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Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Pixhawk won't enter ESC calibration
"Ok I got the ESC's to calibrate but I'm constantly having to reformat the SD card. NOW I get the start up fail beep when trying to plug into computer or put it on a batt.  It won't let me connect to MP either so I can't erase the eeprom..."
Feb 13, 2014
Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Pixhawk won't enter ESC calibration
"I've calibrated the quad's radio, using a dragonlink setup. It receives ppm values fine."
Feb 13, 2014
Stephen S posted a discussion
Hi all, Working on my pixhawk build and I'm having issues with ESC calibration. Using the 3dr 20 amp ESC's and 850kv motors.. I'm not new to quads, I have a apm 2.6 build. I try to enter calibration mode in the pixhawk - TX throttle high - Plug in…
Feb 13, 2014
Stephen S posted a discussion
Hey everyone. I'm still trying to get my quad flying.. I've gotten over a few hurtles but now I have another issue. After ESC calibration I tested my motors, armed and got them spinning. All but one worked fine. The one that had issues would start…
Nov 24, 2011
Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Radio calibrate issues
"Ok I'm about to start troubleshooting it again. Quick question. I've only been able to figure out how to get 2 modes out of my turnigy 9x. For the sake of testing it should I just use stabilize mode? Also I noticed with the new MP that simple is no…"
Oct 3, 2011
Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Radio calibrate issues
"Mike, the MP was unresponsive as before. It was not updating the HUD. However, I unplugged the USB on the computer side and plugged it back in and restarted MP and now it works.. At the moment I can't run those test Mike. Ill be able to work on it…"
Oct 2, 2011
Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Radio calibrate issues
"Wow unbelievable.. I took a break and just came back to troubleshoot it some more. Read the thread to give Mike's suggestions a try. Plugged in the usb and now it works. HUD moves when the APM moves and the radio calibration is responsive. I wish I…"
Oct 2, 2011
Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Radio calibrate issues
"Mike, No the HUD does not change at all when I move/tilt the APM. It also says no GPS even though my GPA is connected,
 
The red bars that come on the screen when you hit the "calibrate radio button" do not appear unless I hit the "calibrate radio…"
Oct 2, 2011
Stephen S posted a discussion
Greetings, I finished setting up my arducopter about a month ago but had issues with tilting on take off. I haven't touched it since and decided I would reconfigure it today and make sure all the sensors were working properly. I'm using the 1.0.76…
Oct 2, 2011
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Aug 27, 2011
Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Turnigy 9x and flight planner issues
"Ok I got the green bars to move by playing around with the power.. Except my yaw bar won't budge. I've tried switching around the 4 wires that control yaw, roll, pitch and throttle and still have no luck getting any response from yaw. Any ideas"
Aug 27, 2011
Stephen S replied to Stephen S's discussion Turnigy 9x and flight planner issues
"Ok I got the green bars to show up by cycling the power to the receiver but I they do not move when I use the controls on the radio.. The red light is solid so it is binded"
Aug 27, 2011