There have been recent posts on the “wall” about scientific and “toy” cameras for mapping. The focus is on NDVI which is simply an index that provides information about the difference between reflected red and near-infrared radiation from a target. I
Read more…Hi - I am trying to set up my Pixhawk to trigger a camera using Arduplane and when I tried to test the voltage step-up circuit described here I noticed that there wasn't any voltage across the +/- aux out pins. In fact the only set of pins with a vol
Read more…It appears as if people are able to use CAM_TRIGG_DIST for ArduPlane but I can't tell if it is available in ArduCopter. My attempts to use it on my quad have been unsuccessful. I am able to automatically trigger my camera shutter at a waypoint so I'm
Read more…Hi - I am trying to set up my camera (Canon A2200 running CHDK) so I can activate the shutter using a relay. I can use this setup successfully if I plug the relay directly into one of the RC receiver pins but I'd like to be able to active it using AP
Read more…I have a 3DR quad running 3.0.1 and am trying to figure out why it flips over and crashes well into a flight just about every other time I fly it. At first I thought it was due to vibration but I think I have that pretty much under control. My graphs
Read more…Hi - I have a 3DR quad running 3.0.1 and I have been working on reducing vibration to a reasonable level. My current setup has the APM 2.5 on the top tier of the stack with 2 layers of moon gel under each corner of the APM and I have a rubber band li
Read more…I recently had a crash that bent a motor off the arm of my quad and am now only able to arm my 3DR quad when it is connected to my computer via USB. After some troubleshooting following input from folks on this forum I think the problem is a burned o
Read more…I am trying to troubleshoot a problem that occurred after a crash that bent a motor off my 3DR quad. Now the quad will arm only when I have the APM 2.5 connected to the computer via a USB cable. If the LiPo battery is connected to the quad and the US
Read more…I had a crash yesterday and after replacing a motor arm I was not able to arm the APM 2.5. I tried to re-calibrate the ESCs but that didn't help. I then tried to connect it to the latest version of Mission Planner using a USB cable and the 3DR radios
Read more…I am looking into using a wireless video system and understand that I will need a ham license. I will be getting that but I would like to integrate the video system into my professional work. I work for a public museum and from what I understand it i
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