Developer UnConference - Paul Riseborough
@rmackay9 wrote: This is Paul Riseborough's presentation regarding the EKF given at the recent ArduPilot 2017 Developer "Un-conference" held in Canberra Australia in February. Although some of you may...
View ArticleNew type RangFinder(Sonar) support
@flyflyfly001 wrote: Hi,I'm using a rangefinder which needs two 40kHz PWM and two switch signal to drive the sensor, and then the range information was output in a form of analog voltage. So, what the...
View ArticleMid-March 2017 Release of APSync
@peterbarker wrote: I've just changed the links on the firmware server to reference new images for APSync. I've also pushed up the relevant changes to the build instructions and scripts to the github...
View ArticleAutotune Mishap with AC3.5 rc 2
@jimmydaux2 wrote: Hi All, I decided to load up 3.5 rc2 onto my quadcopter. This quad flew pretty decent on 3.4 but I wanted to try the new autotune in 3.5 to see if it dialed things in a bit more. I...
View ArticleNew carrier board for NVIDIA Jetson TX1 - PIXEVIA CORE X1
@PauliusV wrote: Hi, we have a new NVIDIA Jetson TX1 carrier board dedicated for drones. It started as a part of tactical UAV project for Lithuanian Ministry of Defence, and now we are offering it to...
View ArticleAPM Planner 2.0 wont compile, which Qt version
@badaniels wrote: Hi, Im currently trying to compile APM Planner 2.0 for mac, however I keep getting errors with my QT setup. tried a number of different versions of QT now (Everything from 5.6.2 -...
View ArticlePixhack board layout diagram?
@Jagger wrote: Hi guys.Just wondering if anyone has a readable layout diagram for a Pixhack 2.83 laying around.I see it in Github but I can't read anything over there due to lack of talent.I've fried...
View ArticleLimited Flight planning options on APM Planner 2.0.24 for MAC
@essentialpilot wrote: Hi Guys! I am super new to this and not particularly well versed at "open source" anything. I have a macbook pro running APM planner 2.0.24 and I've been trying to learn how to...
View ArticleGuided Mode Takeoff
@daniel.hollis wrote: Hello All,Sorry to ask what is probably an old question. I see in MP that there is a takeoff option in the right click menu on the nav screen. I assume it is Guided Mode takeoff....
View ArticleEmax BLHeli ESC with APM
@shreyas_karkada wrote: Hii...I'm building a S500 quad..I'm using APM 2.8 as my Flight Controller..I'm using SunnySky X3108S 720kv Motors.. Do the EMAX 30A BLHeli OPTO ESCs work with APM 2.8 ??Are...
View ArticleHelp w/ log analysis - copter flip/crash
@wicked1 wrote: My copter has been occasionally dropping to the side and crashing.Could someone help diagnose the issue in my logs? In this log, I have my flight controller hard mounted and don't have...
View ArticleProblems on setting environment (Eclipse on Windows 8.1)
@Alex94cerio wrote: Hi everyone,I am new in Ardupilot and I am trying to setting the environment on Windows following this guidehttp://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/editing-the-code-with-eclipse.html# I...
View ArticleCopter loses altitude in Stabilze
@nitay wrote: Hello, I'm helping a client with a drone that is a bit on the heavy side, and is oddly shaped, but has flown before and was stable and predictable. It's worth mentioning that this drone...
View ArticleNasty problem in pre arm: duplicate aux switch options
@Winfriedrijssenbeek wrote: dear XX, to our total surprise we got this message: PreArm: Duplicate Aux Switch Options We have the chan 6 to 8 all do nothing (in extended tuning) and these channels are...
View ArticleMini APM 3.1 with Neo 6M & 5883L compass, calibration problems
@onthelearningcurve wrote: Mini APM v3.1 running 3.4 firmware. Ublox Neo-6M with HMC5883L compass As many others have found I too am not able to get a complete compass cal. The image shows the pattern...
View ArticleCrash detetion - what caused it?
@Super73 wrote: Hi all,Hopefully somebody can help me figure out what is causing my plane to crash. Im not an expert in log analysis. It has happened three times, every time when fighting against the...
View ArticleTriggering passive Companion Computer
@Yendolosch wrote: It is fairly trivial to create a mapping mission that triggers a camera at every waypoint, right? OK, so how would one go about about triggering an onboard computer instead? I could...
View ArticleAuto mode not working after 2 waypoints!
@Samannoy_Ghosh wrote: hardware- f450 quadcopter with apm2.6 with ublox neo7m gps and 3dr clone telemetry modulefirmware version-ac3.2.1 i am having troublewith the auto mode. Normally if i dont use...
View ArticleSudden flight crash during automatic flight model X Quad
@huhu08 wrote: I have a Carboncore copter flying with Pixhawk. It has no problem with manual control flight. Then I designed a simple flight path using Mission Planner. It went well at the beginning,...
View ArticleHow does auto-tune determine atc_accel?
@wicked1 wrote: I've got a couple small 'racer' style copters. Auto-Tune in 3.4 sets the atc_accel level much lower than it was doing in 3.3.. The copters fly very smoothly and well after auto-tuning,...
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