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mark posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
Ok, so the pixhawk has been out for a little while and i have been away doing some other computer web geek chit.... What i am wondering is what the community is doing with this new power and capacity of the pixhawk. Is anyone using it to talk to…
Nov 10, 2014
mark posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
When i first got into this FPV thing a year ago i bought and ImmersionRC circular polarized antenna set that seemed to work quite well with a 5.8GHz 600mW immersionRC transmitter...but i lost the transmitter antenna and had to find a…
Jul 27, 2014
mark posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
Just curious if anyone has got a micro copter working with AC. Is there a gps module that is small/light enough to go on something like this in order to do a mission?I saw this:Very kool...but i am not much of a fan of multiwii.Thinking this:Seems…
May 14, 2014
mark posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
Through the grapevine i heard that 3dr will discontinue continue support for APM 2.5.2/ 2.6  after the release of ArduCopter v3.2 in favor of the PixHawk.Is this true? If this is what does this mean for ones who have invested in 2.6?-curious george
May 11, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion uBlox new 6m and APM 2.5.2 in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi Tom,

The uBlox Center seems to connect at 9600 but when i try to upload the 3dr file to it is doesnt work.
It does one of these jobs:

Sending: MON-VER -  B5 62 0A 04 00 00 0E 34 ...... timeout occurred without receiving an answer.…"
Apr 25, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion uBlox new 6m and APM 2.5.2 in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi,
Not really sure how to configure this gps to 38400.... but i did follow this lightly: http://www.drotek.fr/ftp/pdf/ublox_EN.pdf

In anycase, it still wouldnt let me upload the 3dr config. man, i am about to pull my hair out this is so freggin…"
Apr 25, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion uBlox new 6m and APM 2.5.2 in ArduCopter User Group
"hey jake,

unfortunately it aint a satellite/ performance issue. It is a connection/ hardware issue as it is reporting 'No GPS' in MP wen it is plugged into the new style gps slot on the apm."
Apr 24, 2014
mark posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
I am trying to finish setting up a quad in which i have ordered many different parts. At present, i am having a bit of trouble setting up the GPS, attempting to flash the ublox using the ublox center. Unfortunately i have not been able to so this…
Apr 24, 2014
mark commented on Nicholas Witham's blog post Game of Clones...........
"Taken directly from the github site of ardupilot:
https://github.com/diydrones/ardupilot/blob/master/COPYING.txt
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 3, 29 June 2007
"When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our General…"
Apr 22, 2014
mark commented on Nicholas Witham's blog post Game of Clones...........
""The open source movement focuses on convincing business that it can profit by respecting the users' freedom to share and change software. We in the free software movement appreciate those efforts, but we believe that there is a more important issue…"
Apr 22, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion Brand new everything... just setup up and 3.1.3 and twitching on the maiden flight! in ArduCopter User Group
"Hi Hugues,

It very well could be. I took it out for a flight this morning and everything works perfect aside from the twitch. So if i was to take it down what number should I put it at?

@Vassilis, i just thand tightened the connections to the…"
Apr 21, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion Brand new everything... just setup up and 3.1.3 and twitching on the maiden flight! in ArduCopter User Group
"no. but sounds interesting. how do i 'log' the motors?"
Apr 20, 2014
mark posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
Not sure what this is... but i just set this up with AC 3.1.3.This was shot in stabalize mode as i dont have a gps as of yet.Does anyone know why i am getting this funny twitch? Thanks in advance.
Apr 20, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion 'uBlox 6M GPS Module V2' and APM 2.5.2.....WTF!!! in ArduCopter User Group
"@Rob Dunbar

I have one but i have move to Portland, OR and everything i have including that FTDI cable is in storage. So i am trying to make do with what i have here and everything is almost there (i think).... just this GPS is the problem."
Apr 19, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion 'uBlox 6M GPS Module V2' and APM 2.5.2.....WTF!!! in ArduCopter User Group
"Hey Randy,

I tried to compile it a few times doing different things to try to get it compiling correctly, eg putting in libraries into the sketchfolder....

Unfortunately i got nowhere. Is there anyone who can successfully compile this sketch and…"
Apr 19, 2014
mark replied to mark's discussion 'uBlox 6M GPS Module V2' and APM 2.5.2.....WTF!!! in ArduCopter User Group
"Randy-

I am not too familiar with the Arduino IDE but I did a git clone and went went to that file in the Arduino IDE and tried to compile that file:

and at the bottom i got:

GPS_UBLOX_passthrough.pde:10:23: fatal error: AP_Common.h: No such file…"
Apr 18, 2014
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