Does anyone have specs for 3DR Y6? I'm looking for dimensions on all parts, but mostly for the main plates. I can't find any spare parts, so I figured I'd manufacture my own. I have a second Y6, but it has the old original top plate and I'd like t
Read more…I've finally gotten to the point of getting FPV to work on my Y6. But the problem is the OSD does not display correctly.
I'm not getting any logs from my PX4. I'm running firmware 3.1.3 on Y6B and using MP 1.3.1. I'm trying to analysis my logs but all I get is 6 lines in the log file. (See below) I've tried formatting my SD card, but that did not help. Anyone have
Read more…Thought I'd share what I found while working with an external compass and PX4.
When configuring the compass in the Mission Planner we have 4 options, 1 is "On Board APM", 1 is "External Compass", 1 is "On Board PX4" and 1 is "Manual". Since I had a e
Read more…I've been having a lot of problems flying my Y6. Yaw would change while flying forward or backwards. The motors on the bottom would getting really hot. Someone at the airfield that I fly at notice that I had my props on upside down. He mention th
Read more…Can't get my Y6 to work with my PX4. Had everything working with my APM. But when I tried to use my PX4, no prop spin. My PX4 has an IO board and it's taken a bit of time to get everything solder together an running. I've gotten the firmware to load
Read more…Wanted to switch out my firmware from Hex to Y6. When I tried, I got confused since MP is telling me something, that I don't understand completely and it doesn't match what the wiki tells me to do.
I press to load firmware and I answer yes I want to
Read more…When we run the motor test in the command line is the sequence of the motors related to the output from the APM? So the test starts with output 1 and works it's way to output 4, 6 or 8?
Read more…Thought I try the latest firmware on my Quad. I downloaded firmware 3.0.0-rc6 and loaded. When I try to arm both from mission planner or from my radio, nothing happens. I erased my APM and then loaded the new firmware, calibrated my radio and leve
Read more…I've been trying to get my FPV to work. I final got and my camera to send a signal to a ground station and actually get a video to display on the monitor. When I fly and image breaks up and becomes unusable. The distance is only 20 feet away. Not
Read more…It's taken me awhile to get my Hex repaired from the last crash (brownout). I updated to the new firmware 2.9.1. Everything looked good, I wired my gimbal directly with a separate BEC hoping to avoid another brownout and was using 3DR Power Module.
Read more…Hi all,Jake Wells started this all by building a really cool Quadcopter from a Tupperware box. His plan was to be able to fly over and on water. Well I got hooked and since I live in South Florida with water everywhere and me wanting to fly over it,
Read more…It's so sad to see all your hard work fall from the sky like a rock. This past Friday after work, I tried to fly my usually circle flight plan at a field next to my work. Everything seem normal, I switched to ALT HOLD and then switched AUTO and off
Read more…I have a GoPro camera and I'm trying to get it to work with 3DR OSD and my FPV setup. I have a small Sony camera that works, but when I plug in the GoPro all I get is the OSD overlay. I've tried 2 different GoPro cameras, but still no video (Hero1
Read more…If you don't know, Michael Oborne is the author of the Mission Planner we all use and love.
The latest version I'm using is 1.2.35.
For a long time I've wanted to buy a beer for Michael to thank him for his efforts and time in writing and updating the
Read more…I currently use an external 5 Amp BEC, because I need to power 2 servos for my camera gimbal. My BEC is soldered to battery leads on PDB and plugged into the output side of the APM 2.5. I purchased 3D Robotic APM 2.5 Power Module and I would like t
Read more…What would it take to get an item added to the Mission Planner Speak items?
I use my laptop as my base station and I've turned on speech and I find it very handy.
I had problems sometimes hearing what was said, so I added a bluetooth head piece. The b
Read more…What happened with GeoFence option in Mission Planner 1.2.32? I was going to try to learn to fly in Arco mode and want to have a safety net.
Thanks,
Richard
I getting tied of replacing props. I just finished putting together a new 3DR Quad. But every time I try to fly it, it flips on the ground and breaks a prop. Can someone take a look at the logs and tell me what's wrong?
Thanks,
Richard
Figured I'd reset my APM and reload Hex firmware to 2.8.1. I've rebooted my PC, then via terminal mode, under setup I erased EPROM and Reset the APM. But when I try to load the firmware for Hex it fails. Mission Planner downloads the file, and upl
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