Camera Trigger question
Is there a way to trigger the camera within a mission? I have it working fine with CH7 trigger, but 'Do_Digicam_Control' doesn't do anything in a mission. Can I do a 'set_ servo' for a period like camera trigger?
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Mission Crash!!! DejaVu all Over Again...
At the end of last year I was starting to get comfortable with missions, but one step forward, two back....
Loaded 3.0rc1 and was very happy with loiter, stable, etc. I then set up a simple square mission at 5 meters - it loitered 10 seconds at each
Read more…Follow Me Problem
Inspired by Marco, I just tried 'follow me' mode, with latest Andropilot and 2.91b.
First I loitered (very smooth) and then flipped to 'follow me' on andropilot. Like magic it started following me, but kept rising. I flipped to stabilize and was able
Read more…Mission Planner Circle Tool Center
The Auto WP circle tool in MP is awesome, but how do you determine where the center will be? It seems to go off generally in a NE direction for a random distance and then draws. Is there a rule?
Read more…Windows 8 Forewarning
Just setup Windows 8 - some neat stuff, a bit of a learning curve. Unfortunately, Mission Planner came up just fine, but I could not get Mega2650 drivers to load so there is no connection. So, before you do a one way upgrade, be careful.
I tried the d
Read more…Relay APM2 Question
Does anyone know if the 'relay' command toggles any pins on the APM2??
Read more…2.8 Impressions and A Word To The Wise...
Just flew 2.8 and once again, WOW. Things that are noticably better than 2.73--
Loiter is spot on, used to 'wander' ervery now and then, now hangs on a string.
I did not see any simple mode probs - instead, for real fun, put in alt hold and push yaw
Read more…Waypoints Galore!
2.7.3 with Ublox - maybe someday DJI can do this
27 Waypoint Mission--
and the we start the mission -
Just too much fun to watch it fly!
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More 2.7.3 Mission
I have always liked Marco's fast long distance circle, something I am afraid of because I am a poor pilot and am good at losing orientation at a distance. When I noticed that Jason now does not slow down at waypoints under 60 degrees, I thought an 8
Read more…2.7.2 Epsilon ROCKS!
I have not had luck with versions past 2.6 until I loaded 2.7.2 Epsilon - WOW - the twitches are gone!
Even with default pids ( apm2, ublox, quad) flying was as smooth as can be. I did up Alt Hold P to .8 and thrust rate P to .6 because default let th
Read more…2.71 Motor Surging Problem
I have run into a problem similar to Peter -
wherein the motors under 2.71 surge regularly just sitting in stable. Under 2.6, my quad runs beautif
Read more…2.7 Mission problems
I have had good luck with 2.6 - here is a typical mission
I then loaded 2.7, did and erase, and left all params at default (attached both param files - not any huge differences). I flew in stable, ah, and loiter and it seemed good - very stable, loite
Read more…2.6 Mission Fun!
We finally got days with less than hurricane level winds (sorry quad rodeo people! The wind gave Jason quite a workout that day!) so I setup some mission runs at a nice field nearby. I have had good luck with 2.6 on my apm2 quad, so I setup a fair
Read more…2.54 Rocks!
Just loaded 2.54 into APM2, x525 frame, 880kv 10x4.7, sonar. Not only do the normal modes fly incredibly smoothly, I have now gotten Auto to do what I have been trying for the past year - repeat missions reliably!
I just ran this mission-
many time
Read more…Anybody Getting Camera servos to work on APM2?
I currently have an apm2 with jumper installed for power. Plugging in camera servos per wiki causes esc to not start up and there is no servo movement or power. What is the correct setup to get these servos to work?
Read more…Interesting GPS Power Problem
I have an APM1 with Mediatek gps connect via standard cable. I have had many flights in the past and seemed that when gps blue led locked on the red APM lite followed. I now loaded the new B6 firmware and the APM seemed like there was no gps - no fla
Read more…Mission Planner Upgrade bug
I am anxious to try .51, but my MP .96 gives this error when I go to update, and it still just downloads .50
Time to Obey the 3 Laws
I have gotten a lot of time in on 2.0.49 and it is clearly the best yet. My quad (mostly stock, sonar / compass working perfectly, loiter P = .15) is incredibly fun to fly. Sonar terrain following, simple mode, loitering are working like never befo
Read more…Mission Fun with 2.0.49
I had great fun flying 2.0.49 today on my almost stock quad AC. Stable, simple, sonar AH, baro AH all working better than any version ever. It is an astounding sight to watch it zoom (and I do mean zoom- this thing can go very fast!) down my street w
Read more…2.0.47 Yaw Difference
Just loaded .47 and it is looking really good. I first tried sonar alt hold and it was very bouncy - until I realized it was reading the leaves it was blowing up! Makes a good leaf blower, and once the leaves were gone alt hold was stable as a rock
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