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  • Which module are you using for the xbee? If you go to the site where you bought it, there is usually a link for the drivers.

  • I need to comunicate the xbee with my andoid device cant find any driver any help?

  • My first build almost all the bugs iron out Still waiting on my GPS and Power Module. I DUB THE "HOBBYKING SPECIAL!"

    HKpilot Mega 2.5
    HK Q450 frame
    Q-brain 25 amp esc
    3dr radio Telem module
    Turnigy multistar 2213 -935 Kv motors
    10- 4.5 props
    Zippy 4500 Mah compact Lipos "12-15" min flight time
    HK batter monitor "may be faulty" lol
    springy landing struts !!

    Turnigy 9x radio system "stock"3692869814?profile=original

  • hye!im new here!and im new in multirotor.im using the hexacopter and hope we can share alot of information here!thank you!

  • Interesting interview with Chris Anderson

  • @Hillary

    I share your thoughts...each time I find a site like this, I go into major absorb mode.

  • new here,so happy

  • Admin

    @Rob,

    Ardu may be a shortening of the word Arduino and used to indicate that the original Ardupilot used an Arduino Atmel processor, the 168/328.

    Regards,

    TCIII ArduRover2 Developer

  • Developer

    @Rob J: Stands for Arduino, the family of boards that ArduCopter runs on. See: http://arduino.cc/

  • Is Ardu an acronym?  I feel it must be, but can't find anything to explain it.  I just know I'll be sorry for asking this.

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Building Possibly My Last Multicopter

I left the hobby in 2022 after the crash of my Tarot Ironman due to a propeller blade separation resulting in complete destruction of the aircraft. Since then I have been flying an old DJI MAvic Pro that I bought used from a photographer who wanted to upgrade. Anyway, recently l've thought about wanting to build one more multicopter. I enjoyed the challenges of building one plus the satisfaction of flying something I built. So I decided to once again embark on a build project. My needs…

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1 Reply · Reply by Brian Buckmaster Apr 3

Drone flying to non visible point

Hi there,I encountered a problem, while flying in auto mode, with approching to point that was not set by trajectory and is not visible after downloading mission from flight controller by Mission Planner. Does anybody encountered similar problem. The situation is that in the middle flight I stopped the UAV and uploaded new mission and after changing to auto mode it starts to fly in some direction. It goes straight to some point, so I assume it's not mechanical problem. I attached the link to…

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TAKEOFF WITHOUT USING GPS

Hi,Im working on a autonomous drones and im using JETSON NANO and flight controller PIXHAWK .Im able to control my drone by giving rc commands on the MAVLINK terminal itself by connecting it with PIXHAWK but now i want a python code from which i can do some operations like:takeoff,left ,right,forward,backward…and i am not using GPS…Can anyone please help me…

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1 Reply · Reply by tellinglean Oct 17, 2022

HELP quadcopter: one motor twitching and stuttering

Hello guys,I have a problem with one motor, do not spin and making a sound (videos in attachment), I changed the motor to another ESC and is work, so I checked the connections on ESC and all connections looking great. any ideas or something I can do, iam trying to build YMFC32 Brokking .thank youhttps://youtu.be/LagBqwGbixkhttps://youtu.be/PU20nCxApcs

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