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T Shaw replied to T Shaw's discussion Very Weird 3DR Radio Hardware Problem!
"Hi Guys,

Well, it seems like I'm the only one with this problem and I haven't heard anything at all back from 3DR.

Do you think I should just ask them to send out a replacement?

Thanks,
Tim"
Jun 12, 2013
T Shaw posted a discussion
Hi Everyone,Just thought I'd share what seems like a hardware problem with one of my genuine 3DR 433 MHz Telemetry modules that appears to die after around two and a half minutes. The sequence of events in the video is repeatable and is as follows:…
Jun 1, 2013
T Shaw posted a discussion
Hi, I'm anxiously trying to setup my scratch-built quad using the mission planner as recommended in the documentation. I've downloaded the most current APM Planner 0.4.37, but when I go to Actions->Upload firmware, I get a window popping up saying…
May 30, 2011
T Shaw posted a discussion
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any tips for good PID starting values for 'copters with longer arms. I decided to go down the homebuilt frame route with arms of length 50cm (18") as I wanted something bigger and more stable for some photography /…
May 9, 2011
T Shaw posted a discussion
Hi, I'm trying to configure my APM for quadcopter use using the APM Mission Planner. I've been through the documentation and set up the COM ports as instructed and have the CLI slider switch toward the servo headers. When I lauch the terminal in the…
May 2, 2011
T Shaw commented on Raymundo Magana's blog post New 65 Channel 10Hz GPS Receiver with Smart Antenna @ Sparkfun
"If the n-period averaging performed by the GPS is indeed fixed, surely that means that all position estimates should have statistically similar standard errors? In which case, I'll take the higher rate.

I'm pretty sure that the GPS doesn't just…"
Apr 8, 2010