Herelink is out!
Are you running regular master QGC on the Herelink or a custom version? Wondering about the screen height and whether there are problems on layout since it is so short? Specifically thinking about the...
View ArticleNimbus 1800 purchase locations
So last night I get an email from banggood saying that, “We regret to inform you that your order was returned due to the failure of security check when passing the customs office.” The cost was...
View Article4-5 Hrs Rover Runtime. Fantasy or Reality?
What you will find is that these R/C cars are VERY hard to control at low speeds. Why? Say the top speed is 50 MPH and the ESC as 8-bit resolution. This means there is 256 different motor speeds...
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4-5 Hrs Rover Runtime. Fantasy or Reality?
Hello Chris & thank you for all the info regarding the Wild Thumper. After considering all of the advice given to me in here, I know that I’m far from knowledgable but all your advice has been...
View ArticleHerelink is out!
I don’t know if it is a custom version because i didn’t used it before. You right some texts have little misalignments, but there is an option to change the font size. After reducing from 11 to 10,...
View ArticleLog Crash Analysis Help
Your left rear motor failed to provide thrust. You were flying Solo Firmware 1.3.1 - very old, dangerous ESC signal voltage level bug bit you. Make sure to update to 1.5.4 at least....
View ArticleLog Crash Analysis Help
Thanks Andre. Can you expand a little more on how it failed to provide thrust? Was this a mechanical issue with the motor pod or are you saying the failure was caused by the firmware? Is the RCIN vs...
View ArticleUse of "Insight SE 5G 1080P 200mW Full HD Digital Video System" with QGC
Hi @Yes21, i just bought Insight 5g for my build, Anroid app( insight HD, Tower app) works great BUT using QgroundControl with RTSP stream can’t get it to work? I tried all the steps you provided with...
View ArticleCopter 3.6.3 flying great, and sudden loss of altitude hold? EKF changing...
Ok that makes more sense, I think for people like me who don’t know any better, we think the param EK2_ALT_SOURCE has to be set either to 0 or 1 depending on what we plan to use for altitude. but the...
View ArticleLog Crash Analysis Help
Fingers crossed, @Pedals2Paddles will have had enough eyes/hands on the upcoming OpenSolo on Master build by then that you’ll have the latest and greatest base firmware from ArduCopter, along with the...
View ArticleQuestion about stereo obstacle avoidance
Hi guys, I just wanted to ask (and sorry if there is a better area to place this, please let me know if so and I will move it to the correct category) I saw that PX4 now supports stereo vision...
View ArticleOctocopter drifts and altitude unstable
Ok, according to my calculations TOW ~5810g I have 1 motor max at 2780g so 28% (50% throttle) should roughly be 778g * 8 = 6227, so I should have room to move… Motors are level, props are the polymer...
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Skyviper Fury Board Hacking, Firmware Questions, and Teardown Pictures
Hi James! CN10 is our DEBUG port. Here is the pin-out (Pin 2 is VBAT) : And also, the boards in the Fury and Scout are the same, yes. The Journey has the larger memory to allow for the GPS code to fit.
View ArticleSky viper 2450 question (applies to gps OR fpv OR 2400HD)
Hi there! The 2450HD (black frame, non-GPS) uses Cleanflight, while the 2450GPS (white frame, GPS) uses ArduCopter. This last year we brought ArduCopter over to the Journey (white, GPS), Scout (Black,...
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Use of "Insight SE 5G 1080P 200mW Full HD Digital Video System" with QGC
Here are the images they did send to me : setp1.jpg719x1280 162 KB setp2.jpg1280x796 130 KB setp3.jpg1280x946 135 KB setp4.jpg1280x719 84.1 KB setp4 .jpg1280x719 84.1 KB setp4 .jpg1280x719 46.2 KB If...
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Octocopter Tunning
Enclosed is a log for a 4.7kg octocopter in X configuration. With a 10-15mph wind I notice the copter bounces around a bit but. On the log comparing Desired again actual Pitch the 2 curves don’t...
View ArticleMS5525 sensors from MRobotics
Rolf Repositioned the sensor as discussed to almost the front of the plane well away from prop wash and still cant get consistent reading… Each time the calabration readings are different. sometimes +...
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Mini Talon QuadPlane Conversion
I just made an order for parts to build one my self. I like the sunny sky motors so I went with the 2216-11 900kv with 9x4.5 3 blade props. I think I will use a li ion pack tho 4s 3p 15000mah about...
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Question about stereo obstacle avoidance
Hello Nik, Obstacle avoidance is available for ArduPilot since 2 years already, you can look at a project I made using different models of rangefinder here: Avoidance Experiments with the POC and...
View ArticleQuestion about stereo obstacle avoidance
I knew that AdruPilot had some sort of obstacle avoidance but I did not know if APM was smart enough to go around obstacles during a pre planned flight if it senses an obstacle between the bird and...
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