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Birmingham, AL
About Me:
Mechanical Engineer. Based in Birmingham, AL. Love Jesus.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Dabble in everything. I like tricopters, Y6's, and flying wings.
Hometown:
Birmingham, AL
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"My apologies for not taking this down!"
These have barely been used. They've been taken out of the box, tried a few times, and returned to the box. All the cables/adapters/battery/stickers/zipper case that come with them are all there still in the plastic baggies and such. I'm throwing…
"Update:
ARMING_REQUIRE was already set to 2. So, I tried 1, which is supposed to keep the throttle PWM at 0 until armed, and it worked like a charm. I don't understand why 2 wouldn't work, because my minimum throttle PWM is set to a value that…"
ARMING_REQUIRE was already set to 2. So, I tried 1, which is supposed to keep the throttle PWM at 0 until armed, and it worked like a charm. I don't understand why 2 wouldn't work, because my minimum throttle PWM is set to a value that…"
"Thanks for the advice! I will try to set ARMING_REQUIRE to 2 and see if that fixes it when I get home today. If not, I will upload a dataflash log of the issue.
Your help is much appreciated!"
Your help is much appreciated!"
"Thanks for weighing in and helping!
Yes, I am using a power module for APM and a separate BEC for powering servos and such. The ESC I'm using is an OPTO with no internal BEC. I've tried removing the ground and red wire anyways and unfortunately,…"
Yes, I am using a power module for APM and a separate BEC for powering servos and such. The ESC I'm using is an OPTO with no internal BEC. I've tried removing the ground and red wire anyways and unfortunately,…"
"So, I've typically used relative altitude, because that's what is the most straight-forward for my brain, but it's surprising that there's not a way to just use good ol' MSL. As a pilot, I would appreciate using MSL.
So, is Terrain Altitude…"
So, is Terrain Altitude…"
This is my initial build of a fixed-wing with APM 2.6. I power on in Manual mode, and as soon as APM initializes, the motor/prop spins. Throttle responds to input like it's already armed (it's not) and it will not go below about 10% power?! ESC…
"This is a question I'd love to hear fully explained as well. Thanks for posting."
"Is there an update? I'm dying to see how this thing ran? Impressed with the craftsmanship on the build!"
"Well crap. I installed the FTDI driver, and still the same issues.
"Error opening port: No such file or directory""
"Error opening port: No such file or directory""
"In other words, the driver installed automatically might not be the best. I will search for what you're referring to as soon as I get home today.
Thanks for the help!"
Thanks for the help!"
Hey guys, I'm a newb with this APM stuff. I run Mission Planner on my Macbook Pro. When I have my APM 2.6 plugged into the computer, it is hit or miss on whether it connects right. Sometimes, it will give me the "mode changed to stabilize" as…
