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Picopilot on 6ft Telemaster and Arducopter


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Neil Smith posted a discussion
I have no Idea what the latest firmware version is loaded into my Arducopter by Mission Planner. Is it possible to show it somewhere in the APM Mission Planner? Not The Mission Planner version but the Arducopter firmware version. Neil
Jun 27, 2011
Neil Smith replied to Neil Smith's discussion Latest Mission Planner Stabilize shows as Guided and Loiter Shows as FBW-A
"I mean Alt hold shows as FBW-A not Loiter.
 
Neil"
Jun 25, 2011
Neil Smith posted a discussion
I updated MP this morning and now Stabilize shows as Guided and Loiter shows as FBW-A. Is this an error? Neil
Jun 25, 2011
Neil Smith replied to Neil Smith's discussion Trying to configure Sparkfun Xbee pro 900
"Here is my setup:
Sparkfun xbee pro XBP09-DP modules. One with wire antena and one with 900mhz duck. Both have same identicle setup.
 
Neil
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Jun 20, 2011
Neil Smith posted discussions
Jun 20, 2011
Neil Smith replied to Mike Walker's discussion 2.0.24 Beta Crazy yaw corrections.
"I pretty sure simple mode says it always points in the same direction (direction quad was in at startup) for beginners so they dont have to worry about the yaw and can concentrate on just pitch and roll. Sounds like the quick 90 turn made it want to…"
Jun 18, 2011
Neil Smith posted discussions
Jun 18, 2011
Neil Smith replied to Neil Smith's discussion Is it possible to add a remote reset switch on IMU oilpan
"I found the solder points using an ohm meter. Here are a couple pics..
 
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Jun 18, 2011
Neil Smith posted a discussion
Hi all,   After running the APM mission planner several times and manually entering declination in the cli, my compass works but only North is correct. As I rotate the quad by hand, East and West are off a bit, South is way off. My declination is…
Jun 17, 2011
Neil Smith commented on Mark Colwell's blog post EasyCAP Gem or Crap
"Nice review! I am in the market for a new cap device to use with APM mission planner and was wondering about these models since they are so inexpensive. Does the dv60 have a delay or is it real time?
Neil"
Jun 16, 2011
Neil Smith posted a discussion
I have been trying to get the live video overlay to work and have a couple problems. I am running win7 home with a dell xps laptop. If I use the built in web cam, the mission planner will slooooow down so much it is unuseable. The video will work…
Jun 15, 2011
Neil Smith posted a discussion
I have gone through the setup in the newest mission planner and using the diy magnetometer, newest ac2 code loaded through mission planner. Everything seems to work when I view flight data except heading, it is stuck at about 354deg. it will change…
Jun 14, 2011
Neil Smith replied to Taylor Cox's discussion HK camera mount?
"I would like to know this also. My Go Pro HD Hero will be here in a couple days.
 
Smitty"
Jan 1, 2011
Neil Smith posted discussions
Nov 23, 2010
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