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Permalink Reply by space_nut on July 15, 2010 at 9:31am

I noticed that the mode is jumpy with the middle setting (mode 2, both LED's on), in this case AUTO. I plan to re-test with STABILIZE in mode 2 and AUTO in mode 3. Perhaps a separate (small) power supply for the Micros and Servos - will disconnect power lead from ESC and use GND/SIGNAL.

Anyone have experience with this?

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Permalink Reply by space_nut on July 15, 2010 at 9:48am

Also, I did not have the "remember waypoints" set. Will turn this on for next test.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on July 15, 2010 at 10:36am

Things that can cause a board reset include:

--low voltage/brownout (is your ESC big enough?)
--something shorting the board (have you shielded/wrapped the board to avoid contact with metal?)
--high current drain (if you're using digital servos and your plane is out of trim, their "hunting" can cause brownouts)

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Permalink Reply by space_nut on July 15, 2010 at 12:19pm

Thanks for the input, Chris.

Yeah, I figure it's related to my ESC or Servo (that I upgraded). The reset happened just after hitting WP1 so perhaps the sudden change in Rudder and Throttle settings may be the culprit.

I'll keep digging

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