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São Paulo, SP


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Interested in the precision Agriculture side of things, and hobby flying as well.


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Nicholas Matias replied to Nicholas Matias's discussion Custom Geofence Action
"Thanks James, will check it out!"
Aug 31, 2016
Nicholas Matias posted a discussion
Hello Everyone, I´m looking into triggering a servo output whenever my plane breaches its geofence.I know you can trigger flight modes and failsafe operations, and maybe other things with custom builds.Is anyone familiar with this, and could perhaps…
Aug 30, 2016
Nicholas Matias replied to Nicholas Matias's discussion Can a Rangefinder be used in Auto mode ?
"Thanks for the quick replies guys! 
Yeah I've been using the Terrain following with the GTB, and wondered if we had Lidar support as I am flying quite low.
If I can help in any way at all just give me a shout.
Thanks again guys.
Nick"
Aug 23, 2016
Nicholas Matias posted a discussion
Hi Guys, I plan on setting up a rangefinder to maintain constant low flight missions. I'm unsure however in which flight modes it will actually work in. I'm using the latest plane firmware on a Pixhawk. Does anyone have  experience with RangeFinders…
Aug 22, 2016
Nicholas Matias posted a discussion
Hi Guys I´ve written a simple python script, which activates a particular RC output (RC5 in this case) to set a connected servo to a specific angle, waits 2 seconds then to another angle then repeats.Everything works perfectly in Manual mode.The…
Aug 8, 2016
Nicholas Matias commented on John C.'s blog post Scripted Fixed-Wing Acrobatics
"Hi John, nice!
For some reason It´s triggering my rudder and aileron outputs as well in stabilized mode. In Manual It´s fine. Have tried looking for any mixed params but no luck. Any Ideas ?  Thanks."
Aug 8, 2016
Nicholas Matias replied to Nicholas Matias's discussion Throttle reduce and eventual stall on auto mission
"Hi Chad, I eventually re-calibtared everything including my RCTransmitter, and things improved a lot. 
I'm guessing it had something to do with the RC channels."
Jul 14, 2016
Nicholas Matias posted a discussion
Hi Guys, Have been looking at best settings to give my default 3dr Radios a bit of a range boost. I have a pair of 433MHz and 915MHz radios with the default settings, and TX Power set to 11. My question is, will increaing the TX power increase range…
Jul 6, 2016
Nicholas Matias replied to Nicholas Matias's discussion Nasty Crash due to GoPro Wifi Interference ?
"Thanks Marc will check it out.
How would this differ from say from a Raspberry pi with a wifi dongle ?"
Jun 20, 2016
Nicholas Matias posted a discussion
Hi Guys, Recently had a nasty crash with my arduplane setup. It was Flying beautifully, however shortly after the last takeoff in Manual mode I suddenly got a no RC warning on mission planner, lost all input, and the plane throttled UP and dove…
Jun 20, 2016
Nicholas Matias replied to Nicholas Matias's discussion Throttle reduce and eventual stall on auto mission
"Thanks David, will check it out."
May 15, 2016
Nicholas Matias posted a discussion
Hi Guys I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a problem I'm having with my ArduPlane project.I'm using the latest firmware on Pixhawk on a test plane of mine, and she's flying beautifully on auto, however when flying into a slightly stronger…
May 14, 2016
Nicholas Matias replied to Nicholas Matias's discussion Tlogs, is there a way to increase how many are stored ? in 3DR SOLO
"Thanks Philip, will check it out."
Jan 26, 2016
Nicholas Matias posted a discussion in 3DR SOLO
Hi Guys! Was wondering if there is a way of increasing the number of tlogs, or general logs I guess to more than 10, before they are overwritten.Also looking into creating a simple app which will just grab them easily after each flight, looking into…
Jan 25, 2016
Nicholas Matias replied to Steve's discussion Which Software To Use with PX4, Qgroundcontrol or APM:Copter?
"Thanks Craig I'll Check it out."
Jan 19, 2016
Nicholas Matias replied to Steve's discussion Which Software To Use with PX4, Qgroundcontrol or APM:Copter?
"Thanks Craig! Sorry I was referring to the px4 code.
Thanks for the link, I'll have a good look at it.
All the best."
Jan 18, 2016
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