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p.r. commented on Lukasz's blog post APM RSSI 3.3V input
"dumb question, but should the RC filter be closer to the receiver, to the output, or is it irrelevant?"
Jan 11, 2014
p.r. replied to Brano's discussion APM RSSI 3.3V input (feature request)
"what's the status on this request?
I read in another thread that there's a 'dev' version that already has this feature integrated.
Where can I download a version of APM Plane that currently has RSSI_RANGE implemented?
Thanks,
pab'"
Dec 27, 2013
p.r. replied to mark's discussion How is this guy getting this FPV range/ battery time? in ArduCopter User Group
"Someone should seriously consider putting together the 'ARENDATOROV Challenge', a contest where the goal is to try to emulate & achieve (if not surpass) this guy's magical, yet mysterious setup. If you can fly a few km's through trees & in between…"
Nov 17, 2013
p.r. commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post How can DiyDrones surpass RcGroups!?
"Not sure if you're addressing your question/suggestion to me...If so, I'd recommend checking out stack overflow if you haven't already (guessing you probably have though). Its not really a search engine nor is it a forum per se...Its more of a…"
Nov 11, 2013
p.r. commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post How can DiyDrones surpass RcGroups!?
"Generally speaking, the 'internet forum' layout is clunky and obsolete... Threads can quickly & easily get sidetracked and out of control, they grow insanely large, and the content (and its quality) change ( & conflict) rapidly as the thread…"
Nov 10, 2013
p.r. replied to p.r.'s discussion APM 2.5 CLI reboot command not working?
"bump...can anyone help me out with this?
It's worrying me that the reboot command doesn't work.
I'd like to try re-burning the bootloader, but can't find any info on how to do it for the APM 2.5/ATMega2560..."
Nov 10, 2013
p.r. replied to Chris's discussion APM 2.5 failing after udpate
"latest version of MP, 1.2.86, solves this problem..."
Nov 8, 2013
p.r. posted discussions
Nov 5, 2013
p.r. replied to Goh DongLiang's discussion How to repair APM 2.5?
"refer to this schematic...
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/apm2-5-5v-vcc-schematic
you can test the fuses with a multimeter, test for continuity/resistance across the fuse terminals...
there should be little to no resistance..."
Nov 2, 2013
p.r. replied to Goh DongLiang's discussion How to repair APM 2.5?
"what do you mean by 'cannot be detected by mission planner'?
does the board power up? do the LEDs light up and flash?"
Nov 2, 2013
p.r. replied to Warren Dunn's discussion APM 2.5 won't connect....no heartbeat packets received.
"Update for anyone interested:
Running an older version of MP solved my connection problems (version 1.2.76 worked in my case).
Something seems to have been broken since that version; the MP developers might want to take a closer look into this…"
Oct 30, 2013
p.r. posted a discussion
I just tried setting up an external magnetometer via i2c for my APM 2.5 board, and I'm seeing a much slower response time in heading changes within Mission Planner when using the external mag.Example:Rotating the board while using the onboard mag…
Oct 29, 2013
p.r. replied to Warren Dunn's discussion APM 2.5 won't connect....no heartbeat packets received.
"Hello, I'm new here...
I'm having almost the exact same problem.
This *appears* to be an issue with Mission Planner and connecting via USB, perhaps one of the recent updates broke something? I know it sounds strange, but here's why I think its due…"
Oct 29, 2013