Unless something has changed in recent firmware versions, ardupilot does not notify if ONE of the supply lines fails. Therefore one supply could fail and remain failed for a long time without being noticed, unless you get inside with a voltmeter. I have asked about this on cubepilot. It should be part of the arming checks - both supply within limits, and inflight warning if one fails. As ever excellent clear video.
Thanks a lot for that video, great explanation, I’m a newbie only build one quad with the pixhawk1 and just got the cube orange and was hoping for some video tutorials, can’t wait to see what you have, thanks
This is the MOST informative RUclips video about Mauch. Thanks for answering my question about whether or not there were multiple BEC's inside the PL series with two or more 5v outputs. How do I calculate which Amperage module I should use? Do I multiply the ESC maximum allowable current by the number of motors? Example 6 motors at 40 Amps each =240 Amps? So I would need a 200 Amp AND a 100 Amp or two 200 Amp? Is that how I should be calculating?
i've been using these for the past 2 years on 2 of my pixhawks - all configured in M/P according to Mauch's recommendation. In all cases - under power, in the air i always see a 0.4 - 0.8 volt difference between what mauch reports to F/C versus what frysky telemetry reports directly to taranis from the FLVSS volt sensor connected to the battery balance connector. This btw is the same level of discrepancy i saw with the standard power supply sold with the Pixhawks. Its just my view but the voltage reporting is not really reliable compared to FLVSS. And btw i did validate the FLVSS accuracy with a mid-range multimeter. Under no load (zero throttle) both readings are the same.
When you make another video on this could you explain the BEC power and ground and your setup. Did you connect it to a PDB and then the current sensor power to the PDB?
can we use the BEC only for voltage reading for battery monitor ? (without using any PL current sensor) does the bec have any onboard voltage sensors. thanks in advance
Having seen your video do you think you could replace the 8AWG with 6AWG instead? I have a partially built frame that has an anti-sparking unit SPSS 200A 14S wired into the frame and directly connect to a basic PDB. I can connect the BEC or in my case a PowerCube the other side of PDB as you said but the wire isn't of similar AWG size
What an excellent video regarding especially my needs atm! :) Thanks a lot for sharing those videos - there were several videos that taught me (a newbie in self assembling) and others basics and inside tips as well. Besides these obvious points you´ve got a great speaking voice. Also for me as a non-native it´s somtimes hard to follow natives when they talk too fast or with extreme dialects (I spent some days in Edinburgh years ago.. it was absolutel great as I love those sophisticated people and the incredible landscape but in the beginning it was sometimes hard to get all the lines ;) ). Looking forward to finish preparation and get that thingy into the air soon :) Cheers, René
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Interesting stuff. Will get one. You're working on a F550 build you say. That'll be interesting to see - I've been flying around with a DJI F550, E305 Tuned Propulsion System and a Cube and using ezwifibroadcast. Such a good drone. Hey, do you know why I'd be having problems with the throttle variation when switching from PosHold to Drift? With drift the drone doesn't want to keep its altitude and I constantly have to make adjustments. Not good when all I want to do is drift around and not worry so much about how high I am (I want to fly low and close to the ground). Thanks for any input. :D
In Drift mode the throttle is the same as Stabilised mode and it’s not using the Baro sensor. Your directly controlling the motor speed rather than craft altitude like in POS Hold. Basically there is no auto altitude control in Drift and Stabilised mode.
Much required video. Have seen a lot of questions on forum about Mauch PMs. Hope you cover other types in coming videos.
Unless something has changed in recent firmware versions, ardupilot does not notify if ONE of the supply lines fails. Therefore one supply could fail and remain failed for a long time without being noticed, unless you get inside with a voltmeter. I have asked about this on cubepilot. It should be part of the arming checks - both supply within limits, and inflight warning if one fails.
As ever excellent clear video.
Found a way to check if both are supplied. Parameter voltageflag should be = 3 but can’t have it permanently monitored unless perhaps with a script.
If you have any money in the RPAS, Mauch all the way
Thanks a lot for that video, great explanation, I’m a newbie only build one quad with the pixhawk1 and just got the cube orange and was hoping for some video tutorials, can’t wait to see what you have, thanks
Awesome video 👍. This video just explained and helped out slot.
This is the MOST informative RUclips video about Mauch. Thanks for answering my question about whether or not there were multiple BEC's inside the PL series with two or more 5v outputs.
How do I calculate which Amperage module I should use? Do I multiply the ESC maximum allowable current by the number of motors? Example 6 motors at 40 Amps each =240 Amps? So I would need a 200 Amp AND a 100 Amp or two 200 Amp? Is that how I should be calculating?
i've been using these for the past 2 years on 2 of my pixhawks - all configured in M/P according to Mauch's recommendation. In all cases - under power, in the air i always see a 0.4 - 0.8 volt difference between what mauch reports to F/C versus what frysky telemetry reports directly to taranis from the FLVSS volt sensor connected to the battery balance connector. This btw is the same level of discrepancy i saw with the standard power supply sold with the Pixhawks. Its just my view but the voltage reporting is not really reliable compared to FLVSS. And btw i did validate the FLVSS accuracy with a mid-range multimeter. Under no load (zero throttle) both readings are the same.
how to calculate voltage divider, my battery is 50AH 24V
When you make another video on this could you explain the BEC power and ground and your setup. Did you connect it to a PDB and then the current sensor power to the PDB?
can we use the BEC only for voltage reading for battery monitor ? (without using any PL current sensor) does the bec have any onboard voltage sensors. thanks in advance
Having seen your video do you think you could replace the 8AWG with 6AWG instead? I have a partially built frame that has an anti-sparking unit SPSS 200A 14S wired into the frame and directly connect to a basic PDB. I can connect the BEC or in my case a PowerCube the other side of PDB as you said but the wire isn't of similar AWG size
What an excellent video regarding especially my needs atm! :)
Thanks a lot for sharing those videos - there were several videos that taught me (a newbie in self assembling) and others basics and inside tips as well.
Besides these obvious points you´ve got a great speaking voice. Also for me as a non-native it´s somtimes hard to follow natives when they talk too fast or with extreme dialects (I spent some days in Edinburgh years ago.. it was absolutel great as I love those sophisticated people and the incredible landscape but in the beginning it was sometimes hard to get all the lines ;) ).
Looking forward to finish preparation and get that thingy into the air soon :)
Cheers,
René
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Interesting stuff. Will get one. You're working on a F550 build you say. That'll be interesting to see - I've been flying around with a DJI F550, E305 Tuned Propulsion System and a Cube and using ezwifibroadcast. Such a good drone. Hey, do you know why I'd be having problems with the throttle variation when switching from PosHold to Drift? With drift the drone doesn't want to keep its altitude and I constantly have to make adjustments. Not good when all I want to do is drift around and not worry so much about how high I am (I want to fly low and close to the ground). Thanks for any input. :D
In Drift mode the throttle is the same as Stabilised mode and it’s not using the Baro sensor. Your directly controlling the motor speed rather than craft altitude like in POS Hold. Basically there is no auto altitude control in Drift and Stabilised mode.
Thanks for the video my friend
No problem 👍
Awesome quality content! Can one power herelink air-unit from that 12v sensor hub?
Yea absolutely
My power module is making humming sound..is that normal? Btw..great video!
they can whine a little, id check your current draw first is with in limits. what voltages is it powered from ?
@@MadRC the voltage is 22.2v fed from a 6s. I am powering only air unit and cube .