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APM Auto Mode Failure - Please Help

I was out today flying in Manual, Stabilize, RTL and Auto mode today and evertything started out OK.  The Auto mission had 7 way points and a home location.  The altitude of each way point is 100 meters.  I started out in manual and when I reached ab

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Ublox GPS Problem on APM 2.5 board

When I power up my APM 2.5 board (via USB port) with no peripherals connected everything is fine.  When I add the 3DR Radio the board still powers up correctly using the USB port.  When I connect the Ublox LEA-6H board and then add power via USB, the

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er9x and 3DR Radio Combination

I have found discussions in the forums about XBee radios, 9x receivers and er9x firmware, but none on 3DR radios.  Has anyone combined the er9x on the Turnigy transmitter with 3DR radio to acquire telemetry data?   Is there a tutorial to follow?  I h

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3DR Radios working - what's next?

I had a really bad misconception about what I would need to monitor my bixler from the ground once I had configured the 3R Radios.  I thought that I could just use the radios and a laptop (via mission planner) to do that.  Can someone send a reply (o

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3DR Radio configuration problem

OK the radio plugged into the USB port and the radio connected to the APM are both showing solid green LED's.  I guess that means they have discovered each other.   I have the baud rate set to 57600 in the MP software.   Problem is I get the, "Failed

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Help with APM2 GPS

A "hard landing" has made the MediaTek GPS separate from the APM2 shield.   The blue led no longer flashes on startup and I cannot use Live Calibration on the compass (it shows that I'm off the coast of West Africa, instead of in PHX, AZ).   Can anyo

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Help Please with my APM2

I have downloaded and updated APM PLanner 1.1.97.   Plugged in the board using the USB cable and it's not getting any power.  Don't know if the cable is bad or the board is fried.   Can anyone point me to a troubleshooting page?

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