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Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"Sorry for being MIA for a while. No, its not insulting because I wasnt testing it outside :P. It worked once I took it outside.  "
Sep 25, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"I GOT IT! Except I did not follow the regular arming process that I keep on reading. The way I got it was by turning on the Tx, powering the pixwhak, lowering the throttle.yaw stick to the bottom right, waiting for a beep, holding down the arm…"
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"I've noticed my GPS has a solid blue light, is this normal?"
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"Yup, all the green bars move correctly with all the sticks. 

I just installed mission planner a flashed APM on the pixhawk. New beeping sounds, same issue. The pixhawk is not responding my throttle movements. "
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"So I followed the remote guide, and still no dice :\.

The only thing I can think of is to switch to APM. Other than that, not sure. "
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"No, I totally get it. I'm sure its something stupid I overlooked. I'll try to post a video or some images of my setup later today.

Other points of note, I've got open tx 2 on my taranis and haven't switched any of the channel mixers or inputs.…"
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"Lol, yes, the motors are connected to the Escs and the props are off. I tried connecting one ESC directly to channel one on my Rx and it works just fine (like an airplane). Throttle stick controls rpm. I tried all ESC/motor combos that way to make…"
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"Hi Nicholas, all the ESCs are connected appropriately. I'm using the 3dr power distribution board and have tripple checked the connections. I have even tried connecting the escs directly to the pixhawk, to no avail."
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal replied to Luis Vidal's discussion Help setting up pixhawk and ESC!
"Yup, I have the arm button installed but pressing it does not have any impact on the escs. It makes the pixhawk beep, but the ESC stay silent. I've combed the forums for the last few days looking for an answer and so far haven't found anything :(."
Sep 18, 2015
Luis Vidal posted a discussion
Hello Everyone, new member of DIY and first time poster. I just got my pixhawk and taranis plus x9d in (along with a bunch of stuff for a quad). I set everything up, used QGroundControl to flash firmware on the pixhawk, updated my taranis to the…
Sep 18, 2015