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Knoxville, TN


About Me:

FPV and RC plane enthusiast


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I've got the APM2 and am looking forward to getting it in the air.


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JohnB replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.7.2/2.7.3 released
"Did my first waypoint flight just the other day and it went very well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SilKgFeE--A
Still having a problem with Loiter in that it is constantly making minor corrections that make the video too jerky to watch.  In…"
Oct 12, 2012
JohnB replied to Heino R. Pull's discussion Ardustation 2.0.16 Release - Updates for ACM 2.7.3 and APM 2.6.0 with Variable Speed Servo Slewing
"Heino,
Just wanted to report back after testing that everything is working. Thanks!"
Sep 10, 2012
JohnB replied to Heino R. Pull's discussion Ardustation 2.0.16 Release - Updates for ACM 2.7.3 and APM 2.6.0 with Variable Speed Servo Slewing
"Thanks much Heino! 
Uploaded the firmware without issues, but I won't be able to test till tomorrow as my quad beeping wakes up the family. :(
I've got a spare magnetometer still in the plastic bag.  I'd be glad to send it to you if you need it no…"
Sep 6, 2012
JohnB replied to Rui Manuel Cravo Marques's discussion ArduCopter Configurations and Settings for beginners !
"Rui,
Are you going to give edit rights to the folks that are contributing numbers?  We're still not getting any v2.6 entries.
The Loiter settings don't have a LON and LAT in the table. I'm assuming its because you always set these values to be…"
Jul 22, 2012
JohnB replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.6 released!
"I'm sure this is posted somewhere.. but I did search for about 20min and could not find it.  Is there a full listing of the default PIDS for arducopter 2.6?
I've been tweaking and putzing too much with my PIDS and would like to return to the default…"
Jul 21, 2012
JohnB commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Autodesk creates a 3D model of its headquarters with an octocopter
"There have been very few setups that I've seen that have no vibration; regardless of the money you spend.  You can have two identical setups and one with a nagging vibration problem and the other solid.  I thing 'most' of the rock solid videos you…"
Jul 7, 2012
JohnB replied to Austin Duff's discussion Error Uploading to ArduStation
"When I initially setup the Ardustation 2, it has a bad solder joint in the xbee header. Although the issue is resolved now, I thought I would post the behavior in case others are experiencing it.  Basically, my display was giving me garbage…"
Jul 7, 2012
JohnB replied to RickP's discussion APM2 GPS more prone to RFI?
"Did anyone with this issue ever find a way to resolve it?  I haven't isolated the problem to my receiver yet, but once I get a chance I'll try to.  I do get a lock when powered by USB indoors in a room with windows in about 5min.  Outdoors, and…"
Jul 4, 2012
JohnB replied to Austin Duff's discussion Error Uploading to ArduStation
"Chris,
I had a bad solder joint in my xbee header on my ArduStation 2 which is now fixed.  I'm fully up and running with Ardustation 2 now. Wooohooo!  Could you please replace my step 9 with this revised step 9?

9.) Plug in your xBee module and…"
Jul 4, 2012
JohnB replied to Austin Duff's discussion Error Uploading to ArduStation
"Muhahahaha.. xbees communicating.. now must sleep."
Jul 3, 2012
JohnB replied to Austin Duff's discussion Error Uploading to ArduStation
"Thanks Chris and Heino!
I hope my instructions are good enough to be posted there; please feel free to edit and/or replace them with anything better. I'm still working on getting my setup working correctly.  I bought some used xbee's and still not…"
Jul 3, 2012
JohnB replied to Austin Duff's discussion Error Uploading to ArduStation
"I got the code uploaded.. things work easier when you're not frustrated.  I originally started trying to upload the code with the latest version of Arduino from the Arduino site.  By the time I switched to the correct version…"
Jul 3, 2012
JohnB replied to Austin Duff's discussion Error Uploading to ArduStation
"Wow.. its hard to find gems like this thread.  Byron's tips should be promoted to the wiki.  When I first plugged in the board and saw the row of boxes and no sound.. I was thinking I had hosed something.
I'm able to upload to the Ardustation using…"
Jul 2, 2012
JohnB replied to Rui Manuel Cravo Marques's discussion ArduCopter Configurations and Settings for beginners !
"Lets BUMP this thread!  Please do not let it die.
I'm a bit surprised at the lack of PID information in the Google doc file.. but that's ok.. we're on the bleeding edge.  I've seen videos with amazing results; I wish they would post their settings…"
Jun 29, 2012
JohnB replied to Amanda DeMatto's discussion Send me pictures of your workshop
"I just found this thread while I was in full geek mode working on my quad with APM2.  Its scary at this point.. but I clean up between projects.IMG_1488.JPGIMG_1489.JPG"
Jun 28, 2012
JohnB commented on hazy's blog post I've ported MinimOSD to Remzibi's hardware
"I re-flashing the character set.  The good news is that it fixed the 'all zeroes' problem.  The bad news is that I still have to 'reset' the minimOSD on each powerup to get it past the 'character set' issue.  I think this last issue is known and is…"
Jun 28, 2012
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