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Hi All,

Before posting an issue or a problem in the ArduRover Discussion Forum, please check the wiki table of contents, review the firmware release notes in the subforum, and search that subforum for existing answers to your question. Help avoid duplicate threads by finding other members with the same issue and their solution.

When formulating your post, use a descriptive title such as "rover will not navigate to waypoints in the Auto mode" (not "HELP!" or "Problem").

Please include the following information to help diagnose your query:

  • Describe the problem you are having. What is the expected verses the observed behavior?
  • Provide hardware information such as the brand and version of your autopilot, GPS, radio, and compass, as well as any other pertinent details about your rover setup.
  • What version of the APM: ArdurRover2 firmware version are you running?
  • For navigation issues, provide your tlog and/or dataflash log. Click here for instructions on retrieving a dataflash log.

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  • KM6VV July 6, 2012 at 11:17am

    I'm after the same thing, but not familiar enough yet with the code.  I'm told, 'tho, that one can select "Aileron mix" or something like that, and it will work.  Anyone confirm?  I think my RoboClaw 15A will take either.  But I won't know for probably another week or so.  I'm still building the 6WD chassis.

    Alan

  • Niall Dempsey July 6, 2012 at 10:37am

    Is anybody here familar with the APMrover2 code? I was looking through the code hoping to find where the speed and steering values are outputed in the hope that I might be able to adjust them for tank steering, but had no luck finding them.

  • KM6VV July 6, 2012 at 9:15am

    Make that think, not thing.

  • KM6VV July 6, 2012 at 9:14am

    PPP is Precise Point Positioning.

    Positioning

    I ordered the LEA-6 right off of the DIY Drones (3D Robotics?) listing right along with the APM2. 

    But I thing the NEO-6 is more like $175.  Oh well.

    Alan

  • Niall Dempsey July 6, 2012 at 1:40am

    @KM6VV: did you order the LEA-6 or the NEO-6? What is PPP?

  • KM6VV July 5, 2012 at 10:26pm

    Correct.  Without.

    By the way, the NEO-6 is better then the LEA-6, which has PPP.

    Alan

  • Admin
    Thomas J Coyle III July 5, 2012 at 6:05pm

    @Alan,

    Did you order the APM2 without the MTK GPS?

    Regards,

    TCIII

  • KM6VV July 5, 2012 at 11:06am

    Ordered APM2 kit and new U Blox GPS! 

    Alan

  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson July 5, 2012 at 10:22am

    Niall: that was the standard 3DR Ublox6, with the regular antenna and ground plane (which is much bigger than the MTK). I haven't used the EM406 for years, but the uBlox is several generations of technology past that and has an optimized setting for ground vehicles. 

  • Niall Dempsey July 5, 2012 at 7:32am

    @Chis: you mentioned the uBlox with bigger antenna, is that the standard antenna that comes with the uBlox or is it a special one. Also, how does the MTK compare with EM406 which I have used with this project http://clikire.snappages.com/farmboz-3.htm

    I found the EM406 reliable but the accuracy is only < 10m. If the uBlox can reliable perform at 30cm then that is a huge breakthrough.

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