@Pedals2Paddles wrote:
Today I decided to become a test pilot and/or crash test dummy, depending on how you look at it. Since I don't have a DIY bird up and running to use with 3.5, I decided to see what I can do with my Solo! It is, not surprisingly, complicated. I will skip over the steps required to make it work, since I believe that's worth a whole other topic. It was a LOT of parameter review, updating, and translating. It worked, it flies, the gimbal works, the smart shots work, and it's pretty awesome.
This is a link to the dataflash log and parameter export in a zip file. I would love if some of the uber brains here could take a look and tell me what you think I still need to adjust or change. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwxNJyHTG9XJODlpOTgxMjM5cW8/view?usp=sharing
Here's a quick crappy video of it working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6u2AxaJdCo
It needs a lot of tuning work still. Simply using the old Solo AC3.2 tuning values has left a lot to be desired. There are clearly a lot more parameters in 3.5 than there were in the solo version of 3.2. I copied and translated the ones I knew of an could figure out easily. But it still needs work. It has the shakes and drifts, all obvious tuning issues.
For the inquiring minds, things that do not work properly due to solo incompatibility (or improper configuration?) are as follows. All of which are pretty minor and don't effect flight or safety. There are probably more, but I haven't found them yet.
- The LEDs on each arm are stuck on all green.
- The GoPro does not turn off when you turn off the Solo.
- AHRS_EKF_TYPE must be set for EKF2. If you try EKF3, it fails calibration.
Time for a beer.
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