Ken McNamara sent a message inquiring about what GPS to use with your new Pixhawk 2.1: I believe this is a great subject for a new discussion. Right now, I believe there is only the "HERE" GPS that is available as a "plug-and-play" solution for the P
Read more…I have been trying to get my digital airspeed sensor to work and while doing some research I came across this post that claims that the "I2C2" port on the PX2.1 does not work:
http://discuss.ardupilot.org/t/pixhawk-2-1-with-maxbotic-i2cxl-maxsonar-ez-
Read more…This is the first plane I will attempt to automate with my new PH2.1: She's called the Junco3 , has a wingspan of 48 inches, weighs 2600Gr. (5 lbs 12 oz) and is powered by two 45 Amp setups in 3s (35-30 1400Kv with 10x4.7 props). Her cubic wingload i
Read more…This is how my Pixhawk2 arrived in the mail
It is beautifully packaged in felt covered foam; it is very well protected and gorgeous to look at.
The GPS unit is much larger than I expected
Under the main display foam is all the accessories
Note the nice 3
Read more…I just received my new -Fake- Pixhawk from Bangood today and this is what I did:
1: plugged in the buzzer, arming button and GPS/compass unit and plugged it in the USB port of my PC to check it out in MissionPlanner (1.3.3)
It seemed to work perfectly:
Read more…This is mostly about the sensor presented here:
http://plane.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-rangefinder-maxbotix-analog/From what I gathered, this sensor helps multi-rotors maintain precise altitude control but is there any use for this in Plane like landi
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