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  • ...so this one defaults to 56k baud out the box, and must be set to 9k to get a reliable flash to the new 3.01 firmware for Galileo support and other improvements. So expect to get hold of a CP2102 USB serial adapter and make-up a cable to connect this GPS directly if you want the best out of it. It should still work out the box on the old firmware, but then in APM you must enable GPS auto config and save config when needed, then hopefully it will set the GPS to 38k and you won't get garbled data (by default from HK it's sending 56K but APM wants 38k kind of hard coded from what I gather). That was my impression, after many hours of work with these devices (like 4 different units/quadcopter builds). The debug messages on the console clearly indicate APM has issues with GPS serial speed, disregarding what the physical port is set to (strange).

  • By the way this GPS unit is very good. It will run up to 10Hz in GPS mode and 3Hz in SBAS-DGPS mode. The only issue is that APM is unable to detect this device at speeds higher then 38k baud, so best leave the update RATE at 500ms (2Hz), The problem is with APM not the GPS, if you connect to a PC with u-Center you should get good results. Until the GPS issues are solved in the current APM (and there are, those horrible arm delay horiz/vert GPS errors still) it will force the GPS back down to 38k baud even after you successfully configure higher rates. You can't even disable auto detection in APM because if you do it doesn't bother detecting any GPS at all (doh).

  • You can derive the pin-outs of the GPS from the PixFalcon documentation here: http://www.pixfalcon.com/download/MICRO-PX4.pdf

    Page 4 GPS & I2C port.

  • the only thing that I found that wire is compatible with Pixfalcon and I found Pixfalcon  labels but 5v is in the middle and not the red one

  • I opened but anything :(

  • Guys, someone have this micro gps m8n from Hking?http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=...

    I need diagram connections and I can't find and nothing write on the board :( , I only find that red isn't 5v .I'm afraid to burn it. (is for connect to a Pixracer) 

    open the case, the board should have the labels to which pin goes where.

  • Guys, someone have this micro gps m8n from Hking?http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=...

    I need diagram connections and I can't find and nothing write on the board :( , I only find that red isn't 5v .I'm afraid to burn it. (is for connect to a Pixracer) 

  • both boards have a 3DR stamp on the bottom and used to work. Now the one will upload and verify the firmware but not connect to Mavlink and the other will not upload firmware or anything. Both boards are receiving the required 3.3 volts.

    I don't know, maybe just scrap the boards?

    3DR do not seem to want to help me on this. Maybe I will forget APM and go with the NAZA controller. 

  • Hi All :)

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    @PaulNBraida,

    Maybe try loading Plane onto the broken boards?  It's possible (if you're not using a 3DR APM) that the last copter firmware meant for the AVR boards doesn't fit on it because the manufacturer has put a bootloader that's slightly too large on it.

    Also even though you can't connect via MAVLink you should still be able to upload firmware.  The issue is that Mission Planner (I assume this is what you're using) needs to first recognise the board (so it can get the correct firmware) and then it needs the board to be in bootloader mode to actually upload the firmware (the board is in bootloader mode for the first few seconds after being powered).  This means you might need to mess around a bit, connecting and disconnecting the board at the appropriate times.  I.e. plug in the board, push the MP's firmware upload button, disconnect and reconnect the board.

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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

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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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Will AHRS_ORIENTATION=8 for Arducopter 3.2.1 on APM 2.5 using a traditional Heli

I have been Reading Chris Olsen posts and watching his videos on Arducopter with traditional Helis using a Pixhawk.I have inherited an older Trex 450 heli with the old Align 3G FBL hardware.  The FBL controller appears to be bad.  So I have an old APM 2.5 without a compass or GPS on board.  I just want to replace the failed Align 3G FBL system with the APM.Now I have to mount the APM under the skids on the heli so the APM will be upside down.I have Two questions.1)  Is the AHRS_ORIENTATION=8…

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