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Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"IMHO the problem was, that the firmware, while running on an X2, always thinking "I'm running with USB connected", in this way Batt-FS and EKF was permanently switched OFF.
For me this problem is solved since RC9.
You can check it in log-files by…"
Sep 4, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Maybe we should create a new parameter...
Or we leave it as it was and update only the wiki."
Aug 23, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Randy,
thanks for the fast response."
Aug 23, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Randy,
thanks for information an clarification.
So i looked at the wrong bit, sorry...
That the WPNAV_RADIUS is linked to this is new for me.The failsafe-wiki says:
"Return-to-Launch (RTL) if the FS_BATT_ENABLE param is set to “2” (“RTL”) OR the…"
Aug 22, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"I made two short testflights with rc9, to test batt_failsafe with AUAV-X2.
Batt_FS set to 10,8V and RTL.
At first flight flightmode was PosHold when Batt_FS triggert, but it switched to LAND instead to RTL.The distance was >10m and hdop was 0,87.I…"
Aug 22, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"No, none mod."
Aug 21, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"OK, i will test it tomorrow."
Aug 21, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Yesterday i installed RC9 and made the test again, that i made with my AUAV-X2 and -rc8:
The Test was indoor, no flight, only power ON.
LogWhenDisarmed = ENABLED
Result with rc8:
When powered over USB the log gives a 5 (00000101b) on Powr/Flags.When…"
Aug 21, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Randy,
i made a short test with my AUAV-X2 and -rc8:
LogWhenDisarmed = ENABLED
When powered over USB the log gives a 5 on Powr/Flags.When powered with battery the log gives a 7 on Powr/Flags.
That means, the Bit for USB_CONNECTED is always 1.
It…"
Jul 27, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Yes, 100% ACK from my side."
Jul 12, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Yesterday i had some crazy values from accu-voltage and current.
It was the first flight after update to rc5 (from rc4). I heard this values also from the voice of the GCS (Tower) but the copter-flight was normal (incl. AutoTune), so i ignored it.…"
Jun 7, 2015
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0.1 released!
"At first, to give you a response, i have tested the AutoTune (3.1rc5) on my X525 and everything worked fine :-)

I have a question about the "Fence" funktion:
When the Copter reach the Fence, he switched to RTL.
For me it makes more sense when the…"
Nov 14, 2013
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0.1 released!
"Yesterday i made a update from 3.0.1 to 3.1rc4 because i want to test the Auto Tune.
It's an Quadcopter, X525 Frame. I compiled the Version from yesterday from GitHub
I started in Stabilize, everything OK.
I switched for a short time to Loiter,…"
Oct 19, 2013
Marcus replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0.1 released!
"Please, tell me something about the Flight Mode "Sport", i can't fine anything..."
Aug 13, 2013
Marcus posted a discussion
I think there is a bug in the "Speed"-Buttons, to select the "play-speed" of the recorded telemetrie-log in version 1.2.60.The buttons to select speed <1 give the wrong result.Button         Result  1/2              x2  1/4              x25 …
Jul 20, 2013