I've got a 3DR Hex equipped with an APM2.6 and a Taranis X8R receiver.
I took it apart a couple of months ago to go over things, check connections, and tidy up the wiring. It stayed apart because the Jan/Feb weather was horrible.. (-15 to -30C wit
Read more…I just updated to MP 1.2.89 build 1.1.5097,10519
I see that there is a time function on the far left column of the log browse screen now. Mine doesn't seem to work. I get "0001-01-00:00:00.000" in all the frames from start to finish.
I've really bee
Read more…I use a 3DR LEA-6 GPS receiver on my 3DR Hex. It's connected to an APM2.5 running 3.0.1 firmware
I always use telemetry and normally, I see 10 to 14 satellites. If it's less, I usually wait a bit in order to acquire more before taking off. When I
Read more…I put together an RC Timer 2 axis gimbal last night. It uses this controller: http://www.rctimer.com/index.php?gOo=goodspic.dwt&goodsid=884
It was a little fussy to tune, but got it working OK. It's smooth, steady and tracks well. But, I noticed
Read more…On Kevins request, I've posted this to the discussion area..It's taking me 2 to 3 minutes to download the parameters from my 3DR APM2.5. Hexacopter. The download progress bar moves in small increments with long pauses in between.I'm using the standar
Read more…I sent my 3DR Hex on a straight line 600 meter trip in Auto mode.. I forgot that I had set the geofence to 500 meters. When the Hex breached the fence, it went into RTL mode, turned around, and came home. (Which is expected).
I had my GoPro runnin
Read more…I'm a ham radio operator and I watch the solar indices regularly in order to know how the radio signals will behave.. I see today that coronal mass ejection just impacted the earth causing a G1 level storm.
As soon as I plugged in my 3DR radio, I g
Read more…I've set waypoints in the past using Andropilot, but it seems that perhaps I've forgotten exactly how to do it or I've inadvertently changed some setting.
I'm using Andropilot 1.6.06 on a Galaxy Note II smart phone. The phone has a stylus which is h
Read more…I see the latest Play Store update is now called VikingUAS GS in place of Andropilot. It's still the same great app..
Why the name change?
Read more…I see thatRCTimer has a cheapie $99 gimbal with brushless motors.
http://www.rctimer.com/index.php?gOo=goods_details.dwt&goodsid=872&productname=
They state that this gimbal needs a special driver board (an extra 63 dollars).. I was wondering if this
Read more…I upgraded to MP 1.2.55 mav1.0 a few days ago. Everything seemed to work OK until I went to download some logs.
When I connect to the terminal, I'm getting garbage characters at the prompt where there should be nothing. A string of three or four cha
Read more…Is there an altitude threshold where the LAND function shouldn't be used? For instance, if I send the LAND command while I'm 50 meters up, will my 3DR Hex drop like a rock, or will it settle down from there to a gentle landing? Will the wind push
Read more…I've got a cheapie Walkera Devo 7 transmitter. It has worked at up to 800 Feet (250 Meters), but I have no idea of how far it will reach.
I also have a ground station with an Android device running the Andropilot app. It's connected to a 915 Mhz 3DR
Read more…I've read the instructions and searched this forum, but have been unsuccessful in finding an answer to my problem.
I'm running a 4 cell 5000 maH battery that measures 16.8 Volts when fully charged and plugged in to my 3DR Hexacopter equipped with an A
Read more…I've got a 3DR Hex with 850KV motors 10" props and I'm using a 35C battery.
The ESC's were calibrated.
The TX is a Walkera Devention 7 and it's been calibrated using MP.
I'm running the latest APM2.5 firmware and Mission Planner version 1.2.52 mav 1.0
Th
Read more…I got my 3DR hex flying nice and level in 'Stabilize Mode'. It lifted off smoothly and responded as expected to the controls. I managed a couple of pleasant 2 - 3 minute flights.
Then I tried the Auto Trim function where you hold the stick to the ri
I just built a 3DR Hex Frame using an APM 2.5 with the uBlox GPS. I'm using 40A ESC's and 880 Kv motors. I have a Walkera Devo 7 transmitter, so I added a Walkera 7 channel receiver. I also added the 3DR 915 Mhz telemetry option. Everything seems
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