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by Arakon
Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: Boards
Topic: CJMCU microquad board
Replies: 161
Views: 113979

Re: CJMCU microquad board

Replaced the motors and it seems to fly okay now.
GLB refunded me 10$, btw.
by Arakon
Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:21 am
Forum: General discussions
Topic: Magnetometer && Barometer WII
Replies: 2
Views: 1678

Re: Magnetometer && Barometer WII

You can find cheap modules containing all 3 of those sensors on one single board on eBay. Just attach that to SPI instead of the old sensors. Also, mwii 2.0 is way, way outdated.
by Arakon
Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:33 pm
Forum: Boards
Topic: CJMCU microquad board
Replies: 161
Views: 113979

Re: CJMCU microquad board

She flies.. however, after a few seconds, yaw will start either continue rotating (left) or when yawing right, it will pull hard to the back and crash. Up until then it flies stable.
by Arakon
Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:15 pm
Forum: Boards
Topic: CJMCU microquad board
Replies: 161
Views: 113979

Re: CJMCU microquad board

Yep, figured that out literally a minute before your posting. Seems to do the trick.
by Arakon
Sat Jun 20, 2015 1:57 pm
Forum: Boards
Topic: CJMCU microquad board
Replies: 161
Views: 113979

Re: CJMCU microquad board

Meh. One motor died on me while trying to finally fly it. On top of that, the voltage connection to the spektrum satellite I am using is apparently so dirty that if you throttle up, the Sat loses connection and the board goes into failsafe. Now to wait for a set of motors again, and figure out how t...
by Arakon
Wed Jun 17, 2015 4:45 am
Forum: Boards
Topic: CJMCU microquad board
Replies: 161
Views: 113979

Re: CJMCU microquad board

Yes, and those are not just defective, they're the wrong part for the job.. only rated for 500 mA and probably the wrong pinout.
The residue is some sort of flux.

Replace them with IRLML2502. Cheap to get off ebay and handle up to 4.2A.
by Arakon
Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:41 pm
Forum: Boards
Topic: CJMCU microquad board
Replies: 161
Views: 113979

Re: CJMCU microquad board

Exactly the same here, received a board today too. Everything works fine in the GUI except for the motors.
Edit: Okay, I can't f*n believe it. ALL FOUR FETs are fried out of the box.
Just replaced one, boom, it works.
Edit 2: All four replaced, all four working now.
by Arakon
Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:42 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: HMC5883L mags always return to boot orientation
Replies: 1
Views: 1598

Re: HMC5883L mags always return to boot orientation

Either you have a strong magnetic field on your Copter near the mag, or you didn't calibrate it properly. I always got exactly that when calibration was wrong or bad.
by Arakon
Sat Jun 06, 2015 3:22 pm
Forum: FPV, OSD, Cameras
Topic: MWI OSD 1.3 SP2 wrong characters on screen
Replies: 6
Views: 5342

Re: MWI OSD 1.3 SP2 wrong characters on screen

I don't think you can even flash that one over ISP.
Try using the 1.4 beta of MWOSD. 1.3 had some issues writing to the atmega, it may also have issues with the video chip.
by Arakon
Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:22 am
Forum: FPV, OSD, Cameras
Topic: MWI OSD 1.3 SP2 wrong characters on screen
Replies: 6
Views: 5342

Re: MWI OSD 1.3 SP2 wrong characters on screen

Did you load a font first from the mwosd folder?
Cause the font you have right now looks very much like the old font of the minimOSD software.
by Arakon
Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:50 am
Forum: FPV, OSD, Cameras
Topic: MWI OSD 1.3 SP2 wrong characters on screen
Replies: 6
Views: 5342

Re: MWI OSD 1.3 SP2 wrong characters on screen

You didn't upload the font files.
by Arakon
Tue May 26, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: General discussions
Topic: MultiWii 328p - proper way to attach remote control
Replies: 5
Views: 2437

Re: MultiWii 328p - proper way to attach remote control

Get a proper transmitter. Bluetooth cuts out after 10-20 meters and your Copter goes out of control and crashes.
Turnigy 9x or something if it needs to be cheap.
by Arakon
Fri May 15, 2015 5:41 am
Forum: FPV, OSD, Cameras
Topic: MW OSD R1.3 Trouble Writing Settings
Replies: 4
Views: 4689

Re: MW OSD R1.3 Trouble Writing Settings

Known issue. Grab the 1.4 beta off the mwosd page, it will be fixed there.
by Arakon
Fri May 08, 2015 8:44 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Multiple Linear ESC in MWC ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2006

Re: Multiple Linear ESC in MWC ?

A device only draws as much power as it needs. You can't force-feed it more.
by Arakon
Thu May 07, 2015 7:14 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Multiple Linear ESC in MWC ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2006

Re: Multiple Linear ESC in MWC ?

The board doesn't care, but the ESCs may get unneccessarily hot.
It only takes 10 seconds each to pull the red wire out of the servo plug and stick some shrinkwrap over it.
by Arakon
Thu May 07, 2015 7:11 am
Forum: Connecting elements
Topic: Interfacing MultiWii with another board
Replies: 3
Views: 1900

Re: Interfacing MultiWii with another board

All of that data should be available via serial port on the telemetry/MSP stream.
by Arakon
Mon May 04, 2015 6:12 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: MultiWii OSD - MWOSD
Replies: 873
Views: 333114

Re: MultiWii OSD - MWOSD

It's a known issue in mwosd and should be fixed soon according to the github.
by Arakon
Sun May 03, 2015 3:11 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: Teensy 3.1 and Arduino Due support?
Replies: 4
Views: 2546

Re: Teensy 3.1 and Arduino Due support?

A CC3D that runs Cleanflight (32bit Mwii port) is only 15 bucks from china these days, I doubt you'll get a nucleo + sensor for that price.. besides, the CC3D is tiny.
by Arakon
Sun May 03, 2015 3:05 pm
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: Altitude Hold Problem v2.3
Replies: 6
Views: 1927

Re: Altitude Hold Problem v2.3

MIDRC changes the values for ALL channels.
Since you only want to change the THR channel, use the Throttle Mid option in the multiwii GUI. Try i.e. 0.45 there to see if things improve.
by Arakon
Fri May 01, 2015 7:28 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: APM 2.6 to run Multiwii ?
Replies: 8
Views: 4064

Re: APM 2.6 to run Multiwii ?

I'm talking about porting the APM software to APM. Megapirate is nothing but a port of the APM software to non-APM boards.
by Arakon
Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:57 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: APM 2.6 to run Multiwii ?
Replies: 8
Views: 4064

Re: APM 2.6 to run Multiwii ?

There's no reason why mpng should work with apm, considering it's merely a direct port. No point in porting something that already exists in a better form.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:57 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Which GPS to buy for a Crius AIOP v2 board?
Replies: 11
Views: 5060

Re: Which GPS to buy for a Crius AIOP v2 board?

Experience from another forum, where someone bought it for his APM and does have horrible offsets.
The metal shield is magnetic.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:57 pm
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: Altitude Hold Problem v2.3
Replies: 6
Views: 1927

Re: Altitude Hold Problem v2.3

Your throttle stick has to be centered at around 1500, and centered when you switch to althold if you want it to stay at that height. Below 1450 or above 1550, it will go down or up.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:17 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Which GPS to buy for a Crius AIOP v2 board?
Replies: 11
Views: 5060

Re: Which GPS to buy for a Crius AIOP v2 board?

I assume that the gps is transferred via Rx/Tx and the compass via I2C. Due to the datasheet http://www.u-blox.com/images/downloads/Product_Docs/u-bloxM8_ReceiverDescriptionProtocolSpec_%28UBX-13003221%29_Public.pdf the Neo8 appears to be compatible to the Neo6. Correct on both accounts. That BeSta...
by Arakon
Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:39 am
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: Quad is jumping like yoyo
Replies: 3
Views: 2345

Re: Quad is jumping like yoyo

You can also apply some expo to the throttle stick on your transmitter to make the center area "bigger", so mid stick is smoother.
by Arakon
Fri Apr 24, 2015 5:44 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Which GPS to buy for a Crius AIOP v2 board?
Replies: 11
Views: 5060

Re: Which GPS to buy for a Crius AIOP v2 board?

They're all compatible. On the software side of things, there's no real difference in data from any of the neo modules.
by Arakon
Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:35 am
Forum: FPV, OSD, Cameras
Topic: Battery Voltage on Multiwii Pro -> MinimOSD
Replies: 3
Views: 3883

Re: Battery Voltage on Multiwii Pro -> MinimOSD

Get rid of kv osd, which is no longer developed, and use mwosd. It specifically has a setting for multiwii 2.4.
by Arakon
Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: MW FC and turnigy 9X receiver Scorched
Replies: 1
Views: 1168

Re: MW FC and turnigy 9X receiver Scorched

On the FC, it's a diode. Not sure about the receiver. Looks to me like you possibly reversed the polarity or hooked up a wire that carried battery voltage rather than 5v.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:50 am
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: Copter not enough power
Replies: 7
Views: 2340

Re: Copter not enough power

It's your frame most likely. I had massive issues with the SK450 too (despite balancing motors and props), because the arms are soft enough to put a knot in them without much effort. I put the exact same components on another frame with no changes and it immediately flew awesome.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:48 am
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: Yaw movement not shown in GUI, doesnt fly
Replies: 6
Views: 1991

Re: couple stranges things in the GUI...

Tricopter motor directions really don't matter, but having the front two go cw and ccw (or ccw and cw) will take out some of the rotational force because they cancel each other out, so the tail doesn't have to lean as far just to maintain a straight hover.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:43 am
Forum: ESCs, propellers , servos and radios
Topic: HK Multi Wii board doesn't recognise reciever input
Replies: 7
Views: 6159

Re: HK Multi Wii board doesn't recognise reciever input

You have it set up as a serial PPM receiver, but wired up as a parallel pwm receiver.
Undefine both serial_sum_ppm and ppm_on_throttle and it should work, given that you don't have even more receiver options active.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:15 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: crius mwc v2.5 acc
Replies: 2
Views: 1444

Re: crius mwc v2.5 acc

512 means you have 1 g of pull on the Z-axis. If you didn't, you'd start floating away.. gravity is a nice thing to have.
by Arakon
Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:14 pm
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: Issues with headfree mode
Replies: 2
Views: 1670

Re: Issues with headfree mode

Headfree relies entirely on the compass. The compass is highly sensitive to interference from power wiring.. i.e. the ESC/battery wires. In order to prevent this, you'll have to either put the entire flight controller on a tall standoff (not recommended) or install an external compass and put that o...
by Arakon
Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:46 am
Forum: Software
Topic: Cleanflight aka Multiwii port to STM32 F10x and F30x
Replies: 761
Views: 1571653

Re: Cleanflight aka Multiwii port to STM32 F10x and F30x

I just got a CC3D set up with cleanflight on a ZMR250 clone. 3S, DYS 1806, BlueSeries 12A with BLHeli 13.1, Oneshot enabled, 5030 props, AUW is 560g. Using the MWii 2.3 PID controller (#3). First outside flight showed three issues: 1) A flip over the roll axis worked very fast and smoothly. I tried ...
by Arakon
Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:26 am
Forum: General discussions
Topic: quadcopter flips forward and spins round on take off
Replies: 4
Views: 3839

Re: quadcopter flips forward and spins round on take off

Did you actually mount the flight controller the right way around? Also check that the escs are plugged into the correct ports.
by Arakon
Wed Feb 11, 2015 9:41 pm
Forum: Boards
Topic: hobbyking multiwi pro 2.0 using serial/ spektrum sat rx
Replies: 2
Views: 1817

Re: hobbyking multiwi pro 2.0 using serial/ spektrum sat rx

Hook it up to any serial port and define the serial port number used in the config.h. However, the satellites run on 3.3V.. you have to use a 3.3V voltage regulator on the power line, or grab 3.3V from the board somewhere. GND and signal hook up directly. Actually, I just found this: m Should answer...
by Arakon
Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:29 pm
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: Error message - arduino 1.0.6
Replies: 6
Views: 2464

Re: Error message - arduino 1.0.6

Sounds like you selected the wrong board and chip in arduino.
by Arakon
Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:35 am
Forum: Connecting elements
Topic: GPS and Multiwii (Atmega 2560)
Replies: 1
Views: 1770

Re: GPS and Multiwii (Atmega 2560)

The internal and external compasses use the same i2c address. Only way to disable the internal one is by physically removing the compass or cutting traces.
by Arakon
Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:25 am
Forum: FPV, OSD, Cameras
Topic: Crius MWC SE 2.5 OSD port (BT and OSD)
Replies: 4
Views: 4164

Re: Crius MWC SE 2.5 OSD port (BT and OSD)

They are talking about an atmega 2560 based board, which has several serial ports, and are saying that you don't need to configure what kind of device is attached.. this doesn't mean you can slap two different devices on a single port.
by Arakon
Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:08 am
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: setting up via bluetooth only
Replies: 1
Views: 850

Re: setting up via bluetooth only

No. You need a direct connection to flash.
by Arakon
Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: FPV, OSD, Cameras
Topic: Crius MWC SE 2.5 OSD port (BT and OSD)
Replies: 4
Views: 4164

Re: Crius MWC SE 2.5 OSD port (BT and OSD)

Nope. One or the other.
by Arakon
Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:06 am
Forum: General discussions
Topic: FPV250 Quad with multiwii pro lift off issue
Replies: 2
Views: 1681

Re: FPV250 Quad with multiwii pro lift off issue

Get rid of the prop guards, that alone will probably save 80g or so.
by Arakon
Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:58 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Multiwii GPS
Replies: 9
Views: 3543

Re: Multiwii GPS

There's probably close to a hundred different multiwii boards in existance, "red" isn't going to get you any help. At the very least, post a picture of it.
by Arakon
Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:35 am
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Modding miniPro FC to external mag/GPS and setup
Replies: 7
Views: 2687

Re: Modding miniPro FC to external mag/GPS and setup

Try changing X to -X on the mag line only.
by Arakon
Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:56 pm
Forum: Shields, boards and sensors
Topic: Modding miniPro FC to external mag/GPS and setup
Replies: 7
Views: 2687

Re: Modding miniPro FC to external mag/GPS and setup

You'll have to mess with the #define FORCE_MAG_ORIENTATION(X, Y, Z) setting in the config.
by Arakon
Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:08 am
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: GPS fix lost
Replies: 11
Views: 3383

Re: GPS fix lost

And how long did you wait? A cold start on a GPS can require up to 30 minutes to get a fix. Also, chances are you didn't set up the GPS right, with the correct baud rates.
by Arakon
Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:54 am
Forum: MultiWii tweaking - flying experience
Topic: Rebounds at Landing and yaw mag accuracy
Replies: 7
Views: 2961

Re: Rebounds at Landing and yaw mag accuracy

The landing is a matter of your own throttle skill. Lower it softly, cut throttle shortly before or after you touch down. Your mag issue is simple.. the power wiring creates a magnetic field. This changes constantly, so the mag constantly sees a rotating heading. The only solution to this is to get ...
by Arakon
Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:14 pm
Forum: Software development
Topic: pre 2.4 version r1729
Replies: 100
Views: 49232

Re: pre 2.4 version r1729

Multiwii doesn't support more than 8 channels.
by Arakon
Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:19 pm
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: Control MultiWii quadcopter over bluetooth
Replies: 3
Views: 1508

Re: Control MultiWii quadcopter over bluetooth

It's under advanced/model control. Shame about your copter, flying it without skill with something as unreliable and inaccurate as a touchscreen, you'll wreck it in no time.
by Arakon
Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:27 am
Forum: Getting Started - MultiWii config and setup
Topic: Control MultiWii quadcopter over bluetooth
Replies: 3
Views: 1508

Re: Control MultiWii quadcopter over bluetooth

Technically, yes. Practically, this is a really bad idea. The range is very short (worst case with motors running, 5-10 meters), and when you get out of range, the copter will either crash or fly away. Unless you want to start saving up for a completely new copter again, wait till you have a proper ...