacopter vs shotgun (court rules in favor of copter!)
"Merica!!! Luckily he had the right to bear arms to protect himself from the drone....

Good on you Joe for taking it to him. What a loose canon!"
Jun 29, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"All fixed - silly mistake! Wasn't in the wifibroadcast directory so the .rx/ command wasn't working. CD $wifibroadcast fixed it for anyone else in same boat. Test flight soon! 

Any progress on OSD??"
Jun 29, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"Hi all, I've got the link working between 2 Pi's but it's not overly practical as I have a laptop with the latest Ubuntu and I don't have a screen to use in the field with the Pi.
I've having trouble getting the streamgoing with gstreamer:…"
Jun 28, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"Ditto on this point - could someone break this down for the linux/RPI amateurs! Thanks :)"
Jun 10, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"Decided to change to Open LRS 433MHz to free up the 2.4GHz band. I've just picked up 2 TP-Link 722's - will test out tonight and let everyone know how they go - does anyone know if the images posted on the dropbox account from page 6 have the kernel…"
Jun 8, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"No such thing as too much detail Randy! :P"
Jun 6, 2015
Homeschool Jay replied to befinitiv's discussion 3+km HD FPV system using commodity hardware
"If you're using a Pi2 that could be the issue. I had the same problem. The images were made with a Pi A/B. I got around it by booting the SD card in a Pi 1 - updating then I could run the image on my Pi2.

A good explanation is here:…"
Jun 3, 2015
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