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I am using a DJI F550 for aerial filming and currently building a larger Octo with Pixhawk.
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I have set my thr_min at 165 mid at 400 and max at 800After arming the props seems to spin correctly at about 165. If I then raise throttle off zero nothing happens until about 30% when it suddenly shoots up into the air. (Except this is a bench…
I have had a few 'successful' flights - by that I mean buzzing around a bit without crashing. I then got the toilet bowl effect and nearly crashed. I managed to flip into stabilise and land ok. My aim in the future is to add expensive and…
"Many thanks for that resource.
I've tried an older version and still have the same problem so it's something else causing the blank pop ups. Maybe my machine. I have luckily found that OSX's APM software does what I need. I had thought it had a lot…"
I've tried an older version and still have the same problem so it's something else causing the blank pop ups. Maybe my machine. I have luckily found that OSX's APM software does what I need. I had thought it had a lot…"
I have just updated mission planner following a prompt. When I restarted all the settings were set to zero. I could't recover anything and so I selected reset all settings.I then redid compass etc and tried to reprogram the 6 flight modes.There are…
"You could have a smaller secondary 3s battery on board for that. Or you could split the voltage using a simple voltage divider circuit made of a couple of resistors. Alternatively there may be a BEC component you can add to drop the voltage?"
I have set up octo and it seems quite stable and easy to control. I haven't done any tuning.In the 2 modes I have tested the vertical speed doesn't seem right. In Stabilize if I move the throttle up fill it shoots up like a bullet.And in loiter mode…
(previously posted in pixhawk hardware - now moved to this forum as it seems more suited)I'm trying to resolve poor compass interference, possibly due to using the pixhawk internal compass rather than external. Currently getting bad readings outside…
"Thanks for the input. I have resumed work on this now. Sorry for the late reply. I upped the power and so now the full throttle sends it bolting upwards in stabilise mode so fast. (I know it will be much less with camera payload).
Conversely…"
Conversely…"
"Thanks. I'm returing to this after a break. I'll take a look. cheers."
"This seems to show something. This graph compares throttle to magnetic interference. The base magnetic field is 400 but then spikes up to 600 when throttle is applied.
My pixhawk came with what i think might be a cheap GPS module. It did work ok…"
My pixhawk came with what i think might be a cheap GPS module. It did work ok…"
"OK got the test running but it shows interference as zero which isn't right."
"Thanks Bill. I think I need to run compass mot test. I have currently got my current going direct to my tx telemetry and not into the pixhawk. So the readings might not work unless I have the current there too? "
"Hi Patrick,
Yes I think the pixhawk has an internal compass. If I rotate the GPS module the heading does not change on mission planner. But if I move the pixhawk it does change. I am getting some kind of GPS and compass readings as it seems to have…"
Yes I think the pixhawk has an internal compass. If I rotate the GPS module the heading does not change on mission planner. But if I move the pixhawk it does change. I am getting some kind of GPS and compass readings as it seems to have…"
I flew a few months back and crashed due to brown out. I have now beefed up the cable and done a new flight test. In loiter mode it is showing bad toilet bowl effect. Moving in wider and wider circles.I read through some stuff and found that compass…
"I was puzzled about this too. I found that the pixhawk will log 2 types of data. 1 type is saved on the onboard memory card. This is the logs you are looking at. The other logs are telemetry logs which are saved to a laptop via bluetooth. This page…"
I've been stuck on this for a while. How do you set up a spare channel to run a servo through the aux outputs?This is what I have tried:Go to APM planner > Initial setup icon > Optional setup > Camera gimbalThen assign 'Tilt' to RC9 and set input…
