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Reaction of Copter to spikes in range finder data
@Nafnaf wrote: Hi, I'm using a Pixhawk (Copter 3.5) with a PX4Flow sensor. Since I don't have another range finder, I hooked up the sonar output to the 6.6 V analogue input of the Pixhawk, such as...
View ArticleWaypoints are cyclically re-requested by copter on SITL
@Arne-W wrote: Hi guys,when connecting the current master APM Planner to a SITL copter 3.5-rc2 it transfers all stored waypoints to the APM Planner - so far so good. But after the APM Planner sent the...
View ArticleProblem with hot motors on a coaxial x8
@cookmangr wrote: hello everybodyI have coaxial x8 with sunnysky 3508 700kv and 13x5.5 propsI m running 4s batterys what I want to ask is why my left motors are always hotter than the right onesall 4...
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LUA Script for APM Plane & QuadPlane
@GregCovey wrote: I started to dust off my Ranger EX after sitting around all winter. It won't be long now before I test my initial transitions so I decided to install a few more cables like my camera...
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Detecting turbulences/bounces via tlogs
@Diego_Diaz wrote: Hi everybody, Considering than in my previous test about gps glitches I was not able to identify the problem via info reported from tlogs, I've tried using wind simulation that...
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RSSI_RANGE support for old APMrover firmware
@Myckiecat wrote: I have installed Ardurover to a apm mini PRO .Last version available seems to be 2.51beta . I have read in wiki , that RSSI_RANGE was added to ArduRover, but i can not see it...
View ArticleCopter Crash. Very rapid attitude changes
@Autonomost wrote: Hey Folks, Had a very interesting crash today. Upon takeoff the copter started making very rapid attitude changes and ultimately lost control and flew itself into the ground. If...
View ArticleIs there any way to know, when takeoff or navigating is done?
@chev wrote: If the copter is controlled via MAVLINK, and taking off and navigation is made using MAV_CMD_TAKEOFF MAV_CMD_NAV_WAYPOINT messages, is there any way to know when these operations are...
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Here+ for everyone!
@proficnc wrote: Thanks to the awesome work of Michael Obourn and Michael Du Breuil, setting up the here+ is simpler than ever... And now Randy has written up a really great guide for using the Here+...
View ArticleAuto tune and mid-throttle setting for APM powered heli
@wcfung1 wrote: My Align 450 Pro FBL is powered by APM2.6 using Arducopter V3.2.1. Do I do auto tune according to the procedure set out in Wiki, same as that for multicopter ? For mid throttle...
View ArticleSpeed in loiter turns question
@AJack wrote: In auto missions while flying straight line copter maintain speed perfect but when circling speed goes down even in large radius >50m. While in manual flights it turns perfectly fine....
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Correct position in Mission Planner but not in Tower/Droidplanner 1 and 2
@Bas_Hamans wrote: Hi All, After using APM for several years I migrated to Pixhawk. Now I'm facing a new challenge:- My position in Tower in in front of the coast in Africa and not in the Netherlands...
View ArticleSERVO vs MOT min/max/trim params
@Pedals2Paddles wrote: All these SERVOx parameters seem to duplicate some of the MOT paramters when the output is used as a motor. SERVOx_FUNCTION= 33-40 is setting them to the motor outputs 1-8. Each...
View ArticleORB_SLAM2 with GPU
@griz11 wrote: Finally managed to get this built and working. On the TX2 in mode 0 its nice and quick. On the I7 I have here with the cpu only version of OS2 the KFs reading is around 36. On The TX1...
View ArticleProp choices, and other questions, for a new Y6
@Rusty_Jones wrote: Hey everyone, I am starting to do some research into the parts needed to build a Y6 Tricopter. I picked up a bunch of those 3DR Iris motors (or were they the X8 motors?, I'll...
View ArticleBUG: 3.4.6 wont arm when MAG_ENABLE: 0
@crazy1pilot wrote: I wanted to report a potential bug I found when using copter 3.4.6.I recently had an issue with my copter and was able to figure the problem out with the help of folks on this blog...
View ArticlePixhawk goes straight to flashing amber main led
@David1 wrote: Hey all, I am new to pixhawk and after about a month I have given up trying to put my head through the wall. I have two pixhawk units and each do the same thing so clearly I am setting...
View ArticleHow to calibrate compass strictly?
@mutyo051026 wrote: I used Pixhawk with external GPS/compass attached. I changed COMPASS_CAL_FIT parameter to 4, which is the lowest value I can set, but I didn't feel like the calibration became...
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Altitude Hold Autotune with RTK GPS as seen from copter
@OlivierB wrote: Nice video just released from Ardupilot flyer Kurt Shaw, showing testing of autotune in altitude hold mode. He is running the latest beta release of Copter 3.5, RC3, on a cube with a...
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EKF blew up during Compass Calibration
@PittRBM wrote: dropbox.com CompsCal.bin Shared with Dropbox Log of me rotating the heli during on-board compass calibration. After a couple of axes, EKF blew up. Clicking yellow EKF shows 3 of 5 bars...
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