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by cardboard
Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:22 am
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: Flight Modes and FPV
Replies: 3
Views: 1982

Re: Flight Modes and FPV

I used to FPV in horizon mode but have recently switched to acro.
Good tuning is key to any flight mode though

All the flying in this video was done in horizon mode.


And this all in acro mode.
by cardboard
Sun May 12, 2013 2:55 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Ublox Neo -6M gps problem
Replies: 2
Views: 2677

Re: Ublox Neo -6M gps problem

You can't update the neo 6m firmware, you can only do that with the lea series if I am not mistaken. I have had 1 of the 4 neo6's so bad on me but if you're still getting satellites fixes then its not dead at least. if you have it in ublox mode and a high baud rate the ucentre software won't nativit...
by cardboard
Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:57 pm
Forum: Pictures & Videos
Topic: Embedding a video into a post
Replies: 3
Views: 2148

Re: Embedding a video into a post

WIN!!! have been wondering where this features was for this for a long time.
by cardboard
Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:15 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Disarm motors on crash...
Replies: 11
Views: 3797

Re: Disarm motors on crash...

I heard one guy used a glass fuse on the main battery line placed in such a way that in a crash it would break, cutting all power.

But I find disarming a natural reaction now, if the copter is going down I know I just have to pull the sticks a certain way and everything is safe.
by cardboard
Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:04 am
Forum: Frames
Topic: HK Talon.
Replies: 5
Views: 5911

Re: HK Talon.

you can add a layer of thin double sided tape to the boom before clamping the motor mounts on. It wont stop them rotating in a really big hit but it'll help with normal use.
by cardboard
Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:38 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

The sliders being on the wrong channels is an easy fix.
When you uncomment the define for ppm in just swap around the order of the channels.
As for the second bit, you did read start then read??

it all works fine for me.
by cardboard
Mon Feb 04, 2013 1:31 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

Sweet, got the GUI working and the servo outputs all figured out. Had a play with the mix table and managed to wrap my head around that to some degree. One last stupid question, how do I use the built in Mwii serial? I'm used to working with the normal serial commands but reading through this http:/...
by cardboard
Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:00 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

Another silly question, what physical pins are each of the 8 outputs connected to?
by cardboard
Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:14 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

And I do realise that complex code is normally not overly simple to interface with, just have to keep learning.
On that note, I can't add a Serial.begin() can I? It throws up a vector error that I am guessing is to do with an timer somewhere.
by cardboard
Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:04 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

One more bug, the GUI locks up whenever start is pressed. The serial lights flicker for a sec then nothing. I uncommented #define SERIAL_SUM_PPM ROLL,PITCH,THROTTLE,YAW,AUX1,AUX2,AUX3,AUX4,8,9,10,11 //For Robe/Hitec/Futaba and #define PPM_PWM_CONVERTER // PPM to 8 servos as well as cleared the eepro...
by cardboard
Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:58 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

I tried compiling the code in the zip you posted above and got "'plog' was not declared in this scope"..... is that meant to be there? And I also found the mix table for PPM_PWM_CONVERTER but I was hoping for some obvious values I could manipulate, sorry my brain fells like mush after all ...
by cardboard
Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:45 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

@copterrichie, better? Im just interested in your reasoning.
I to had a look at that very board but wanted to keep everything in 1 IC if at all possible.
I see it uses serial as well, although it runs up to 38400 (same as my gps) would the extra traffic cause things to jam up and slow down?
by cardboard
Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:38 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Re: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo

@PatrikE that sounds like EXACTLY what I have been after. edit: you mean the one you linked to in this thread? http://www.multiwii.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2832 If so I fell rather silly as I spent a good week trying to search out allot of various options for solving my problem and never c...
by cardboard
Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:20 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out
Replies: 18
Views: 5361

Help with a project: Strip multiwii back to ppm in-servo out

I wasn't sure where exactly to put this thread but it is about code so this seemed as better place as any. I have an arduino project I am working on that involves reading a ppm stream from a receiver and spitting out servo control. In between there is some GPS goodness to act as a RTH. This is a per...
by cardboard
Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:01 pm
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: Still REALLY struggling for control.
Replies: 5
Views: 2085

Re: Still REALLY struggling for control.

I find my baro somewhat useless for anything other then static hovering, just my experience though. I have one copter that is servilely overpowered and is very sensitive to input and can climb like nobodies business. It is my have fun aerobatic ship and was built like that though. With some settings...
by cardboard
Sat Feb 02, 2013 2:41 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: auto-level problem
Replies: 39
Views: 12200

Re: auto-level problem

I would like to think I'm a pretty accomplished pilot and I fly in horizon mode almost exclusively. If you don't know horizon shares similar autoleveling to angle mode. Assuming your copter is tuned well for acro mode then half the chanlege is complete. If angle/level P is to low return will be slow...
by cardboard
Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:33 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Gyro I2C problem, Crius SE v0.2
Replies: 5
Views: 2375

Re: Gyro I2C problem, Crius SE v0.2

you can try reflowing the board using a heat gun.
I had a similar issue and documented it over in this thread
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2747
by cardboard
Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:04 pm
Forum: ESCs, propellers , servos and radios
Topic: 4-bladed props L&R
Replies: 1
Views: 1245

Re: 4-bladed props L&R

if your prop shaft is long enough could you bolt 2, 2 bladed props on with a 90degree separation? I know it isn't ideal but short of moulding your own porps I don't know what else you could do
by cardboard
Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:29 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: 10Hz GPS thread
Replies: 84
Views: 122120

Re: 10Hz GPS thread

I have a couple on the way so well soon see if they preform
by cardboard
Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:58 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: 10Hz GPS thread
Replies: 84
Views: 122120

Re: 10Hz GPS thread

Check the battery is holding a charge as well. It may be completely unrelated but I bought 2 of these units and one had a dead battery. Caused me all sorts of headaches.
by cardboard
Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:38 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro
Replies: 9
Views: 3138

Re: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro

We don't know what type of copter he is using. If it was a quad + you could just remove a pair of props, if it is a quad x you can't do that as all the motors are used for any one axis.
by cardboard
Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:02 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro
Replies: 9
Views: 3138

Re: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro

Just take the props off the motors you don't want to have an effect on the airframe, would that work? or disconnect the motors all togeather
by cardboard
Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:50 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro
Replies: 9
Views: 3138

Re: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro

Ahh you are tieing the copter up, that makes more sense.
by cardboard
Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:16 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro
Replies: 9
Views: 3138

Re: disabling all sensors except 1 axis gyro

I've never heard of turning off any axis's but I don't think the copter would fly for very long at all with 2/3 axis turned off. If you want to isolate 2 axis the easiest way I can think of is to tie it up with string, I can't find the youtube tutorial but there are a few out there. But assuming you...
by cardboard
Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:04 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Moving the mag
Replies: 12
Views: 6652

Re: Moving the mag

Thanx! No sadly it is only a corona Rx. There great for parkflyers and the 4ch versions are really tiny+light but are lacking in range compared to other brands. I do have Frsky gear as well but this was the only Rx I had at the time of the build that had 7 channels. All the antenna mount is, is a 7x...
by cardboard
Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:33 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: MAG calibration - ISSUES
Replies: 22
Views: 7317

Re: MAG calibration - ISSUES

I had a similar issue with the mag being derp.
check this thread for my fix

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2700
by cardboard
Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:09 am
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: PID tuning position hold
Replies: 14
Views: 9474

Re: PID tuning position hold

check to make sure your heading doesn't change when throttle is applied, I had the same issue because the built in mag was so close to the bottom plate (power distribution board).
by cardboard
Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:38 am
Forum: Pictures & Videos
Topic: Team BlackSheep Discovery (quadracopter)
Replies: 6
Views: 3523

Re: Team BlackSheep Discovery (quadracopter)

all the way down in New Zealand were jusr heading into summer :D
although it is nearly always windy were I live I so take any opertunity to fly
by cardboard
Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:47 am
Forum: Pictures & Videos
Topic: Team BlackSheep Discovery (quadracopter)
Replies: 6
Views: 3523

Team BlackSheep Discovery (quadracopter)

http://youtu.be/wnw48kCfdQY

Some fun with the new quad, couldn't wait till morning..... it was the first FPV of my Team BlackSheep Discovery. Copter flies really well, running one of the new multiwii dev versions, PIDs need a tiny bit more work but are pretty dam good already.
by cardboard
Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:38 am
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Senors locking up and i2c errors
Replies: 11
Views: 4191

Re: Senors locking up and i2c errors

only components on the top side, only thing on the bottom is tracks and vias. Sat the board on a wooden chopping board and went for it. I deducted the general area were the fault was most likely to be and just consentraed the heat there. I could tell when I hit the magic temperature as the solider b...
by cardboard
Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:52 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Senors locking up and i2c errors
Replies: 11
Views: 4191

Re: Senors locking up and i2c errors

@NikTheGreek thankyou for sparking an idea in my head. The only way a bad ground would occur is a bad/non/dry joint on the board somewhere. Looking at the joints they all seemed a bit dull and crappy ($27 board...) and there was noway I could go through and redo ever one manually. 2KW of heatgun and...
by cardboard
Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:29 am
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Senors locking up and i2c errors
Replies: 11
Views: 4191

Re: Senors locking up and i2c errors

That would back up the conclusion of it being a cheaply made board if something isn't grounded properly. Considering removing all the components from the board and just curdely wiring them up by hand, that would rule out a number of board related issues. If I make any ground breaking conclusions I w...
by cardboard
Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:19 am
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Senors locking up and i2c errors
Replies: 11
Views: 4191

Re: Senors locking up and i2c errors

Ok tried out that method of deduction but the results weren't that conclusive.... Just the gyro - during 5 min sitting on the bench about 1700 I2c errors happened and you could see spikes in the graph whenever they happened. Jusr Acc - About 20 I2c errors in 10 min then it locked up completely givin...
by cardboard
Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:25 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Senors locking up and i2c errors
Replies: 11
Views: 4191

Senors locking up and i2c errors

Most multiwii issues I can figure out on my own but this one has really got me. After a lovely flight around last week I powered down everything, removed batts and put the copter on the shelf. Today I received a pile of new props and decided to take a set out for a test but when I was doing my pre f...
by cardboard
Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:40 am
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: Event Report - MAG
Replies: 3
Views: 1929

Re: Event Report - MAG

I had the same issue with current from the power distribution changing the mags heading by anything up to 40 degrees, fixed the problem by moving the mag into my gps pod.

http://www.multiwii.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2700
by cardboard
Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:02 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Moving the mag
Replies: 12
Views: 6652

Re: Moving the mag

Thanx, I'm really happy with the result. The copter (Team BlackSheep Discovery) is all finished up and had a first flight tonight. The GPS/mag pod works a treat and the mag is completely unaffected by changes to the throttle now. https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/30353_101522549...
by cardboard
Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:09 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Moving the mag
Replies: 12
Views: 6652

Re: Moving the mag

Edit: I'm now using a cheap board from hobbyking that is a cruis clone, exact same sensors and orientations just a bigger form factor. Well apart from joining a number of IC pins together everything went great. Removed the on board sensor by means of dermal then cleaned up what was left. After that ...
by cardboard
Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:39 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Moving the mag
Replies: 12
Views: 6652

Re: Moving the mag

I should probably explain myself slightly better. During most of a flight the throttle is in a range that causes a constant ~30degree error, in headfree and headlock modes this doesn't matter as the direction of the compass is not important as all the movements are relative. But when using RTH or PH...
by cardboard
Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:30 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Moving the mag
Replies: 12
Views: 6652

Re: Moving the mag

Haven't done any mods yet, was seeing if there was anyone out there that had already done this or simalar. I have a cheap SE knock off that I could do this to but I still want it to work, and i want the mod done on the SE in the end anywho. If I get up the balls to take the soildering bolt I will ta...
by cardboard
Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:29 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Moving the mag
Replies: 12
Views: 6652

Moving the mag

Im having issue with the mag going out by about 30-40 degrees when I power up my motors. The problem stems from the frames, I have DJI style 450 and 550 frames with integrated power boards. If I want to have my flight controller protected and between the to layers it is to close to the live pcb caus...
by cardboard
Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:02 pm
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: Speed problems with Crius Se
Replies: 5
Views: 2195

Re: Speed problems with Crius Se

It is meant to do that, just the nature of a pid loop. Its the D term trying to constantly correct for drift. If your copter isn't free flying, eg no props or held on the ground there is no feedback to the controller so it tries harder to counter the "drift" it is seeing, if the different ...
by cardboard
Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:28 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV
Replies: 95
Views: 60556

Re: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV

I had the same issues, I have currently got a P only loops (I and D are at 0) and on a dead clam day it holds pretty well. It doesn't recover well from high speed straight into PH but is ok. If there is any wind it goes crazy and starts overshooting, i need to tune in a tiny bit of I and D at this s...
by cardboard
Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:19 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV
Replies: 95
Views: 60556

Re: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV

MrDrone, a couple of points to be aware of the I2C_GPS_NAV code goes onto the standalone gps arduino board. The MTK Firmware Tool is for a specific GPS module. If you got the one from rctimer it uses a ublox chip and you can download the u-centre software from there website. the gps shares the same ...
by cardboard
Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:13 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: GPS integration
Replies: 1724
Views: 880536

Re: GPS integration

nav/pos pids are important to. I had issue that sounded like yours but was solved by a major pid tuning in the nav/pos hold region. my copter does has level mode dialled in as well.
by cardboard
Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:24 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV
Replies: 95
Views: 60556

Re: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV

tested it out today, same issue using default pids, way overshooting and circling.
Using the Pids supplied in the gps folder it was allot better and only needed slight tuning to get a pretty good result.
Will continue to narrow done the pids.
by cardboard
Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:42 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV
Replies: 95
Views: 60556

Re: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV

I was using an older version of that I do believe but I'll try the latest version next time I'm out
Thanx for the update :)
by cardboard
Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:51 am
Forum: Software development
Topic: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV
Replies: 95
Views: 60556

Re: Crius GPS and I2C_GPS_NAV

Went out today on a dead clam day and I think I have figured out the issue. If the copter has no velocity when pos hold is activated it works really well, but if the copter is moving when pos hold is activated it over corrects and misses the pos hold location by a huge margin and it only gets worse ...