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Preamble replied to Preamble's discussion Asking for experienced advice on Tlog first flight HEX YAW IMU issue in Pixhawk 2 User Group
"Greg,
Thanks so much for the response. I'll be posting a photo showing the level of the props, I'm 95 percent sure we are good there however.. I did go over the ESC MIN->MAX values and they were inconstant, each differ by as much a 5 which could be…"
May 16, 2018
Preamble posted a discussion in Pixhawk 2 User Group
First let me say thank you, I've been a Pixhawk user for several years and think the work of the FC. This is my first HEX build so obviously I put a Pixhawk 2.1 inside.This is the first flight of a new build, one which I had trouble configuring the…
May 13, 2018
Preamble posted a discussion
So, my first need to geotag.. Images and I thought all was fine until problems with post processing... then I notice each photo has the same exact GPS Data in its file properties...captured with a cheaper action camera, I set the time within 1…
Oct 3, 2017
Preamble replied to Carlos Marín Miralles's discussion Telemetry Pixhawk and X8R
"I seem to remember the firmware release  2.1.7 changed how telemetry objects were handled by Taranis. After which I  just moved to relying on the Ground Station.  Phone or tablet. 
Sorry that doesn't help much. .."
Sep 2, 2017
Preamble posted a discussion
So, here in TN on Aug 21st me and the crew headed downtown to visit the festival before the Eclipse main event. Afterwards we headed a mile down the road to kill some time at the park (I just happened to bring the quad).We were approached by two…
Aug 29, 2017
Preamble replied to Erik's discussion Feiyu-Tech Gimbal and pixhawk
"Which one, up or down?
(PWM OR ANGLE LIMITS)"
Aug 9, 2017
Preamble replied to Erik's discussion Feiyu-Tech Gimbal and pixhawk
"Ok, I have finally made some progress in setting up my Feiyutech gimbal where,  'Point camera here' and ROI seems to function as intended however,  it would be nice to have the subject (of the ROI) a bit lower in the shot/frame.
Does this mean I…"
Aug 9, 2017
Preamble replied to massimiliano's discussion Unable to perform "ROI" or "Point camera here"
"Ok, I have finally made some progress in setting up my Feiyutech gimbal where,  'Point camera here' and ROI seems to function as intended however,  it would be nice to have the subject (of the ROI) a bit lower in the shot/frame.
Does this mean I…"
Aug 9, 2017
Preamble replied to Mert's discussion Quadcopter nose dive on first flight in ArduCopter User Group
"Mert, replying to your last post..

Sounds like you loaded 3.5.1 APM which includes new features and New prearm safety check Before it will let you ARM the copter. There are two ways to resolve this, one more correct than the other however, if you…"
Aug 8, 2017
Preamble replied to Mert's discussion Quadcopter nose dive on first flight in ArduCopter User Group
"My vote is ESC calibration. ..."
Aug 1, 2017
Preamble replied to Christian's discussion Feiyu Tech mini3D gimbal pointing down on 3dr Iris+
"Having similar gimbal issue for a while.. 
Taranis output channel 6 maps to  RC9. For Tilt, I'm using the side nob for this, wondering if that is an issue.
Output channel 7 maps  to RC10 for Pan.. ( I did not configure Roll at all)
Problems is , all…"
Jul 31, 2017
Preamble replied to Shaun's discussion Follow-me / ROI and Feiyu Tech G3 Ultra Gimbal Integration, Pixhawk in PIXHAWK
"Sounds like your quad is trying to adjust the gimbal to face your ROI point (with success or not) instead od yaw to point the heading as it would  before you installed the gimbal.."
Mar 11, 2017
Preamble posted a discussion in PIXHAWK
So, back before I installed a gimbal on my quad, I strapped a mobius camera to the front and all worked well with ROI missions using Mission planner. Setting ROI points caused the craft to yaw towards the ROI point as expected.Now, as I have a…
Mar 6, 2017
Preamble replied to Marco C's discussion back up power in PIXHAWK
"I haven't looked at the link referenced by Bill however, I will say that your approach to backup power is one of hardware not software configuration.
You should be thinking "If my power module/port" fails then ______________

There are a couple…"
Feb 2, 2017
Preamble replied to DG's discussion DIY Y6 Pixhawk backup power question in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"I had trouble last year installing two strobes in parallel to my pixhawk. They worked fine (switch by rc channel 9) when the drone was not armed and motors Not engaged however,  when they were the strobes were erratic with what looked like trace…"
Feb 2, 2017