I’m planning on building a variable pitch quad opted and I’m using a cube orange. Will I be able to configure it through ardupilot. I’m using 4 brushless motors each with a servo that controls the pitch hub. Will I be able to configure it through autopilot? Thanks love the vids and will definitely keep up with this series.
Hey, Thanks for your series of videos...They are my bible to setting up the UAVs...At the moment, experimenting with crop sprayer using cube orange and Ardupilot...Is there a way to invoke RTL when the tank gets empty?? How can I configure this in the Mission Planner?
Hi, Thank you soo much for making this amazing detailed series. Highly appreciate it. I just got my cube orange and herelink and I can't wait to create a build and get it flying. However I was just wondering that why is the power brick rated only to 30A continuous? Is it because of copper thickness limitation of the power module or what? Because 30A is way too less for larger builds like x8.. Is it possible that if I fill the copper traces of the power brick with solder, then I can get 70A continuous? Or am I missing something here? Any help would be highly appreciated.
Could you cover adding an optical flow for better position hold? Although looking at the price for a PX4_flow sensor on amazon, I was shocked! The MUCH better RTK GPS receivers (like the sparkfun board) now offer nearly millimeter accuracy!
I have a question. I have a cube orange and its gyro is giving the wrong direction. When I roll to the left, in mission planner I have seen roll to the right. What is the problem? Thank you.
Does it matter if I install the firmware with quadcopter logo on it or hexacopter on it? They all seem to be Copter 4.0.3. I'm asking to see weather I need to reinstall the firmware when I switch from a hexacopter to quadcopter. Old versions are labeled differently these seems to be the same.
I've always re-installed but an expert was telling me that all it really changes are the default mixing and output for the motors so I guess if you are happy editing that yourself then you should be good... Best of luck
@@Painless360 seems to me that when I click the quadcopter in the frame type menu on the top list it does the same since FRAME_CLASS set to 1 after that choice.
You are doing a compass calibration. Three check-box checked. Use this compass #1, #2 & #3. In the Onboard Mag Calibration only two of the mag calibrations have a progressive green bar indicator. What happened to the third? And you also have the #2 compass marked at being externally mounted. Could you or someone explain what is going on here? I have been wondering what is up with the Cube and it's compasses. I have been trying to get mine calibrated. I didn't think any where externally mounted. I have to say that as of today I have but the Cube Black to rest. Worse FC i have every had. I would be lucky if I have had more than 10 flights with it in a model. Constantly had troubles with it. Mainly the compass and the gps. I have a Kore Carrier Board which i thought would make things better. I want to purchase a Here 3 and a new Cube but based on the Nothing-But-Trouble I've had with the Cube I just don't know if I should. But I probably will. Has anyone else had any luck using the Cube? I'd like to know your experience.
How do you calibrate on the field with your cube connected to your laptop or PC provided the drone is huge. I'm new to drone building. Please let me know Thanks :)
Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. Happy to help but please watch ruclips.net/video/olIqTiSJHIY/видео.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
hi lee ! i have 2 question to ask you , i just got my pixhwak 2.1 orange cube and my 2 here 2 gps yesterday i want to flash it with arducopter like you do in this video , my first question is should i connect my 2 gps like you do with the ic2 splitter in can and configure it in misssion planner has can p1 driver to1 for gps #1and can p2 driver to 2 for gps #2 and then gps_type to 9 for gps #1 and gps_type2 to 9 for gps #2 , my second question is do i have to flick the switch from ic2 to can into the gps itself or not , thank you lee for your answer !!
Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. Happy to help but please watch ruclips.net/video/olIqTiSJHIY/видео.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
My Here2+ came with the I2C cable attached. I have opened the unit, flipped the switch to CAN, switched the cable to the canbus cable and plugged it into Can1. In MP, I went Params and Can_SLAN_CPORT and set to 1 or first driver. However, when I go to UAVCAN and select SLCAN Mode 1 it does not connect. The whole time my puck has a nice teal blue LED. Where do I start and getting my GPS to be seen by my CubeOrange
@@Painless360 I did, but it does not looked like it is powered like what is in the Ecosystem poster. Also is there any plans for a can bus esc build? Thanks so much for the videos, they help a lot.
When i switch power brick setting from V/A to V, pixhawk cube detects failsafe and measures battery voltage wrong. Is this the i am only one that have this bug?
You need to setup the power module for whichever module you're using and make sure it's plugged into the right Power port... See the docs.. Best of luck!
During compass calibration, only Mag 1 is working but Mag 2 is not loading offsets. How to troubleshoot it? I'm using both the compass, compass #1 (externally mounted) as well as compass #2 The FC is radiolink pixhawk with SE100 gps.
There are settings for the compass types on the calibration screen. I'd have a look in the manual you got with the FC or the wiki in case its the settings that need changing. Best of luck
Painless360 The SE100 gps itself is a UBLOX NEO M8N. But when I do compass calibration only Mag 1 is being calibrated istead of both Mag 1 and Mag 2. Is it because of a bad compass in RADIOLINK PIXHAWK?
Painless360 Thank you guiding me. I just checked in HW ID both the compases internal as well as external is being listed. But still while compass calibration only Mag 1 is being calibrated. How do I configure it properly?
From what I can see (Jan 2022) the orange cube flight controllers are around $300 USD. Does anyone know of any cheaper ones to get started? Or is that the "cheaper" ones lol. Thanks!
@@Painless360 ah thanks for the recommendations. Im just thinking im gonna mess up the first round so would rather go a little cheaper to start while im "learning" lol
So, you checked the GPS is working? Does it have power? Can you see any activity from it in Mission Planner? Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. Happy to help but please watch ruclips.net/video/olIqTiSJHIY/видео.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
@@Painless360 Yes, when connect it to mission planner then green colour appears. But in mission planner not showing that APM is connected with gps. After calibration when do movement of quadcopter displaying it in mission planner but seperately I do movement of GPS then not displaying. Displaying like "No GPS". Manufacturer told setelight does not connect in indoor. Rest of it all spare parts working well.
Can anyone help me on this idea: I want a slow, stable, quiet multi-rotor, "cine" platform. But even more quiet. And even more slow. And even more must be under 250g....for the bureaucratic ramifications... I would like it to be quiet, but maybe also tuned to certain frequencies that blend in with everyday life...lawn mowers and leafblowers and weed whackers....
Hi - I have a spreadsheet here that I use for prop/motor performance calculations and it suggests that a 2-blade 6 x 4 prop with an effective blade chord of 14mm (sorry for the mix of units!) turning at 5900 rpm will give a hover thrust of 70 grams with the blade Cl at about 0.7 so not too close to the stall for the use of about 3.7 watts at the shaft (obviously subject to losses in the motor/esc when sizing the battery etc). A 7x4 (of the same chord) at 5000 rpm achieves the same thrust for about 3.3 watts at the shaft and at a Cl of about 0.62 so should be even better. Seems as if you need to find some suitably low kv motors with perhaps a 10 watt capability. My slight experience of sub 250 is to make a soarer of 1400mm span and doing a very careful weight budget seems to be the trick - my estimate was 230g and it came out at 238g thanks to not allowing enough for the glue! I think you need to aim for 220 grams and hope you don't miss by too much. Good luck! These guys may be able to help with the motors:- www.micronradiocontrol.co.uk/motor_brushless.html
Thank you so much for the multirotor build! This is my first build (ever) and I would be very very lost without these videos. Thank you!
Excellent content and insight. You are appreciated.
Wow! Thank you! Happy flying!
I love your show!
Great video Lee thanks
Thank you so much for the multirotor build!, I have a problem arming the motors message PreArm Need Position Estimate
I’m planning on building a variable pitch quad opted and I’m using a cube orange. Will I be able to configure it through ardupilot. I’m using 4 brushless motors each with a servo that controls the pitch hub. Will I be able to configure it through autopilot? Thanks love the vids and will definitely keep up with this series.
Hey, Thanks for your series of videos...They are my bible to setting up the UAVs...At the moment, experimenting with crop sprayer using cube orange and Ardupilot...Is there a way to invoke RTL when the tank gets empty?? How can I configure this in the Mission Planner?
Good call on the uninstall before updating Mission Planner. Seems as if updating an existing installation is full of connectivity issues. Thanks.
Hi,
Thank you soo much for making this amazing detailed series. Highly appreciate it.
I just got my cube orange and herelink and I can't wait to create a build and get it flying.
However I was just wondering that why is the power brick rated only to 30A continuous? Is it because of copper thickness limitation of the power module or what? Because 30A is way too less for larger builds like x8.. Is it possible that if I fill the copper traces of the power brick with solder, then I can get 70A continuous? Or am I missing something here?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
is there any way of learning without buying any of the physicals part and just practice on the software itself to get more practice?
There is the SITL stuff (Software in the loop), but I've never used it. Best of luck!
Could you cover adding an optical flow for better position hold? Although looking at the price for a PX4_flow sensor on amazon, I was shocked! The MUCH better RTK GPS receivers (like the sparkfun board) now offer nearly millimeter accuracy!
RTK GPS modules are around $100 to $250, as the actual chip itself that does the magic costs around $80.
do I need to connect all the peripherals (eg. GPS, ESC, RC Receiver) before downloading the latest firmware for the cube?
No, see how I installed it in the video
.. Best of luck
I have a question. I have a cube orange and its gyro is giving the wrong direction. When I roll to the left, in mission planner I have seen roll to the right. What is the problem? Thank you.
ruclips.net/video/lxVd4LnHDjQ/видео.html
Does it matter if I install the firmware with quadcopter logo on it or hexacopter on it? They all seem to be Copter 4.0.3. I'm asking to see weather I need to reinstall the firmware when I switch from a hexacopter to quadcopter. Old versions are labeled differently these seems to be the same.
I've always re-installed but an expert was telling me that all it really changes are the default mixing and output for the motors so I guess if you are happy editing that yourself then you should be good... Best of luck
@@Painless360 seems to me that when I click the quadcopter in the frame type menu on the top list it does the same since FRAME_CLASS set to 1 after that choice.
You are doing a compass calibration. Three check-box checked. Use this compass #1, #2 & #3. In the Onboard Mag Calibration only two of the mag calibrations have a progressive green bar indicator. What happened to the third? And you also have the #2 compass marked at being externally mounted. Could you or someone explain what is going on here? I have been wondering what is up with the Cube and it's compasses. I have been trying to get mine calibrated. I didn't think any where externally mounted.
I have to say that as of today I have but the Cube Black to rest. Worse FC i have every had. I would be lucky if I have had more than 10 flights with it in a model. Constantly had troubles with it. Mainly the compass and the gps.
I have a Kore Carrier Board which i thought would make things better. I want to purchase a Here 3 and a new Cube but based on the Nothing-But-Trouble I've had with the Cube I just don't know if I should. But I probably will.
Has anyone else had any luck using the Cube? I'd like to know your experience.
See my Pixhawk 2020 series for all the steps I use to get it working. Best of luck
How do you calibrate on the field with your cube connected to your laptop or PC provided the drone is huge. I'm new to drone building. Please let me know
Thanks :)
In the normal way. Most of larger models ate modular allowing easier movement. ..
@@Painless360 thanks :)
Hii ..I am Rohit ...I am using pixhawk ..my drone only respond to throttle stick..can u help me to sort out problem
Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. Happy to help but please watch ruclips.net/video/olIqTiSJHIY/видео.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
hi lee ! i have 2 question to ask you , i just got my pixhwak 2.1 orange cube and my 2 here 2 gps yesterday i want to flash it with arducopter like you do in this video , my first question is should i connect my 2 gps like you do with the ic2 splitter in can and configure it in misssion planner has can p1 driver to1 for gps #1and can p2 driver to 2 for gps #2 and then gps_type to 9 for gps #1 and gps_type2 to 9 for gps #2 , my second question is do i have to flick the switch from ic2 to can into the gps itself or not , thank you lee for your answer !!
All of the steps I followed to configure this one are covered in the series. Best of luck with your build!
Hi, I really like your videos and learnt a lot. Do you have a video on PDB's and what would you recommend for the cube? thanks
Great question, let me think about that and cover it in the FAQ video..
Hi. When connected to mavlink I can arm and move motors. When I disconnect, it will not arm but give me error message. Please help
Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. Happy to help but please watch ruclips.net/video/olIqTiSJHIY/видео.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
My Here2+ came with the I2C cable attached. I have opened the unit, flipped the switch to CAN, switched the cable to the canbus cable and plugged it into Can1. In MP, I went Params and Can_SLAN_CPORT and set to 1 or first driver. However, when I go to UAVCAN and select SLCAN Mode 1 it does not connect. The whole time my puck has a nice teal blue LED. Where do I start and getting my GPS to be seen by my CubeOrange
Not sure, I'd contact the reseller for help. It wasn't that tricky here..
Nice video!! Where did you get the can bus splitter?
With the Pixhawk cube. See the other videos in the series... happy flying
@@Painless360 I did, but it does not looked like it is powered like what is in the Ecosystem poster. Also is there any plans for a can bus esc build? Thanks so much for the videos, they help a lot.
When i switch power brick setting from V/A to V, pixhawk cube detects failsafe and measures battery voltage wrong. Is this the i am only one that have this bug?
You need to setup the power module for whichever module you're using and make sure it's plugged into the right Power port... See the docs.. Best of luck!
During compass calibration, only Mag 1 is working but Mag 2 is not loading offsets. How to troubleshoot it?
I'm using both the compass, compass #1 (externally mounted) as well as compass #2
The FC is radiolink pixhawk with SE100 gps.
There are settings for the compass types on the calibration screen. I'd have a look in the manual you got with the FC or the wiki in case its the settings that need changing. Best of luck
Painless360 The SE100 gps itself is a UBLOX NEO M8N. But when I do compass calibration only Mag 1 is being calibrated istead of both Mag 1 and Mag 2. Is it because of a bad compass in RADIOLINK PIXHAWK?
Maybe, or it's not properly configured. I'd check what it says in the HW ID section of Mission Planner.. Best of luck
Painless360 Thank you guiding me. I just checked in HW ID both the compases internal as well as external is being listed. But still while compass calibration only Mag 1 is being calibrated. How do I configure it properly?
What store in the USA is similar to 3dxr
As no-one from the USA has answered, I'd look for Pixhawk Cube and Herelink resellers in the USA... best of luck
what is the flight distance from transmitter for these ?
Depends on the system you use. See my videos and that topic.. best of luck
From what I can see (Jan 2022) the orange cube flight controllers are around $300 USD. Does anyone know of any cheaper ones to get started? Or is that the "cheaper" ones lol. Thanks!
Lots of options for hardware if the Cube is too expensive. Check out the HOLYBRO options... Happy flying
@@Painless360 ah thanks for the recommendations. Im just thinking im gonna mess up the first round so would rather go a little cheaper to start while im "learning" lol
Actually I'm facing the GPS issue. There is showing Prearm need to 3d gps fix.
Is thya a request for help? What troubleshooting have you already done?
@@Painless360 Compass Calibration & HDOP setup manually done but still unable to arm in loiter mode and 'no GPS' showing in mission planner.
So, you checked the GPS is working? Does it have power? Can you see any activity from it in Mission Planner? Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. Happy to help but please watch ruclips.net/video/olIqTiSJHIY/видео.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
@@Painless360 Yes, when connect it to mission planner then green colour appears. But in mission planner not showing that APM is connected with gps. After calibration when do movement of quadcopter displaying it in mission planner but seperately I do movement of GPS then not displaying.
Displaying like "No GPS".
Manufacturer told setelight does not connect in indoor.
Rest of it all spare parts working well.
Eventually I able to use GPS.
GPS is not displaying in mission planner but does work .
Thank you so much for support & responses.
Can anyone help me on this idea: I want a slow, stable, quiet multi-rotor, "cine" platform.
But even more quiet.
And even more slow.
And even more must be under 250g....for the bureaucratic ramifications...
I would like it to be quiet, but maybe also tuned to certain frequencies that blend in with everyday life...lawn mowers and leafblowers and weed whackers....
Tricky as the smaller models typically have a high whine. See my sub 250g playlist for what I've looked at here... Best of luck
Hi - I have a spreadsheet here that I use for prop/motor performance calculations and it suggests that a 2-blade 6 x 4 prop with an effective blade chord of 14mm (sorry for the mix of units!) turning at 5900 rpm will give a hover thrust of 70 grams with the blade Cl at about 0.7 so not too close to the stall for the use of about 3.7 watts at the shaft (obviously subject to losses in the motor/esc when sizing the battery etc). A 7x4 (of the same chord) at 5000 rpm achieves the same thrust for about 3.3 watts at the shaft and at a Cl of about 0.62 so should be even better. Seems as if you need to find some suitably low kv motors with perhaps a 10 watt capability. My slight experience of sub 250 is to make a soarer of 1400mm span and doing a very careful weight budget seems to be the trick - my estimate was 230g and it came out at 238g thanks to not allowing enough for the glue! I think you need to aim for 220 grams and hope you don't miss by too much. Good luck!
These guys may be able to help with the motors:-
www.micronradiocontrol.co.uk/motor_brushless.html
You should blur out your adress Painless. Although its very helpfull it isnt the wisest idea to put your address out to the world like that.
I thought I had. Where in the video did I miss?