Johann Van Niekerk's Discussions (37)

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Expansion Port

Hi Simple question

 

when wanting to address a function to the AN6 and AN7 pin on the expantion port where can i find to what pin on the APM chip is AN6 and AN7 connected to ? i have looked on hte skematics and tried to tracy the tracks on hte Board ea

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QuadCopter spinning

Hi Guys

 

I build one of the standard copters kits today again, everytime i start up the Copter and arm the motors and start increasing speed the whole copter starts rotating clockwise really really fast , I can counter act the effect with the stick bu

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APM 2560 code upload problem

Hi Guys

 

Quick question just want to find out if this is normal,

 

I assembled a APM 2560 kit ,have magneto, Media tek, airspeed kit attached

When downloading the code form APM planner everthing downloads fine and window says done,

when I go into terminal

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APM V2 code compile errors

Hi guys

 

I have always been using V1 of the APM code and compiled fine so my file path isnt the problem but when trying to compile the new version 2 code I get error msg like the one below.....What am I doing wrong

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And is it maybe possiable to get the

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ArduPilot Tracker

Hi Guys

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I have a old Ardupilot board that I wana use for antenna tracker in HK*GCS but after installing the ArduCode and connecting the pin out 1 and 2 up to my servos I have no movement in the servo's , I measured the voltage output on - and + and t

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SkyWalker Modification Inquiry

 

Good Day Gents

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Have a few airframes that I use for my APM and they all work great , I recently bought a Skywalker and im really excited to get it but unfortunatly it is coming via Snail mail from china so I have a few days to wait and I thought I m

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APM/IMU camera Stabilization

Right Gents

after about 4 hours worth of reading and searching Youtube I found Chris Andersons Still camera image stabilization video witch is this one

This Version as Chris pointed out used a heli head holding gyro and drift was impossible to correct

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Troubleshooting!

Hi Guys

 

There seems to be a lot off problems re-appearing when it comes to setting up  APM, programming it and tuning it , Can we use this Discussion and list all the commen errors and ways to fix them and then maybe add a wiki link "Troubleshooting"

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Adaptive Camouflage

Hey Guys

This is a daunting project for me and it has been running around in my           untitled1.bmp

mind for awhile now, I want to use a few components form sparkfun to create "Adaptive camouflage"

and I want to do it by myself as it is the first step for me int

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RQ-11 Design for APM/FPV?

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There has been quite a lot of discussions recently about the RQ-11 and the Projet 003 Replica, some of you might have seen this blue print of the Thailand RQ-11 replica from RCgroups. I have also been wondering and trying to see where the big $$$$$$

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APM Problems in testing phase

Hello Gents

I have been building my UAV for last few months and I am currently at the stage where I am setting up APM with new receiver and HK*GCS to see and test between mode switching, I have been experiencing problems with inconsistant switching be

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Camera control switch CLICK/ZOOM

HAS ANYONE USED THIS ?

URBI Camera Controller with Zoom.

 

Our small USB controller lets you control a range of Nikon or Canon digital cameras for remote controlled or automated photography. Some Canon Powershot cameras also have controllable zoom. UrbiDualCase.jpg

The

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