Jason Tinacci's Discussions

Copter Frames camera gimbals

Wondering if anyone has experience with the ZenMuse "style" gimbal from CopterFrames.com?

http://www.copterframes.com/index.php?route=common/home

Components and build on par or cheap knock-off?

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I'm running 2.9.1 on an APM 1 board and since updating my stock quad has not been the same. Thanks to Randy's help, we've determined that the new code doesn't play well with the older chipset. I'd like to reinstall v2.8.1 since I my quad behav

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MaxBotix Service Kudos

Not sure where the appropriate place is for this sort of thing, but recently I was having trouble with my MB1200 sonar that was shipped with my 3DR kit. No matter what the distance, I always received the same output of 765cm.

I contacted the folks at

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Sonar help needed

Hi all:

I'm having some trouble with to MB1200 sonar on my quad. No matter where it's mounted on the quad or how high/where it's pointed, the only value in the CLI test is 675 cm.

My quad is the stock 3DR built and configured by Udrones (850 motors) ru

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Xbee help

I posted the following in perhaps the wrong category...

http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/xbee-2-4ghz-telemetry-to-spektrum-dx8

In a nutshell, I'm trying to have telemetry data - battery voltage sent to my Spektrum DX8 instead of a laptop. Possible? Ot

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Xbee 2.4ghz Telemetry to Spektrum DX8

Hey all,

Wondering if it's possible to have my Xbee transmit some basic data like voltage, etc... to my DX8 radio. The Spektrum came with it's own telemetry module but I'd rather use the xbee.

Anyone doing this? How? I'd rather not have to lug a laptop

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Constant beeping

Hi all,

I'm still trying to setup my Udrones Arducopter... It came assembled and I've been following along the instructions in the wiki but having an issue with constant beeping from my ESCs when I connect my lipo.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks in adva

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What are these switches?

What are the two sets of switches for on the oilpan as indicated by the red arrows? I've been unable to find documentation within the forum or in the wiki.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Female Deans connector to bullet plug

Hey all,

Silly question but I just got my quad from Udrones. They recommended a battery that has a 4mm bullet style plug but the power distribution board on the arducopter has a male Deans plug.

Any thoughts on what adapter to use to connect the batte

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Power board to battery connection

Hey all,

Silly question but I just got my quad from Udrones. The power distribution board has a male Deans plug but most batteries have bullet style plugs. What's the best way to connect the two?

Any thoughts on what adapter to use to connect the batt

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