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No power to RC reciever
Started this discussion. Last reply by Igor Lodhi Feb 14. 13 Replies 0 Likes
Can someone provide some troubleshooting? I am not getting a power light on my Spektrum AR8000 receiver. The GPS module LED is on, and other LEDS on the board are flashing. I have…Continue
No Power to RC Receiver
Started Oct 10, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello all - After a couple successful test hovers, I had after the wind got hold of it. Now after putting parts back together, the LED on the RC receiver is not coming on. I bench tested…Continue
Using Logs
Started this discussion. Last reply by John C. Sep 27, 2011. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I just tried my first field test of my my Arducopter 3DR, and my first crash.The winds were around 10+ mph, so I guess I should have waited for calmer day. After hovering about 5-6 feet off the…Continue
Auto ESC calibration
Started Sep 22, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
I am building and trying to calibrate my ESC's for the first time. Everything is on the frame and wired together. I am following the instructions for here: …Continue
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Maciej replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever"Hello, have you figure it out?
I would connect the esc to the RX to verify that RX is ok,power on the spectrum RX is distributed the same way as in ardu board,
common rail with pinouts for (-) and common rail with pinouts for (+)
so if you checked…"
DistributorMartint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever
"Have you just checked the TX/RX with a battery pack and a servo to make sure its working ok?
Regards
Martin"
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever
"The battery is regulated by the BEC in the ESCs. There is no magic in that RC rail--all the +- pins are electrically connected, so if you're powering one you're powering them all.
I'd get out your voltmeter and track down…"
ModeratorSebastian Gralla replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever
"the voltage is regulated by an ESC (and it works correct, the board is powerd...)
maybe try a different cable, and a different channel on the reciever to feed power
chack with a multimeter if there is 5V on APM power rail (positive in the middle,…"
Scott Zerby replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever"No - that part I know. This has flown before (and crashed) - the pinout is on label, between ALE and ELEV. Signal is on the bottom.
It seems odd if the board is powered the RC is not. Where is the regulator on the Ardupilot.…"
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever
"I don't know anything about Spektrum receivers, but my guess is that you've got the connector plugged in upside down. Shouldn't white (signal) be at the top?"
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever
"Can you post a photo of your connection? Normally, if you're power the RC rail you'll power everything connected to it. I suspect you're missing some wires or have them plugged upside down."
Scott Zerby replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever"I am powering the board via the power distribution board - I guess an ESC does that? It is set up for flight, I haven't soldered anything on the ardupilot board.
Could a ESC be wired wrong, and still provide power to the Ardupilot…"
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever
"Are you powering the board via an ESC plugged into the RC rail? Or are you using the built-in power regulator and have bridged the solder jumper and otherwise set that up right?
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Scott Zerby replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever"Sorry I should have mentioned, this is how I have the audupilot powered. I do not have any USB cables attached, just the lipo. Did not know about it as a safety feature, but good to know."
ModeratorChris Anderson replied to Scott Zerby's discussion No power to RC reciever
"You need to power the RC rail (including the RC Rx) with your LiPo/ESC--it is not powered by the USB or APM board itself (this is a safety feature).
All this is documented in the manual, BTW."
Scott Zerby posted a discussionNo power to RC reciever
Can someone provide some troubleshooting? I am not getting a power light on my Spektrum AR8000 receiver. The GPS module LED is on, and other LEDS on the board are flashing. I have the receiver cables in correctly, with the data wire up on the audopilot and down on the receiver. Could this be a code problem? I had it working before... The board was purchased assembled from 3D Drones.See More
Scott Zerby posted a discussionNo Power to RC Receiver
Hello all - After a couple successful test hovers, I had after the wind got hold of it. Now after putting parts back together, the LED on the RC receiver is not coming on. I bench tested the receiver using a 6v battery pack and it came on fine. The APM comes on when I plug in the LiPo and the leds all flash correctly. But no light on the RC side. If I unplug the Red/Orange cable from the APM and plug it right into the throttle of the RC, still nothing. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this…See More
John C. replied to Scott Zerby's discussion Using Logs"Seems to me like something was funny with the altitude, ie: it's thinking it was lower than it really was.
I'm honestly not sure though, someone else will need to chime in."
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