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bad gps behaviour

Using only GPS hold (no altitude hold) my quad decided it needed to be somewhere else in a hurry.

It travelled 15 metres forward and took some quick reactions to avoid a crash. This has happened before and the last time it did this the result was a cr

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Ardupirates GPS hold

Hi, I am able to get my quad flying perfectly in stable mode without GPS hold working using ArduPiratesNG - in the Arduino software I chose AP_GPS_MTK16 (DIY Drones 1.6), and in the Configurator it shows that the flight software version is V2.01.

The

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NG

Nothing works.

I have followed every instruction to the letter.

I have even paid for a computer dude to come over and start from scratch and he couldn't make this work.. we wiped everything relating to this and started again. NOPE, NOTHING WORKS

The ins

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Magnetometer info

In order to use position hold you must first have a magno.

I would advise FahPah to state this clearly before allowing anyone to continue to the checkout stage as anybody buying one and hoping for position hold (all of us) would obviously be needing t

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magnetometer cable

Hi,

 

Could somebody out there please advise me on where and what to buy in order to connect a magno to the Arducopter board. I'm about to buy a magno from DIY drones but it doesn't seem to come with cable.

 

A link would be greatly appreciated.

 

Regards,

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RC2

I have noticed that RC2 beta is available for downloading.

Will I be able to use GPS hold with this download?

Do I require a magnetometer for GPS hold?

What are the benefits of a magneto?

I've attached a link to my hover vid with christmas lights below

Th

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GPS hold

allo again,

I am wondering if there has been any movement where GPS hold is concerned.

Apparently it is not active at the moment - certainly mine doesn't work, and others have said the same problems on the forum.

Yet i have watched youtube vids where pe

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Glitch?

Has anyone else experienced a sudden and violent shift in direction whilst hovering?

Does this sound Ardiuno related or board related or ESC related? Or perhaps a Tx/Rx issue.

Regards,

Rich

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