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Sterling, VA
About Me:
I've been an RC FPV/AP hobbyist for over four years.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I'm interested in UAV to assist in my FPV/AP hobby by removing some of the uncertainty when flying.
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"Thanks Mike,
I agree with everything you just stated and think you have just summed it up nicely!
I don't need any of the extras Pixhawk is providing right now vs. the Vector.
That said, I do like the info Mission Planner provides on the ground and…"
I agree with everything you just stated and think you have just summed it up nicely!
I don't need any of the extras Pixhawk is providing right now vs. the Vector.
That said, I do like the info Mission Planner provides on the ground and…"
"The Pixhawk world is not plug and play.
I knew that going in of course but I've been surprised at how difficult it can be at times, and some of it seems unnecessary.
The bottom line is the output rail of the Pixhawk was not designed to be a power…"
I knew that going in of course but I've been surprised at how difficult it can be at times, and some of it seems unnecessary.
The bottom line is the output rail of the Pixhawk was not designed to be a power…"
"All,
I think it's worth providing a bit more personal background to this discussion for context. As I mentioned in my original post I had an APM 2.5 installed on my main plane for a couple of years. Once I got through the learning curve on that and…"
I think it's worth providing a bit more personal background to this discussion for context. As I mentioned in my original post I had an APM 2.5 installed on my main plane for a couple of years. Once I got through the learning curve on that and…"
"Yes, I've seen that image on occasion and thought... that might work if you had one of those special connectors and wanted to go to a lot of trouble. As I said, it would be one way to be sure the power for the servos was isolated from the Pixhawk…"
"Thanks for the clarification Matt. Your post makes sense and agrees with my new understanding of the way this system works. I'm using a separate BEC instead of the one included with the ESC but it's essentially the same wiring diagram as you just…"
"Thanks for your input Mike however I can't believe your answer "3DR does not want you powering your servos off the output rail" I quoted the part of your answer that I can't believe for clarity. While I've been somewhat critical of the Pixhawk…"
"All,
I have an interesting update to this thread. As Chris suggested above I contacted 3DR support about this issue. They asked me to check a few things and I started to write back with the steps I had done to determine this was a hardware problem.…"
I have an interesting update to this thread. As Chris suggested above I contacted 3DR support about this issue. They asked me to check a few things and I started to write back with the steps I had done to determine this was a hardware problem.…"
"Thanks Andre,
Yes, that's what I thought you meant. So, in practical terms don't run more than one ground wire between devices when the ground is common within each of the devices. To check that we can use a continuity tester or ohm meter. …"
Yes, that's what I thought you meant. So, in practical terms don't run more than one ground wire between devices when the ground is common within each of the devices. To check that we can use a continuity tester or ohm meter. …"
"1) Yes, I understand with the open source nature of this device there is some duplication of effort and multiple sources of information. As an example, I got confused by the multiple ground station software available, originally thinking that APM…"
"1) Fair enough, I just wish it was clear (or I had figured it out) that the zener diode was NOT required in most cases. I was trying to be careful and protect my investment.
2) The GPS has two cables that need connecting. I used the I2C "hub" to…"
2) The GPS has two cables that need connecting. I used the I2C "hub" to…"
"Hi Andre,
1) Do you know how hard it would be to protect against this issue internally? If this was cost effective I just think it would be nice to relieve the user of these kinds of fine points. When I see BEC's that can take a wide voltage input…"
1) Do you know how hard it would be to protect against this issue internally? If this was cost effective I just think it would be nice to relieve the user of these kinds of fine points. When I see BEC's that can take a wide voltage input…"
"1) I just thought it was strange to ask the user to do this when over voltage protection could be included internally fairly easily, no? Was I wrong to not get that fine point from the documentation?
2) If you put up a longer GPS cable on your web…"
2) If you put up a longer GPS cable on your web…"
"1) Here is where I saw I needed a zener diode
http://plane.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-powering-the-pixhawk/
2) My planes are on the larger side and in trying to place the PH near the center of gravity it should be under the wing. I like on the fuse…"
http://plane.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-powering-the-pixhawk/
2) My planes are on the larger side and in trying to place the PH near the center of gravity it should be under the wing. I like on the fuse…"
"Wow, I'm a bit star struck I have to say as I didn't expect a personal reply from you Chris!
That said, your message is a good one and gives me more confidence in requesting another new unit.
While I've been a member of this site for many years I…"
That said, your message is a good one and gives me more confidence in requesting another new unit.
While I've been a member of this site for many years I…"
Hi All,I had an APM 2.5 on my plane for a couple of years and after the initial setup it performed reliably for those 2 years and was quite solid. Recently I decided to upgrade to the pixhawk and ended up buying two of them for two different planes.…
"You should share more often Robert. That was awesome! Info the setup appreciated not that that knowledge will help me do anything close to that."
