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APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button

Started this discussion. Last reply by David May 8. 19 Replies

Here is something confusing to me........ My APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button. I use a 7.4v batt through a BEC to power the board. All of my esc's are opto isolated. I run a…Continue

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Arducopter Y6 build and loving it.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Wayne Jones Feb 17. 2 Replies

For all of you Arducopter naysayers and frustrated builders I have one thing to say, stick with it. I was frustrated by my first arducopter custom quad build but now after owning a Hoverfly Pro FCB…Continue

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problem changing rate pid's on the apm

Started this discussion. Last reply by Wayne Jones Oct 28, 2011. 14 Replies

For some reason when I load the latest firmware (Arducopter 2.0.49) using the latest APM (v1.86) downloaded from google ardupilot code when I try to change the rate roll and pitch PID's I  get a…Continue

Humble Pie

Started this discussion. Last reply by Franco Nogarin Oct 26, 2011. 2 Replies

My final piece of humble pie has been delicious. I have gone from hating the Arducopter system to loving it. What can I say,  Perseverance has paid off. If I can give some advice to anyone thinking…Continue

 

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David replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"I did not have this problem until I changed my quad from + to x. I changed back to + and it worked fine again (both modes BEC powered). Changing back to x and I tried powering from a 'dumb' usb power supply and the board still did not boot…"
May 8
kman4UAV replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"Thx.."
Apr 25
Vernon Barry replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"See this thread too, it's all related http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/no-boot-on-battery-esc-or-ubec?commentId=705844%3AComment%3A833257  "
Apr 24
Vernon Barry replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"No, it's not a combo, it's the APM2.0 code. This is a known bug all over this forum that when powering via the ESCs (not the USB on the bench) the APM doesn't want to boot correctly and hitting reset is required. Plug in battery, then…"
Apr 24
kman4UAV replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"Recently i bought APM2.0 purple board and setting up with X525 Quad kit and i am in testing phase . When i switch on the power on my quad (APM2) only Blue LED comes up & stays solid..I can't arm the motors.If i press the reset button , Then…"
Apr 24
Jiro Hattori replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"Replay myself. It looks like the problems on the power up sequence. I am using SBEC for APM2 and other electronics. The different timing of power up of SBEC and BECs may cause those issues, may be in my case. Workaround is something like this, apply…"
Mar 6
Jiro Hattori replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"Same issue for me too. It happens very early APM2 and Turnigy 25A BEC. There looks like two issues on APM2 initialization. One is that the APM2 fails to start up after resetting or power on resetting. Other is that the initialization failure of BEC…"
Mar 6
Randy Ram replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"ok, this morning I went ahead and retried the arming without doing any changes yet. But this time, I took my time and held yaw right for little longer till I saw the blue/red light changed its blink sequence. I knew now it was ready. I tried it out,…"
Mar 3
Eddie Weeks replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
" correction...   I APM2 arms the ESC sometimes... Has nothing to do with the tail servo.. !!"
Mar 3
Eddie Weeks replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"I have the same problem...  APM2 will not arm the motors... Some time I get solid blue light Some times I get normal lights but still no arming.. This Fix works every time, for me... Unplug the tail servo on my tri copter...   Boots…"
Mar 3
JP replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"that seems good. i have futaba too. i mean, adjust the trim in all channels so it is 1500 when centered. i just read that on another thread. seems logical. this applies more so to flying and getting the quad stable regarding apm2, i thought i had…"
Mar 2
Randy Ram replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"ok, will check on the 1500 on the yaw. My lowest point seems to be 1100 and high about 1900 on my Futaba with 100% travel. Should I be lower then 1000 and the min and about 2000 at the max?"
Mar 2
JP replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"i dont think so, i do it anytime i change radio settings. also the big thing was having the tx on before power up. i just read another thread saying you should make sure yaw is 1500 when centered in radio cal. also set the other controls to the…"
Mar 2
Randy Ram replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"Do you have to do that all the time?"
Mar 2
JP replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"Try this.. I am been doing this stuff all day!! :D 1. Take the props off 2. Plug the APM2 in via USB - connect 3. Calibrate your Radio 4. Put the throttle in high position  5. Unplug usb 6. Plug In Battery 7. Lights on APM2 will Cycle (leave…"
Mar 2
Randy Ram replied to Wayne Jones's discussion APM2 will not arm the motors until I push the reset button
"I just finished calibrating the esc. The motor ran after I calibrated it. Somehow, now I can't arm the APM2. Is there anything I need to do on the Mission Planner before I can use it? I followed the guide and it said something about a FLY mode…"
Mar 2

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