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About Me:
IT Consultant and systems engineer. Worked with Microchip dev boards for serial interface comms full and half duplex. Developed proto boards for custom projects. Experienced with a wide range of electronics from PSUs to HV systems, linear and switching regulators, logic electronics.
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Model plane and electronics Enthusiast
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"Thanks for the feedback Paul! I know EKF is not being used as it only is applicable to the Pixhawk and I disabled it in the settings so it's an incorrect "labeling" as you say. Could these increasing errors be due to the gimbal that was glitching? I…"
"I have just had a similar issue. At a certain point the log is full of EKF_CHECK-2 and FAILSAFE_EKF-1. I am running an APM2.5 with onboard magnetometer and external GPS. I have never had this error before I changed gimbal mount and used a mroe…"
"Thanks for the analysis: yes I noticed this Z axis vibration too in the logs but it didn't seem to me a major problem. My APM is mounted on a "damped platform" with it's 4 silicon supports. I tried removing even them and taping it with a particular…"
" Hi all,
just wanted to update you on my "wobbly" issue, and I finally managed to stabilize the damn thing. It wasn't any hardware problem (though with the 4 new Sunnysky 980KV motors it runs as smooth as ever) but simply PID tuning:…"
just wanted to update you on my "wobbly" issue, and I finally managed to stabilize the damn thing. It wasn't any hardware problem (though with the 4 new Sunnysky 980KV motors it runs as smooth as ever) but simply PID tuning:…"
"David, thanks for the heads up. Yes I double check that nut everytime and I actually add always some cyanoacrylate on the shaft before placing the prop adapters on and then screw the nut on tight. To be honest, the adapters that were shipped with…"
"Hi Khoa,
my Pitch/Roll PIDS are now 4.2 in stabilize - I haven't tried in loiter yet. The sporadic wobble is apparently not much affected by increasing or decreasing these PIDs. I increased them from 3.2 as it had become a bit sluggish - 4.2…"
my Pitch/Roll PIDS are now 4.2 in stabilize - I haven't tried in loiter yet. The sporadic wobble is apparently not much affected by increasing or decreasing these PIDs. I increased them from 3.2 as it had become a bit sluggish - 4.2…"
" No probs - I have no idea what they are, they came in a kit which my friend bought over 2 years ago with the motors and are unbranded:) Definitely not SimonK firmware;)"
"Hi Khoa, thanks for the quick reply. My Frame is a DJI Flame 450 (it's written in the subject:). Yes I did go through basic tuning, and also fiddled with the stabilize PIDs: decreasing them from the standard values to under 3.6 reduces the wobble…"
Hi all, I'd like some insight as to why my quad wobbles when increasing altitude/throttle. I have lowered the PIDs in stabilize mode (now as low as 3.2 for Roll and Pitch) which helped but I 'm still getting some wobble when increasing thrust…
"Thanks for the quick reply and feedback Jani! I will probably get the Neo-8 if I start getting more "serious" but since I have an APM 1 with MT3329 and magnetometer I thought I'd "recycle" these for now and have some fun. The MT does give me…"
Hi all, would I have to manually edit some code to get the APM 2.6 working with my MT3329 GPS and HMC5883 Magnetometer? I already have both (seperate boards) and would like to use them for an APM 2.6. The MT3329 has been working fine and it's…
" By the looks of it I would say yes. The blue LED on the GPS module is directly connected to the 3DFIX output line (pin 5) from the GPTA010 GPS chip assy (MT3329 chip) mounted on the GPS board - this LED MUST blink with 1 second intervals when…"
" Hi Lucas,
try to check under the "Status" tab what the "gpsstatus" , "gpshdop" and "satcount" values are when the blue LED is solid. The GPS blue LED should blink when first powered (no fix) then after about 30sec max one minute from cold…"
try to check under the "Status" tab what the "gpsstatus" , "gpshdop" and "satcount" values are when the blue LED is solid. The GPS blue LED should blink when first powered (no fix) then after about 30sec max one minute from cold…"
Hello all, I was given a used APM 1.4 by a friend (who moved to a Naza some time ago) with a new Flamewheel 450 frame (only frame no motors). As I had 4 brushless motors and 30Amp ESCs and 2 sets of 10x4.5 props I decided to assemble everything.…
