I just receive an order notification #: R840505568 for an order that I did not place and will not pay for. A $5.00 item and $31.00 freight. this is crazy. What is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think there is a more fundamental question that 3DR need to answer here - why a 5/6 cable???? Why not a standard 5/5 or 6/6??? Why did they change the port from the 2.5 to the 2.6 edition?
Very good Gustav, but there are some things you might not want to DIY. I for one would prefer to buy premade cables, given I don't have the tools nor the repeated activity of cable creating/modifying. Once my cables are on, they're on. That's it.
I can't say learning how to hack DF13's sockets - with my eyes at least - is something I consider to be a life skills. Route planning, stick control, vehicle dynamics yes. Cable splicing....no.
I couldn't wait for cable replacement so made 6 to 5 pin cable myself by replacing connector on one of the sides. 1 minute job with a needle. No soldering or anything.
And now it works!
Make sure you skip one cable like on cable picture here:
I think that your APM is in a batch that's waiting for GPS cases to ship. The first batch of the new GPSs sold out much faster than expected, and the next batch is due in later this week.
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Sorry it was only $27.00 freight. I have always said the warehouse dept is the whole problem with 3d robotics.
I just receive an order notification #: R840505568 for an order that I did not place and will not pay for. A $5.00 item and $31.00 freight. this is crazy. What is going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think there is a more fundamental question that 3DR need to answer here - why a 5/6 cable???? Why not a standard 5/5 or 6/6??? Why did they change the port from the 2.5 to the 2.6 edition?
Very good Gustav, but there are some things you might not want to DIY. I for one would prefer to buy premade cables, given I don't have the tools nor the repeated activity of cable creating/modifying. Once my cables are on, they're on. That's it.
I can't say learning how to hack DF13's sockets - with my eyes at least - is something I consider to be a life skills. Route planning, stick control, vehicle dynamics yes. Cable splicing....no.
DIY usually does mean do it yourself.
Also probably one of the better ways to learn something ?
Yippee! Full success :)
I couldn't wait for cable replacement so made 6 to 5 pin cable myself by replacing connector on one of the sides. 1 minute job with a needle. No soldering or anything.
And now it works!
Make sure you skip one cable like on cable picture here:
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/apm-2-6-gps-compass-eagle-files
Good luck to you all.
I've got APM 2.6 with external gps/compass but so far with wrong 6-6pin cable.
Should compass work without gps cable connection?
There is red solid led on external gps/compass but in CLI it says "compass initialization fails!"
Will connecting both cables help?
Lukasz
Mathieu,
I think that your APM is in a batch that's waiting for GPS cases to ship. The first batch of the new GPSs sold out much faster than expected, and the next batch is due in later this week.
Chris
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