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Just growing my long standing R/C fixed wing hobby into microprocessor/computer controlled flight. Purchased an ArduPilot 2.5/gps/3dr radio May 2013 but I've been tinkering with Arduino for a lot longer.
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San Francisco Bay Area
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"Thanks for the input Andre.
The ESC boot sound is unmistakable and audible at 25 seconds into the video - it definitely booted.
Your assessment is totally logical and I've already replaced the cabling (but not the power module), replaced the ESC,…"
The ESC boot sound is unmistakable and audible at 25 seconds into the video - it definitely booted.
Your assessment is totally logical and I've already replaced the cabling (but not the power module), replaced the ESC,…"
"No, JP1 does not have a jumper on my board. I screen scrapped all the photos so not my exact kit."
I have many successful flight hours logged on my ArduPlane platform. Yesterday I had a problem 15 seconds after take off that resulted in a very hard landing/crash. On the bright side, relatively minor damage and happy my plane didn't end up on…
"Thank you very much for looking into this and getting back to me.
>So you really have your transmitter and your receiver on while starting up the APM?
When I plug in my plane battery, both APM and RX power on at the same time. If the TX is on when…"
>So you really have your transmitter and your receiver on while starting up the APM?
When I plug in my plane battery, both APM and RX power on at the same time. If the TX is on when…"
"That would be great!
It also seems to me that the FrSky D8R-II plus running D8R-XP firmware should immediately send its configured failsafe PPM signal after power up if it isn't hearing from the transmitter. Instead, I'm pretty sure it is sending…"
It also seems to me that the FrSky D8R-II plus running D8R-XP firmware should immediately send its configured failsafe PPM signal after power up if it isn't hearing from the transmitter. Instead, I'm pretty sure it is sending…"
Anyone know why servos connected to my APM 2.5 outputs crank to 0% for 15 seconds while booting when there is nothing plugged into the APM 2.5 PCM/PWM inputs? Is there a parameter that I can set to avoid this? It pushes the servos well below the…
"Following your schematic using 4.7k resistor and 10 uF capacitor worked like a charm for me as well, using the following setup:
APM 2.5 with Arduplane 2.78b
FrSky D8R-II plus receiver running d8rxp_cppm27_build120926 firmware, configured for PPM, so…"
APM 2.5 with Arduplane 2.78b
FrSky D8R-II plus receiver running d8rxp_cppm27_build120926 firmware, configured for PPM, so…"
"I installed various firmware to my 3DR APM 2.5 and 3DR MinimOSD using Mission Planner 1.1.5187.14200 and I see that this appears to be a bug introduced somewhere after 2.74.
APM MinimOSD-Extra Results
2.74 …"
APM MinimOSD-Extra Results
2.74 …"
"Here's an interesting one...
All of a sudden my MinimOSD is consistently displaying incorrect temperatures ranging from 537 deg F to 654 deg F.
But when I connect my APM via 3DR Radio to Mission Planner to view APM telemetry it shows correct temps…"
All of a sudden my MinimOSD is consistently displaying incorrect temperatures ranging from 537 deg F to 654 deg F.
But when I connect my APM via 3DR Radio to Mission Planner to view APM telemetry it shows correct temps…"
"Thanks Thomas and Kevin for the feedback. I'm thinking it is thermal related how as well. I'll do some tests and maybe look at the code as well. And read about the six factory generated calibration/compensation values... Did a simple test today -…"
"I've noticed recently a consistent pattern where my home altitude drifts up by 7 to 10 feet between the start and finish of every flight. I'm running APM 2.5 ArduPlane 2.78b. I've checked my last 15 flights or so and happens every time. I have my…"
I finally had my minimOSD working yesterday for first time. I realized the labels were not friendly at all but was good enough for my maiden flight - I'm a nubie and yesterday is actually the first day I've ever flown my rig fpv, but I'm not new to…
"I have almost an hour flight time on this new T28 build and it is working very well. I initially had the 3DR Radio mounted in the space between the wing and fuselage but that caused interference resulting in aileron jitter. working great so far."
I'm having problems with voltage monitoring. I'm using ArduPlane v2.7.3 and Mission Planner 1.2.52 mva 1.0. I have an APM 2.5 and APM 2.5 Power Module.My 3DR Radio telemetry setup back to Mission Planner says my battery is about 0.3v less than it…
"Thanks I'm in the process of installing a new 3D Robotics Ardupilot APM2.5 in my old T28. These are helpful tips. I have the basics working in stabilize and manual mode but still need to practice and get more comfortable before first flight and…"
