I'm trying to create two different bluetooth links to cut down on some wires. Currently, TELEM1 on the pixhawk goes to the 3DR radio and TELEM2 goes to the OSD.
The first and most obvious is bluetooth module on the drone, connected to the PIxhawk TEL
Read more…Is there a way to change the name of the 3DR bluetooth telemetry device? I'd like to make it something other than HC6 or whatever it is now.
Read more…I have an APM 2.6 flight controller and a 3DR GPS/Compass. I have a constant problem, not an isolated incident related to space weather. The HDOP drifts up and down between roughly 1.2 and 4. As a result, the GPS position drifts all over the place
Read more…Does anyone know of an enclosure that will fit on the 3DR Y6? It would give it a more clean/polished look.
Read more…Mission Planner is showing a TFR that envelopes half the mid atlantic. This is not correct. It appears to show an inner ring, the correct size of the SFRA. Then there is some strange 60nm radius outer ring that should not exist. There is no TFR ex
Read more…I've got three strange issues for your evaluation. Graphs pictured below and the log file is attached.
1) Loiter drifts. I have a solid GPS lock and vibrations all < 1. It drifts a little to up to 8-10 feet. I can't figure out why. Looking at the
Read more…Does anyone have any practical experience with the compass not using the mast? Just having it sit on the top deck? I keep breaking the mast and at $10/ea, it is not a practical part. I'm going to do a compassmot test later tonight or tomorrow.
Read more…This motor turns fine. Ohms are 0.4 on all phases, same as all the others. I was doing some tuning in the house and smelled burning. Stopped and found this motor was scalding hot. So hot that 10 minutes later, it was STILL scalding hot. What cau
Read more…I updated Mission Planner to the latest beta last night. However I haven't used the RC6 tuning in a long time to say whether it just now broke or something else is going on. Regardless of what min and max values I set for Ch6, it immediately applie
Read more…This is perplexing. I've got a nice solid 5v coming out of the power module. Everything powers up nicely. Yet it shows 0 volts and 83 amps. It's just sitting on my desk disarmed. Params are set for the voltage and current, and using the 3DR power
Read more…I see Mission Planner now has range rings around airports on the flight planning maps. I think it is a good idea for the less brilliant among us to be reminded of where they are flying. For those of us who are smart and responsible, we can turn them
Read more…I have the 3DR power module supplying the input side of the APM 2.6 with it's requisite 5 volts. I have some LEDs and video switching gear that I also need to connect that require 5v. Clearly relying on the the APM 5v provided by the power module i
Read more…After my quad became a smoking hold in the ground on Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BGHvz1Owe0), I decided it's time to research redundancy for a motor/prop loss. I've been searching and reading. And not surprisingly, there is a lot of con
Read more…I know that sounds strange. My receiver (Orange R910) is all PWM. I just got some LEDs from Flytron. These LEDs can use a PPM signal to sync the flashing. Is there a way to:
A) Get the APM to send PPM instead of PWM out one of the outputs?
B) Someth
Read more…I'm using the APM's A10 output and CH6 input to control my gimbal pitch. It works lovely BUT... if the radio failsafe kicks in, the output seems to get stuck at some arbitrary level and stops responding. Once I'm back in range, it does not start wor
Read more…So which of the many parameters can I adjust for this? I've done the manual and auto tuning. It flies like a dream. Rock solid. But on the ground it will oscillate/wobble until it lifts off.
Pitch:
P .165
I .165
D .007
Roll:
P .1
I: .1
D: .004
Stab:
Pitch P:
I just ran the compass mot test for the first time. I was expecting a low percentage, but instead I got 103% to 123%.
I have the external GPS/Compass mounted well above all the primary power. In the attached photo, the power distribution board and E
Read more…I decided I need to put longer wires on the 3DR power module. So I figure no big deal, I'll just unsolder the wires it has on it, and solder my new ones on to whatever length I want. Easy, this will take about 10 minutes total including heat shrink.
Read more…I notice the APM is (I think) estimating wind speed and direction. I can display wind speed and direction on Mission Planner and in minimOSD. I can't find anything documenting this. How is it coming to this conclusion?
Read more…Maybe I'm blind and don't have enough caffeine yet. Nowhere on the 3DR site, the ardupilot manual pages, or DIYdrones wiki pages, does it say how to connect the minimOSD to a PC. All it says is "connect to the computer and use the configuration tool
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