Hi - newbie alert! I have about been reading about this for a while now.. is there any way I could ( or maybe in the future) implement the ardupilot on my tricopter? cheers, Josh
No. There will be no changes to the ArduPilot board for the next year. We will be releasing expansion boards that work with it, but the main board itself will not change.
Hi all I am new here and have just ordered all my components for the AurdoPilot. I want to read up on everything such that I reduce my questions to others.
Is there an online manual that I can read through for set up etc?
Guys, you can't test the sensors very effectively on the ground (they're very sensitive to your body temperature and will see "you" much more than the horizon) but you should see some response. I just did it myself and if you cover the two sensor windows on one side with your hand, you should see the rudder slowly start to move. Likewise for the elevator. It's not immediate and linear, because the PID loops are working, but you should see some result. Again, make sure no sensors are "looking" are you body and reset the board to get a clean read. We're flying this code every week so we know it works!
Max,
I have the same problem with 2.1. Only elevator seems to be effected by thermopiles. My plane is stable at altitude but sometimes goes into hard roll because I don't think the IR sensor is stabilizing in roll. Maybe Jordi knows why 2.1 isn't working right.
With 2.1 the XY should be diagonal (1:30, 4:30, etc). You select in the code whether the cable is facing forward or back. Also, you must reset the board after the jumper process.
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No. There will be no changes to the ArduPilot board for the next year. We will be releasing expansion boards that work with it, but the main board itself will not change.
steve
Is there an online manual that I can read through for set up etc?
thanks!
Steve
I have the same problem with 2.1. Only elevator seems to be effected by thermopiles. My plane is stable at altitude but sometimes goes into hard roll because I don't think the IR sensor is stabilizing in roll. Maybe Jordi knows why 2.1 isn't working right.
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