Veikko Vierola's Discussions (41)

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Pixhawk SBUS support

Hi, I'm using Futaba T8FG Tx and Futaba R6208SB Rx connected to the Pixhawk RC IN port. In the Mission Planner radio calibration page all bars are grey with no movement when radio sticks are given inputs. Is there some sort of configure value to be c

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IRIS hover test

Hi,

I made IRIS hover test today, here is some specs of the flight:

IRIS HOVER TEST

WX:

OAT    0°C - +1°C

Humidity   97%

Wind    3m/s

Precipitation  0,1mm/h snow

Pressure  977,5hPa

HW/SW:

Firmware   V3.1-rc7 Quad, Iris Parameter File - 2013.10.11

Flight mode: L

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FAIL SAFE reason from logs

Hi,

During todays flight Arducopter CODE301RC7 hit FAIL SAFE -> RTL. How can I check afterwards from log what type of FAIL SAFE I had

(Batt low voltage, Batt low capasity, radio, telem, cgs, gps or some other FAIL SAFE?)

-Veikko-

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Autotrim questions

Hi,

1. Is it possible to commence the autotrim procedure without radio switch, can I use some mission planner button to save the autotrim levels?

2. Is autotrim possible to set up to another channel than CH7?. Can I use CH6 for auto trim?

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3.0.1 rc5 problem? Pixhawk

Hi,

I have calibrated radio. In radio calibration: When I push right stick forward the green pitch bar goes up and shows pwm value 1940, stick in the middle value is 1520 and when the stick is pulled back the value is 1100 and the green bar is down. S

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PX4 learning autopilot

Maybe PX4 pilot processor power could make possible to make a learning pilot. The idea would be that you put the autopilot in to the plane and fly few rounds in manual mode. After the flight the autopilot/gcs software could analyze how the plane was

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FBW A logic on climb

I tested FBW A and after hand launch the plane climbed very very very slowly even though I had the stick from radio pulled fully down. But when I switched to stabilize mode the plane seemed to have lot more control in pitch. What is the logic of the

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Temperature sensor support on APM

Does the APM code include a possibility to add additional temperature sensors to the system? It would be nice to have live temp readings from ESC, motor, battery and so on.

Perhaps LM35 sensor could be used:

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The LM35 is a precision temperature sensor,

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Vacuum forming a multi copter frame

It might be affordable and easy to create a wooden 1/2-model of a multicopter frame and then vacuum form 2 identical pieces and attach them together so that it will make a multicopterframe. It could be done with transparent material also? Little elas

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