(8/8) APM 2.5/2.6/3.1 - Introduction to mission planning
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- In the eighth video in the popular series I cover an introduction to mission planning and way-points. This video could have been a couple of hours long but I've focused on the areas that you need to know to create your first mission and fly it successfully.
Thank you to all of you who have taken the time to give me feedback. the support is appreciated. Spread the word!
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Happy flying.
Just a HUGE thank you for posting this series . Don't think I'd have ever got off the ground with out them . I hope you are a lecturer or teacher in your profesional life .
If not you missed your way . Clear and excellently explianed and I'm not the type to gush . I owe you pint mate cheers.
Wobbly Bob Thanks Bob, I have done teaching and training in my past. I will take you up on that pint! :)
I have been flying a kk2.1 board for a bit more than a year and have found that I needed a new system with more features. This video series realy took the fear out of using and setting up a new flight control system. I just wanted to thank you for the good work here.
Thanks Jason. I've just replaced a KK board with the smaller APM Mini 3.1 in a few new videos that you may be interested in. See ruclips.net/video/Zv49LdcaLv0/видео.html
Happy flying!
After a year of learning to fly my first quad with a kk2 controller, and progressing to a Naza Lite (and making ALL the mistakes along the way) I feel this is the next step. What this thing can do is incredible and I want to say, "thank you VERY much" for a really fantastic series of videos giving an insight into what this board can do.
Just a Thank you for the series of videos that have taken out the mystery (fear) of the APM2.6 which I have had in my drawer for a few months while I persevered with the KK2.
I am now a very happy convert to the APM2.6 and can't believe what I have been missing all this time.
Thank You again and keep up the good work
marty mcqueen Thanks for the feedback, I too started out on the KK boards and now never touch them. They were a fantastic addition to the hobby before they were superseded by faster, more capable flight controllers like the CC3D, Naze32, APM, Multiwii and others.Happy flying!
Fantastic series. I feel like I'm ready to build one of these now. Thanks.
Thanks for the great feedback Julian. It is appreciated...
Happy flying!
Painless360 This is funny :D
I've seen Julian's vid and your's, always felt you guys sounded similar.
Finally Julian watched Painless360's vid. haha.!
i totally agree with xceleratedbil. great gift you give us in this series. very much appreciated!
I just finished watching all eight videos. Nice job and thanks for doing it!
Hi Hugh, thanks for the feedback. I'm pleased that you found them useful.
I sometimes find myself referring back to older videos when I've not used a technology for a while to remember how to do something - so they come in handy for me too!
Happy flying!
This will be great to use, as soon as I track down my quad that decided to run away from home. 2 weeks of build time and tuning to make perfect. And 10 minutes to disappear into the sky. Going on a hike tomorrow. If i find I will post the kmz.
Sorry, I just felt like sharing.
Sorry to war about the flyaway. I guess the failsafe didn't kick in.
Good luck finding it, it's heartbreaking when all that time and money flies away..
Painless360 I'm thinking that the battery velcro strap came loose and the battery was hanging while it tried to rtl and threw off the center of gravity. I noticed the strap was failing but didn't give it enough thought. The only good outcome might be, that it slowed down the speed. So it may not made it as far. I'll find out tomorrow.
I know I have thanked you before in some other video somewhere else, but thanks again. Your channel is the first place I go when I want to learn a new flight controller or other piece of equipment. Your videos are so well made and I swear I am attending a college course.
Perfect presentation ! Thanks much. So far the best series of APM !
Hi there, I just wanted to thank you for putting up your awesome instructional video's on getting the APM 2.6 FC's going. I reviewed your 8 part series and found it to be priceless in getting a very good understanding of what everything is and how it goes. I stepped up from a Walkera X350 Pro to a Bumblebee 550 and the APM 2.6, I am using my Walkera Devo 10 and its receiver; it seems to be ok but seems I need to revisit MP as it flies really soft (response-wise), as I am close to full throttle to hover. As there isn't much local support for Walkera. My supplier is suggesting a DX-8 for this and an Iron Man 650 w/Naza v2 fc that I’ve began building. I would have struggled for a while without your videos, thanx again! Now I just need get my flights uploaded... You ROCK!
xceleratedbill Thanks for the feedback, great to hear that your first build is flying well. The APM is a softer board to fly and if you want acro flying then the KK2.0 or cc3d are better choices.
Be careful of replacing the entire control and model systems before checking that you have enough power in the motors/ESCs on the one you have. The supplier is recommending some very expensive equipment..
Happy flying!
+Painless360 Thanx for the input on this. Hmm, nooo LOL I'm staying with the APM. These projects went over my budget months ago. I'm still reviewing your many videoes and mostly reading what seems like endless info from the Ardupilot site. Geez, there is a wealth of knowledge up there. I discovered some interesting settings regarding the battery calculations and (I think) throttle curves... It's all new to me. Thanx again!
i just finished this series, many thanks for wonderful effort you have put in it. really amazing.
Thanks for this series, it is amazing. Lots of work and good work. Congratulations!!
Wow, thanks for taking the time to comment. A couple of videos on the new APM mini 3.1 is coming in the New Year..
Happy flying!
This is a brilliant series. I am going to buy an APM and put it on a F450 to try it all out.
Thanks for the great feedback! I'm a fan of the APM for FPV and mission flying.
Best of luck with the build! Happy flying!
Thanks mate,a relation to a convict has learnt a lot from your APM videos.
Phil G Thanks Phil, glad they helped! Enjoy the summer :)
Excellent informative series, thanks!
Thanks Pat, series for the APM Mini 3.1 and APM:Plane are also on the channel..
Happy flying!
Painless360 Welcome. I do have one question if you don't mind. I have a 450 Flamewheel with KK2.0 and DX6i. My first build and I learned a lot. So I'd like to get 3DR Y6 for my next machine and this controller, which is one the reasons I've watched your series. So looking at the site it says I need at least a 6 channel radio which I have but as I'm sure you know there's no 3 position switch. I use gear toggle for Auto level on KK. I've messed around with the flaps and mix 1 settings to give me 3 settings as it were outputting to AUX. I've seen others do something similar for flaps, but I want to use it to set Loiter, RTL and Stabilize. Do you know if it's possible to use the DX6i or will I need a Tx with a 3 position switch? Sorry for the long question, thanks:)
If you can get the three positions out of one channel using a mix with dual two-position switches then you should be fine!
Happy flying!
Great thanks, Happy flying!
Maybe this is too basic to have had in the video, but how does it send the waypoints to the flight controller? USB? WiFi? Bluetooth? RC transmitter that somehow connects to the laptop?
Hi painless360 your videos are the best tutorial videos out there.. Can you please do a tutorial for a Fixed Wing aircraft using apm/pixhawk or arkbird.. better if you do it for all 3 types of controllers... This will help a newbie like me alot... Still you are the best.... thanks.
+MrRCking84 we have. See the playlists for us using an APM in a wing.. Happy flying!
Thank you so much for this, I have been having so much trouble with my sky viper v2450gps trying to do autonomous flight with it.
Mission Planner auto updated to 1.3.41 from 1.3.39. One thing I did see is the CTRL F menu has a status display panel among other things Im sure. Cheers !
Great, quick tutorial. When you build your waypoints into the planner in your house, save the waypoints and cache the map data, then drive to the launch site, how critical is it when you get to the launch location to be exactly at the "home" location you designated when building your mission in your house? If you're not exactly at the "Home" location plotted in the mission, will the program recompute "home" to be your current launch location, then readjust the vector to your first waypoint? Or do you have to plan the whole mission at the launch location? Thanks!
im having same confusion.
It doesnt really matter where it takes off from, it will attempt to hit the first above ground wp in the set as soon as it starts flying. Note, this means it will fly directly to the next WP after takeoff, and into anything in the direct line from when you arm into auto mode.
when setting heights from the start if you wanted to make sure it went above a big tree into an open field, how would you make sure it didn't hit the tree? would setting the first way point make it climb to the height of say 20 meters when starting at "H (for home)" for a quad copter before moving to that position?
Want to say thanks for all the videos , Had my first flights today and everything went off without a hitch and worked perfect... I I Think its even better than my Naza M v2 flight board,, Now im setting up my first mission and the question I have is the first wp I have set on (take off) how dose that work? or get to work or should I set it to something different first time trying my first mission ? Again i cant thank you enough for all your great work !!
Will you be doing a video using minimosd with the apm2.6 or is the set up close to your multiwii and minimosd
Neil Hodgson Hi, the connection and setup of the MinimOSD on the APM is a breeze compared with the Multiwii. The MinimOSD was designed to work with the MAVLink data that comes out of the telemetry port of the APM so the 'normal' firmware like @p/minimosd-extra/ works well. The reason for the my MinimOSD videos was in response to a few subscribers who couldn't get it to work with the Multiwii. Best of luck with the build.
This is fine. Wien i start the orange and red line point to first ( GPS and compass line to waypoint) way point, but My black line just turns around in all directions, what is the problem, it just don't hit the waypoints.
Hi there, great series of video's you've produced. Probably a stupid question but, if your planned route exceeds the range of your TX will the RTL/Failsafe be activated or will it continue on the planned route and return on it's completion?
Thanks
+Michael Wilson That depends on how you have the failsafe setup on the receiver and Mission Planner..
Perfect timing...been planning to try Mission flying this weekend. Thanks again for this series. It's been a big help while I've been building & testing my quad (a TBS Discovery) which is flying great so far. BTW, I worked out the mix for 6+1 flight modes on my Taranis.
How's that BCG Gimbal working out for you? Would love to see a followup with some filming results. Cheers.
B Fun thanks for the comment. The gimbal is working well but can sometimes require a little bit of TLC to work well. I am making a couple of how to videos with it to show how to overcome a few of the common gotchas. Watch this space...
Hello, is it ok to flick out of Auto mode during a mission? for example into loiter or stabilised..what will happen if you do that?
And also about the altitude height set for each waypoint, does it maintain the altitude set for the specific waypoint considering ground elevation (for example plane ground or hills) or does it maintain the altitude for the waypoint having in consideration the Home point altitude?
luisfilipe1983 If you come out of Auto mode then the mission will stop and the craft will fly in the new mode. Height is relative to the ground elevation (uses Google Earth) see copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-planning-a-mission-with-waypoints-and-events/
Happy flying!
Excellent video series. But I have a question.
If I turn the craft to auto and a waypoint is further away than the my radio can reach, will the failsafe kick in and return to launch or will the craft complete the mission anyway?
Henke N Nevermind, I found the answer in the failsafe video.
Firstly thank you for all your uploads your my greatest teacher, you & Randy Mackay. I’d like to ask if it’s possible to copy and paste a waypoint mission? I know you can press CTRL & highlight all waypoints and drag & drop which is a cool feature. Unable to duplicate a mission tho to extend it further if required. Thanks in advance & Happy Flying✈️
I am planning some more pixhawk videos so I will try this. Stay tuned
superb!! takes all the intimidation out of it dont you think looks better that the crappy NAZA lite!
Are there any tutorials for setting up a BN-880 with Arducopter 3.2.1
Hi, in regards to the "Loiter Turns" option, the latest version of MP that I have does not have a 1=CW, 0=CCW option. It simply has number of "Turns" and "Radius" of turn. Do you know how I can change between Clockwise and Counter Clockwise loiter turns in this new version? thanks
Not sure, the documentation isn't very clear on it is it? If you figure it out please let us know..
Hi. Forstly rhank you for the video series. They are vwry helpful. Also can u please do a video about the sonar module particularly the hc-sr04 and if it can be used for obstacle avoidance.
And optional hardware like servos and servo gimbals
+Jasvinder Rekhi there are some far better modules now and I'll be looking at them in the Pixhawk 2.1 series I'm doing at the moment. Stay tuned!
Hi Painless. After planning a short mission, I checked the loiter turns radius (as you suggested), and it defaults to 10cms. That's fine - I would like to set the radius on the mission to be 5mtr; therefore 5000mm / 10cms (100mm) = 50 When I enter 50 in the radius box it seems to be ok. I then write the WP file and (as in this video), and immediately read the WP file back to APM. Now I notice that I can't see any stored info re' the loiter radius. Hmmm. By way of checking a few things if I change the WP radius, all the radii on the map DO change. If I try the same with the loiter radius, it never appears to change. Am I making a rookie error or is perhaps my APM not able to load this info. The APM in question came with a recently bought Quanum Nova from good ol' Hobby King. Other functions like: stabilize, Loiter, Alt hold and RTL all seem to work exactly as expected, and I always get a steady green GPS light before take off.
Sorry it's such a long question, but can you shed any light on the issue please?
Regards Mark in the UK
will the craft assume home position as the point you arm the craft or the position set by the computer?
Depends how you've set it up..
thank you so much for replying, just figured that out yesterday during the flight. by the way, your video is awesome:)
hi. .
is it possible to do compass calibration out on the field where a pc or laptop is not accessible ?
Some flight controllers have a specific radio stick sequence to do this without all the extra gubbins. Check the documentation to see if his one does too. Best of luck!
Perfect, thank you.
If the Loiter and RTL is not working what to do ? Means like in loiter mode the Quad just bend or goes in one direction but in Alt Hold mode it fly just fine I tried a lot
Recalibrate the compass is step one. Checking the logfiles for odd stuff is useful too...
Hi I have two questions about mission planning whey you draw a mission can it be used in different locations? or it needs to do a new one? another thing is that I installed Tower app on a tablet and it seems that the map needs Internet connection does it work without Internet connection?
The mission is a set of GPS Co - ordinates so new location means new mission. Best of luck!
Helps alot
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Once waypoints have been loaded onto model, how do you start the mission?
I assume you have to place the drone in the home position within the 4m radius, then start the motor using the RC controller, then make it hover, then flip to auto, then it will do the mission. Is this correct?
+dogintwater home is set when you arm the board. then the rest is as you describe. Happy flying!
+Painless360 Thank you.
Is there a way to setup the quad such that you fling it up and it goes to the intended destination without any additional commands, similar to what people did with messaging birds back in the day? I saw that on copter3.4 you can launch start the drone now.
Good day, I'm a novice and I'm getting the dji pc ground station for the Turbo ace matrix E.
Will this ground station work ok with this unit?
Hi, if you are using an APM board then I'd recommend using the Mission Planner software. They are designed to work in tandem and are a very solid system. Happy flying!
I'm having a terrible time with stability. In stable mode it's very difficult to fly. I have tried your method for autotrim and have a hard time flying even long enough for the autotrim to work. In auto flight mode, flying a planned mission it seems to fly great though. Altitude fluctuates a bit but flies pretty stable.
Is there a set PID that I can start with?
Any suggestions? Your videos have been a great help.
My setup;
550 kongcopter frame
Apm 2.6 with external compass
Simonk 30a esc (4)
Sunnysky 800kv motors
Flysky RXTX
DJ Cheek I would recalibrate the compass and also check that you don't have excessive vibration from the motors/props. Have you mounted the APM on an anti vibration mount?Best of luck..
@@Painless360 i am a beginner please assist me with reliable procedure to fly apm hexacopter drone either with a RC controller t10j futaba , and mission planner,
Hello, if I would like to have waypoint navigation, would get an APM2.6 or MultiWii?
Which MultiWii FC supports waypoint nav?
I guess Atmega328p ones wouldn't support waypoint nav... right?
Which software is best at autonomous flying?
Thanks!
***** The addition waypoint flying is very new to the Multiwii world and there are few GUIs that support it. Non well IMHO. I would always look at APM/Pixhawk running with MIssion Planner if you need the abilty to fly autonomously using waypoints.
This video is a private video but does cover the differences - ruclips.net/video/k4tQAmg2ssA/видео.html
Be aware that the APM is a great platform (and now excellent value for money) but is now passing into community support. ruclips.net/video/Vbz3vN3JH6Y/видео.html
Hope this helps.
Hi, was your drone armed during the mission planning and the way point allocating? Is it necessary to arm your drone in order to write the way points into the apm and is it necessary to get a 3D fix gps to write wps into the apm instead of a no fix one? Please help. Much appreciated. Thanks
+Kenelm Thaung Nope, only arm the drone on the desk when I'm troubleshooting. Writing should only need the connection to the board. Best of luck.
+Painless360 Oh I see, but whenever I try to write my waypoints, an error message always appears saying that my home location is invalid. Why is that so? Is it because I'm using a no fix GPS instead of a 3D fix GPS?
I would try it with a 3D fix in place, You can then move the 'home' location once it's figured out where it is. Best of luck.
+Painless360 thank you so much for your help. Much appreciated
My problem is now solved. Thanks again
Hi thanks for doing all this... I have a Turnigy SK450 with the KK2.0 board and am reluctant to spen ~$100 on this Flight Controller. The main feature I want is postition hold for aerial fliming, do you recoomend to get this FC?
ruclips.net/video/k4tQAmg2ssA/видео.html should help...
could someone tell me whether this is possible to do on the cheers cx 20 open source please?
great video as well!
William Jupp Other videos on RUclips that seem to show this - ruclips.net/video/ji-WdBb-DZQB/видео.htmlest of luck.
Hi, I have tried Arkbird and FY-41 lite. None of them support waypoint navigation (UAV), so I am considering Ardupilot 2.6 Mega. And my question is, does Ardupilot 2.6 Mega supports waypoints? will I be able to plot waypoints using the GCS and launch and RTL fully autonomously?
I fly at LFERC in Livermore and planning to put Ardupilot 2.6 on Ranger.
+Riz Hassan Yep, see the videos.. Happy flying!
+Painless360 ,
will this module on sale do the job?
www.ebay.com/itm/301294610111
Thanks
Riz
From what I can see it looks ok.. Hard to tell with eBay.. Best of luck!
when setting a mission i am getting the dotted line from home to waypoint 1
and what is the altitude set in feet or meters
Meters. The line is dashed as the home point is only set when the board is armed at the field before take off. This means that I the location when armed is different then the course shown will be different. Hence the dotted line. Happy flying!
Hey Painless, I bought this mini APM and installed it on my quad. Do you have problems with GPS glitches? When I set mines to loiter it hovers fine for 10-15 secs and then it flies away. Good thing it crashed inside a forest 30-40 yards from Home Launch so I recovered it, but need to replace props.
Bunthoeun Has I would check the mag for interference then and also download and review the logfiles. All of this is covered in this APM series.
Best of luck.
Gotcha, I'm looking at the log files right now. Seems like I went from having 9 satellites to 0 right before everything went haywire. As it crashed it picked up 9 sats again as it laid there. I'm looking to upgrade to a neo-8 gps module which has better accuracy since it works with four different gps system and it has a better refresh rate than the neo6 module.
I would double check the GPS wiring as well. Very odd to go from 9 to 0 satellites in an instant and then back to 9...
Lee did you do a video on connecting OSD to APM?
Jon Car just checked and the two videos (one for 2.5 and one for 3.1) are out tomorrow! How's that for service ;)
Painless360 wow!!
Jon Car :)
Painless it is necessary to use APM mini 3.1 suggest me which board should i use ?
There are a few versions of the APM and it's newer, better brother the Pixhawk. All will run Ardupilot. See our Flight Controller Comparison video for more details. Best of luck!
thanks for replying
may i ask you , what have i do when i get unexpected error when i make waypoint in misiion planer ?
I've not seen that. I'd make sure you are on the latest versions of Mission Planner.. Best of luck
Painless360 yes i use the latest version, may i get your email to send capture of error ?
Free help is available here in the comments..
Hi...How to program two selector for the Flight Mode?
For example I have two Three_position_Selector and I want six Flight Mode like Stabilize, Loiter,RTL and in the other stick Auto.hold, Drift and Auto
Thanks if you can help me...
ruclips.net/video/agjHu-WhCJw/видео.html :)
Thanks..
Don't forget to set 'Take Off' for the first command. This is not mentioned in the video. If you do not set take off as the first command the copter will likely set of horizontally towards it's first way point. It will climb along the way, until it reaches the correct altitude for the first way point, but this can be dangerous if you have objects or people along the path towards that first way point. I found out the hard way that you must first set the Take Off command - instead of rising up and then over a fence, the copter flew straight into the fence. So unless you are starting your mission from in the air at the correct altitude, always remember to set take off as the first command. Failure to do so could end in tears.
Great comment, thanks for posting. I always start the flight when I'm already in the air. Thanks again! :D
Can you show how to setup "auto takeoff" and auto landing in mission planner for APM2.6 for hexcopter ?
There is a mission planning 'pro' tips video coming soon.. stay tuned!
@@Painless360 oky thank you
for loiter turn flying, can it just be set as a flight mode or does it strictly have to be through mission planner
+rio787 Loiter is a flight mode. See the flight mode video in this series..
+Painless360 ive watched the whole series! deff going with apm, only thing is that my r9d can use sbus and the new apm mini pro is different than the 2.5, so i dont what to bridge to set up sbus; any help?
PWM connections or look for a S-Bus to PPM converter. Best of luck.
you had a great video thanx for that . can you tell how to Auto takeoff please?
+Anshul Kumar This is covered in the wiki pages for Mission Planner, I'm not a fan of auto take-off myself..
How can one use this app. when there is obviously no wifi outside?
ardupilot.org/planner/docs/common-planning-a-mission-with-waypoints-and-events.html and read up about 'prefetch' ;) Hope it helps..
hi, it´s possible to make plane missions like this with naza m-lite?
No idea. We don't use that flight controller here. Happy flying!
Okay, thanks, I've seen several videos of you and I think will be the right person to help me.
I only have experience with planes, I'm thinking assemble a quad or hexacopter, what I intend to do is: fpv, aerial filming, planned flights, auto pilot with GPS and land at home failsafe. I am thinking in a f550 and have seen that the naza is the easiest to program, as you are an expert could show me what the best flight controller with GPS.
I mentioned in another video I wanted assemble a f550 and regularly buy almost everything in HobbyKing, already seen several videos of the assembly.
what the best configuration: motor + esc + propeller
thank you so much
I provide this level of support via a chargeable support call as there is normally a lot to explore and questions to ask to get to the answers as every pilot has different requirements. I'd start by looking at a Pixhawk FC with GPS. 2213/935KN motors (depending on weight) and a 4S lipo setup. Best of luck!
ok tanks a lot, i will review more your videos to learn, tks for the help
Would this work with the cheerson cx20
+Nicholas Rangeley If it's an APM controller then it should do...
I can not figure out how to get earth on mission planner.
Do you have any suggestions?
Bo
Not sure what you're asking. Get Earth? You mean the map? The whole app? There are various map providers and you can change the one you're using.. Some work better than others..
Hi again Painless. ooops. Just realised a schoolboy error. That 50 should be 500. Even so, I tried that in the file and it still doesn't show an increase (on the map), in the radius at the WP in question. I remember seeing somewhere a simulation of a given mission but I can't remember where. Any pointers as to how to do a simulation?
Regards Mark in the UK
thecorbies From what I remember this is only supported using Arduplane not copters. If the details exists it will be in the APM websites and locations referred to in the videos here. Best of luck with it.
Unsure what drone/controller system to buy; does anyone have any suggestions? I love the MP software and it's many features, and a fully-functional, programmable remote-controller would seem to be the way to go...just unsure what to buy in terms of a platform for commercial use.
The 'turn-key' systems from DJI (in particular, I'm looking at the Phantom 3) are extremely attractive. It's just not clear whether I can interface it to Mission Planner.
One of the people in my class bought a MATRIX for $3k, with an extended range RF controller/antenna and a nice, BIG flat screen display...very nice and very capable...not sure if that's the way to go for my purposes.
Anyone?
+sciottos ruclips.net/video/k4tQAmg2ssA/видео.html may help with your investigations..
i dont have telemety.
if i set mission planner same you. can uav fly follow waypoint?
+Thanakorn PIYAYOTHIN You can, you load the waypoints into the model before you fly then put the craft into 'auto' mode.. Best of luck!
Hi Painless360, I use the latest vrsion (1.3.48)of Mission Planner and I have not access to Full Parametter List. Can You help me with some advice?
I will be looking at all of this in the new PixHawk 2.1 video series starting later this month. A lot of features in the APM (like the CLI) had to be removed do to space constraints. I always go to the docs when I need to get the detail on something - ardupilot.org/copter/docs/parameters.html Hope that helps.
Thank you! I knew this site, but it's for info only; it's unusable to make some changes in my APM if i can't access them in Mission Planner.
Why subs/text is not available in this video. i'm not good at English listening. hopefully u can fix it soon. thanks :)
+Robi Hidayat Sorry, English only.
part to make quadcopter waypoint mission? pleaseee
+Ariqkamil Nugroho What? Is that a question?
Will everything be the same for APM 2.8? Thanks!
APM2.8 is just HobbyKings 'fixed' version of their APM2.6 that had lots of problems ;)
So you wouldn't recommend I shouldn't buy one?
Never mind, thanks!
ok
the compass mot is about 10 and the gps is sat on a 100 mm carbon rod i will try shielding the cables with some foil and let you now
I had a question below but here is what I found. I managed to solve my own problem myself.
I installed APM Planner and clicked on read and the write. All went fine. Then I opened MISSION PLANNER and now waypoint read/write works like a charm.
================================================================-I hope someone can help me on an issue with writing waypoints. No matter how many waypoints I create I can never write successfully. The error I get states "upload failed, mission was rejected by the MAV. Item has a bad option WP# 1 MAV_MISSION_INV"
I tried with both 3DR radio (works great) and USB. With USB at least I can read but not write.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
APM 2.5
AC_3.02 HEXA
Добри са тия серии. И аз ги изгледах.
Hi George, good work sorting it. What was the exact problem?
Painless360 The problem was that I was not able to write the mission to APM after I created waypoints.
I found the solution by accident and I am not sure what helped me but I will soon test in auto mode.
I've also noticed APM planner was much larger install (~120MB) compared to Mission Planner. I am glad I solved the issue.
Thank you for getting back to me though. Cheers!
what is this program ?
+J Bae mission planner. As per the title..
Just a quickie for you. here are the build and flight video's.
ruclips.net/video/hz2-GOYIZJQ/видео.html Build
ruclips.net/video/TkRZ66D8Bqg/видео.html Flight
I think "soft" is a good description of the flight.
I ran out of power 4 minutes into thI think soft is a good description of the flight characteristics of this unit. Soft is good as this is for aerial photography. If you don’t mind, just direction; I connected back to MP after this flight as my flight ran out of gas with 12.2v’s of energy left. Full charge is 12.4v on a 3 cell 11.4 LiPo. In MP, the battery numbers were incorrect and difficult to check while having a meter directly connected to the battery. I’m sure (hopefully) this is playing a big part in running out of juice with so much power available.
Part 2, I think I have corrected this but need to test fly to confirm. In my video, hovering was achieved at an 85% plus throttle at first take-off. I found a section in MP on this and made that adjustment.
Ok I loaded Tower on my tablet and phone and connected to the APM 2.6 radio using OTG cable and it worked! Check this out. ruclips.net/video/k8lWLG-kqWI/видео.html This is the same commercial program that 3DR is using on the IRIS quad they are selling Enjoy!
I called 3DR today and asked the if we could use droid planner on our android tablets or phone with APM 2.6 and he told me we can. I think we would have to use an OTG USB adapter to connect radio to the android device and then load ruclips.net/video/YcM2761mM2g/видео.html droid planner which comes up under an icon called Tower.
tech looks great but isnt the hobby about flying our multi rotors? where is the hobby going when everything is autonomous? i look forward to flying my uavs, quad,hex etc etc. looks like an apm will turn a normal uav into a dreaded DRONE?.this is just my opinion
+Dave Harvey See ruclips.net/video/k4tQAmg2ssA/видео.html Autonomous flight is only a very small part of the hobby and used for aerial filming and surveys as well as some government agencies for search and rescue, mapping and other places where helicopters can't be used. GPS RTH and HOLD modes are very handy for the rest of us when we need a little help ; )Happy flying!
Thanks Lee. Like I said just my opinion
small minded