About

Gender

Male


Location

Sarawak


About Me:

Helicopter Avionics Engineer


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Skywalker 2013 with APM 2.0, jDrones Quadcopter with APM 2.5, Clone F450 with APM 2.6, TBS Discovery with NAZA M V2.


Hometown:

Vancouver, Canada


Activity Feed

Todd Nelson commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post ArduStation Mega v1.0b arrived
"Colin or anyone who can help,
I have followed the steps in the wiki to compile the hex but I am getting errors relating to the GPS.  I have attached the errors I am getting.  Can some please help me with what is required to compile the code?

Thanks"
Jan 8, 2014
Todd Nelson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.1 released!
"How do I set Drift Mode to one of my switch positions from Mission Planner, there seems to be no selection for Drift mode?"
Dec 16, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0.1 released!
"Hi all,

Need some advice!  I have upgraded to 3.1 rc7 and flown flown it successfully a few times.  I have a few issues:
1. My compass calibration for the offset x = 201 (a little high), can't seem to get it lower, using the internal compass, maybe…"
Nov 28, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Gábor Zoltán's discussion Adding extra functions to MinimOSD
"Hey,

Help needed!  Just finished updating my quad to Arducopter 3.1 rc7 and now my OSD is not displayed on my video feed.  Previously I was running 3.0.1 and the OSD was working perfectly.  I have checked the SR0 and SR3 parameters to match what…"
Nov 28, 2013
Todd Nelson commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post ArduStation Mega v1.0b arrived
"Colin,
I have tried to load the latest v0.6 hex firmware into my Ardustation Mega via Mission Planner but I get the following error "the hex file did not contain an end flag. aborting".  Why am I getting this error?  Thanks for the help."
Nov 14, 2013
Todd Nelson commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post ArduStation Mega v1.0b arrived
"I need help, I have followed the instruction on the Ardustation Mega GitHub site (downloading the master and renaming the directories).  When I try to compile I get the following error: " "AP_GPS_MTK19" does not name type" and it highlights…"
Sep 8, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion APM:Plane 2.74 released
"Is there a param file for a Skywalker 2013 to load as a starting point?  Can the old param file for the skywalker be used for this new TECS firmware.  If anyone has tunned a Skywalker 2013 can you please post the param file or a list of the…"
Aug 30, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Todd Nelson's discussion Mission Planner 1.2.73 unable to open Param file, program freezes
"Here is the requested file, thanks for the help.ArdupilotPlanner.log"
Aug 27, 2013
Todd Nelson posted a discussion
When I tried to load the Param file for my plane Mission Planner froze.  I had to force quit the program. I tried again and same results.  I am running MP 1.2.73 on a Microsoft Surface Pro with Windows 8.  Additionally to the problem above,…
Aug 27, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Heino R. Pull's discussion Ardustation 2 - 2.0.20 Adds Servo Setup, Compatibility with 3DR OSD, Optional Baro Altitude For Pointing
"Does Ardustation Version 2.0.20 work on the Ardustation Mega sold by jDrones?  If so, where can I find an already compliled HEX file for the version?
 
Cheers"
Aug 21, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Christiaan van Vollenstee's discussion Mission planner Crash after update
"I am have a problem with Mission Planner, it works perfect until I close it.  When the "X" is pressed the MP window closes and the box pops up and says "Mission Planner has stopped working".  This happens everytime I close MP.  I am currently…"
Aug 19, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
"Need some help!
First flight this morning didn't end well!  I have flown my DJI 450 quite a few time testing Stab, Alt Hold, Loiter modes successfully.  This morning my goal was to test RTL.  I set RTL as the third mode switch and went flying.  Once…"
Jun 9, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Kevin Hester's discussion Andropilot - discussion for Android ground controller users/developers
"How do I prefetch map files?  Or do I require a internet connection out in the field?
 
Cheers"
May 22, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Dave Hicks's discussion APM 2.5+ No dataflash inserted
"have you solved this problem?  I am having the same issue with my 2.5+, in cli it says no data flash when it boots also when i do a test on "logging" I get the same, no data flash.  This first happened a few days ago, then went away......now the…"
Feb 11, 2013
Todd Nelson replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter 2.9 / 2.9.1 released
"Hi,

Need a little help/advice.  I have been using 2.9/2.9.1 for a week or so now, only in Stab Mode.  I had come to the point where I wanted to look at my .log files to analyze the vibration readings before I tried AltHold Mode.  This is where I…"
Feb 7, 2013
Todd Nelson posted a discussion
Hi,Got my Quad flying with 2.9 after some time.  I have downloaded the logs but can't seem to find where the Accel X/Y/Z data is to check the vibration.  Can some explain where I would find this in the log, there seems to be 100's of lines of…
Jan 29, 2013
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