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Connecting a Lightware SF30B to a Pixhawk

What wires on a Lightware SF30B do I connect to the ADC plug on a Pixhawk ?

The Lightware SF30B can only connected to the ADC plug on Pixhawk, not the serial port because of speed factor.

Has Lightware gone out of business, their web page is not setup

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Totally Disgusted with 3DR

I damaged the red pushbutton switch on my Pixhawk build today.

I called 3DR to order a new one, and I learned that they don't sell the switch any more, unless you buy a complete Pixhawk kit to get a switch. I gather that when as they sell out the misc

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Jamming Signals to Pixhawk Copter

There is talk out there on the Airwaves of Jamming Signals to Drones to knock them out of Sky, I for one can't see this.

If you have a Failsafe programmed into Pixhawk to come home RTL if signal is lost or jammed from RC Radio to Copter.

Again I can't

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Setup of New RFD900 Radios

Can someone direct me to a website to setup and get working of Two RFD900 modems one on a Pixhawk, Tarot 680 frame ?  Or maybe Youtube.com

And the other on a Base Station with LONG rabbit ears.

Thanks for any help !!

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Correct Software for RFD 900+

I have been to github to get software for the RFD 900+ but there so much software, I don't know what Firmware I need two get my Two RFD900+ to work together, One on my Hexicopter and one as Base Station.

Please help

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Ubuntu Linux and Qgroundcontrol ?

I have Ubuntu-15-04 installed on my Laptop and i went to install Qgroundcontrol and discovered that when I followed instructions it went to install packages off Ubuntu website that it was coming up with Ubuntu-14-04 packages to install, do I need to

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Using MissionPlanner 0n Ubuntu-15-04

I wondering if to install MissionPlanner on Ubuntu-15-04,  or instead Ubuntu-14-04 .

Below is the error I get when I try to install on Ubuntu-15-04.   What is going on , i'm new to MissionPlanner.

The XXX in error message, am I suppose to enter apm64 i

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Calibrating Compass and GPS

I have a new Pixhawk build.

When doing the Compass and GPS Calibration in MissionPlanner , shouldn't calibration be done outside where you don't have electrical interferences ?

My problem here is Mission Planner is installed on my Windows 7 PC (can't u

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