Walt S.
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What to expect in Waypoint mode

Started this discussion. Last reply by Walt S. Sep 3, 2009. 3 Replies

Question about sensors

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joseph Glanville Jul 2, 2009. 1 Reply

 

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Walt S. commented on Jani Hirvinen's blog post 'ArduCopter Beta 2 release--GPS position hold, altitude hold and more!'
Hi, can someone tell me the easiest way to determine what version of code is running on my AP.  I have an ArduCopter that I received 3 weeks ago with code already loaded.  I am trying to get the GPS fix and GPS hold leds working on the…
Dec 21, 2010
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Walt S. replied to Walt S.'s discussion 'What to expect in Waypoint mode'
Chris and Mike, Thanks for all the great info I'm using the 2.3.3 code with the default settings, I set up the 2 position switch on my Tx for WP mode by setting the on position to 50%. I'll try another walking test in my yard to confirm…
Sep 3, 2009
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Mike Davey replied to Walt S.'s discussion 'What to expect in Waypoint mode'
I'm guessing in question one you are asking if waypoints are considered as having been reached, if you reach them when not in WP mode. The answer to that is no, waypoints are only counted as reached when in WP mode. To answer two and three I…
Sep 3, 2009
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Chris Anderson replied to Walt S.'s discussion 'What to expect in Waypoint mode'
1) ? 2) Yes. Flick toggle up and down five times fast. That will reset the autopilot. If you have the config file set to restart waypoints at beginning, it will do so. 3) Start waypoints agin
Sep 3, 2009
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What to expect in Waypoint mode

I've been test flying my easystar in manual mode and I can record good telemetry data for the flights. I tested WP mode on the ground in my yard with 2 points 100' apart and walked between them and the groundstation shows the WP change with a valid distance to the next WP.On flight 1 I navigated about 100 yards away from the 1st WP in manual mode then switched to WP mode. The aircraft made an abrupt turn and dive then leveled off heading to the first WP. When it reached the WP it turned toward…See More
Discussion posted by Walt S. Sep 3, 2009
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Walt S. commented on Paul Mather's blog post 'Config Tool Updates'
I guess the html sample got stripped off the previous post. The problem seems to be that the xml namespace in the html tag is not supported in IE6
Aug 26, 2009
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Walt S. commented on Paul Mather's blog post 'Config Tool Updates'
J have a question about the config utility. I was having a problem running the config utility on machines that are running IE6. I found that this doesn't work on IE6 but does work on IE7 If I replace this with all seems to be working on…
Aug 26, 2009
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Joseph Glanville replied to Walt S.'s discussion 'Question about sensors'
I believe not. Though wait for confirmation from Chis or another of the Ardu experts.
Jul 2, 2009
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Question about sensors

I'm starting to assemble an EasyStar. I understand that the attopilot xy and z sensors can be used. Are there any configuration changes needed in the ArduPilot code to support these sensors?Thanks in advance-WaltSee More
Discussion posted by Walt S. Jul 2, 2009
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