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Male


Location

Miles City, MT


About Me:

Building UAV's and testing them in farm/ranch, forestry, SAR, and mapping applications.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Building and trouble shooting


Hometown:

Miles City


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MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Seppo's discussion RFD900, RFD900+ - New long range radio modem
"Will the RFD work on the telem 2 output on the pixhawk 2.1? I have another sensor that needs to go into telem 1 because it needs the higher output. Or can I power the rfd900x with a bec?"
Jul 19, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM posted a discussion
I recently updated another airframe to 3.8.0b5 APM plane firmware now I was trying to do the same on another pixhawk and I keep running into this error, I have tried to update mission planner to the newest beta version but I also keep getting this…
Jun 7, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.7.1 released and 3.8.0 beta nearly ready for testing
"I would like to start out by saying thank you tridge for your tireless efforts on getting things released. Just today tested APM Plane 3.8.0b5 using quadplane support as well as just as a fixed wing. We tested quadplane support using a Ex-Ranger 737…"
Jun 6, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Seppo's discussion RFD900, RFD900+ - New long range radio modem
"kent Martin said:
Hi,
The 900x  and 900u will not talk to each other.

If you don't mind me asking which one's will then? Is there going to be a firmware version of the 900x that will talk to it? Sorry for my ignorance hahaha so many moving parts…"
Apr 27, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Seppo's discussion RFD900, RFD900+ - New long range radio modem
"I have been fighting with these units for two days. We originally had two 900x hooked up to the platform but in order to shave the most possible weight off of them, I decided to get a 900u. Initially I could not get flash any firmware because the…"
Apr 26, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Seppo's discussion RFD900, RFD900+ - New long range radio modem
"Finally received my 8 way connector and now am having trouble flashing firmware RFD900u now shows red light when it is plugged in. Which tool are you suppose to use I have downloaded the datasheet for it but the screen shot on that shows a version…"
Apr 22, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Seppo's discussion RFD900, RFD900+ - New long range radio modem
"Does anyone know of a store that has that connector in stock everywhere I have looked it is backordered or sold out, also wouldn't you think they would have sent it with the 900u considereing its the only way to upgrade firmware."
Mar 31, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Seppo's discussion RFD900, RFD900+ - New long range radio modem
"Does anyone know where to find the RFD900u to 8 way socket cable anywhere before I try and make my own, how did you guys all get SIK radio firmware added to your 900u?"
Mar 31, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM's discussion Pixhawk 2.1
"I finally got it to flash after trying it on a different computer! Looks like the one I was trying it on probably didnt have the proper drivers to get it to flash."
Feb 8, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM posted a discussion
We recently received our new Pixhawk 2.1, and boy what a bunch of changes they have done to it mainly connectors are different and they click in which is nice. I am trying to get the most current version of PX4 flight stack on it using QGC v3.0.2. I…
Jan 30, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM posted a discussion
As COA's get amended to fly higher so do the FAA restrictions. We recently got our COA amended to be able to fly to 2000ft AGL but part of the stipulations are navigation lights. I recently ordered this from…
Jan 27, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM's discussion Airspeed sensor calibration fail
"After numerous calibrations failed I decided to disable airspeed circuit breaker then reboot pixhawk, then re-enabled airspeed circuit breaker and did a reboot, let pixhawk sit for a good while and re-calibrated airspeed sensor, it is now reading…"
Jan 19, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM posted a discussion
I am in the process of building a Quadranger VTOL platform. We have the flight controller flashed with Qground Control Quadranger setup, all other sensors are reading correctly. On the pitot tube, I have attached the straight tube coming from the…
Jan 18, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Greg Covey's discussion PX4/Pixhawk Flight Core Controlling FireFLY6 VTOL
"I do not believe that we were in loiter mode during these flights this past week, when I got back to office on Tuesday I will attach some more log files from that initial flight on the 13th of Dec where it crashed. This is what happen on the initial…"
Jan 1, 2017
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Greg Covey's discussion PX4/Pixhawk Flight Core Controlling FireFLY6 VTOL
"Greg Covey said:
I find it hard to believe that you cannot accomplish your goals with 254 or less waypoints per flight. You will be hard-pressed to beat the performance and simplicity of the AvA firmware and FireFLY6 Planner. The new v1.2 firmware…"
Dec 30, 2016
MATTHEW R CUNNINGHAM replied to Greg Covey's discussion PX4/Pixhawk Flight Core Controlling FireFLY6 VTOL
"We have a Firefly6 and were using it for mapping missions but have decided to get rid of AVA and firefly planner due to it not being fully functioning for our uses. The main reason we have gotten rid of it is due to the fact that it will not allow…"
Dec 29, 2016