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  Luc van Helfteren July 25, 2012 at 3:49pm

  Yeah, USB works fine, and I am using MAVLink 1.0 version of APM Planner and Arducopter 2.6 which corresponds Ithink.
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  Jon C July 25, 2012 at 3:03pm

  I had a similar problem with my 3DR and it turned out to be the version of MAVLink the Mission Planner was using.  The installer installs 2 versions of the planner.  One using MAVLink 0.9 and one using 1.0.  It runs 0.9 by default but there is a second launcher in the installation directory for 1.0. You need to choose the version that matches what your APM is using.

  Can you connect successfully via USB?
• Rob Haines July 25, 2012 at 10:15am

  I've not familiar with the 3dr radios but on all transeivers you you should have a Tx and RX. One the air unit link these connections and power it up. Now with the ground unit connected to a laptop connect a terminal program to the port the ground unit is on. If they are paired correctly anything sent to the air radio should be echoed back to the terminal program. That will check basic send/receive functionality.

  The blinking LED at 1hz should be the heartbeat.
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  Luc van Helfteren July 25, 2012 at 9:58am

  My 433 Mhz 3dr telemetry units are not working as expected (details here: http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/433-mhz-radios-will-bind-and-conf...) essentially they bind and config utility works, but I am getting a heartbeat error with missionplanner. Anyone encountered this one before?
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  malcolm churn July 21, 2012 at 4:19am

  Hi Dean hopefully tomorrow, just picked up shiny new GPS, care of Martin, very happy!! I think Martin is going to try and make it down to my club field. Give him a shout. I'll guest him, I can get one of the other guys to guest you if your up for it.
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  Dean Wynton July 21, 2012 at 2:12am

  Hey Malcolm, when and where you flying? PM me if you prefer?
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  Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk July 20, 2012 at 10:47am

  Malcolm, the 3DR GPS LEA-6 units have landed! :) 

   

  Regards

   

  Martin.
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  UnmannedTechShop.co.uk July 20, 2012 at 9:54am

  Hope we get some decent weather to be able to fly this weekend!
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  Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk July 20, 2012 at 3:32am

  I will see what the boss has lined up for me! I have a few things I need to get done too.... I should have the new GPS here today I hope the FedEx man delivers, so I might be able to let you have one on the wekeend!

  Regards

  Martin.
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  malcolm churn July 20, 2012 at 2:56am

  flying this weekend if anyone is up for it :)