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Male


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Torquay


About Me:

Very old R/C modeller, just getting interested in Quadcopters.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I'm fascinated by the Mission capabilities of the APM FC


Hometown:

Torquay


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Ron replied to Ron's discussion Correct firmware for Mini APM 3.1
"Thanks Mike.
Found the correct firmware.
Did the setup, erase reset reboot.
It's late now, I'll try to get it to arm tomorow.
Would you mind if I PM'd you if I have further probs?
I'm no complete noob, so you will only hear from me in desperation.…"
Mar 26, 2016
Ron posted a discussion
I'm stuck here.I can't get my board to arm since I may have messed up on the settings somewhere.I've decided to try and re-flash the firmware, but from the myriad versions available, I don't know which one to choose.I'm using a quadcopter "X"…
Mar 26, 2016
Ron replied to Thomas Harvey's discussion Mission Planner not downloading map tiles for my area
"I had this problem, but found a backup of my system before it happened.
Extracted the two files I needed. Attached

Unzip, and Place the two files in the  Program files\Mission Planner\GMAPCACHE folder.

https://db.tt/LCZ7qWDj

Start Mission Planner"
Oct 2, 2015
Ron replied to Ron's discussion Is my USB port damaged?
"I did try to connect to MP via USB without opening the COM port as you suggested,
MP went through the "Detecting board", "Reading Hex", but then stopped, reporting "Communication Error. No Connection".
So I guess the USB port is really B*+&*ered…"
Feb 16, 2015
Ron replied to Ron's discussion Is my USB port damaged?
"You are correct, in the sense that I hard wired a cable to a pair of resistors adjacent to the Processor. The cable terminates in a plug with which I connect to the air radio. In other words, when the airborne radio is not connected, the USB port is…"
Feb 16, 2015
Ron posted a discussion
First, Thanks for enrolling me in this Forum.Second, apologies for a rather long winded first post, and also if this has been asked elsewhere but I'm not sure if anyone else has had this problemI have an Open Source CX-20/Nova with APM 2.5 FC. with…
Feb 13, 2015