AutoQuad Forum

Please update the docs to indicate that:

1) The input voltage can only be <= 18V. On this page http://autoquad.org/wiki/wiki/getting-s ... ler-setup/ it suggests a 5S LiPo is OK, but apparently that is not so? Reference: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=952#p4396

2) There is currently NO stage 2 failsafe protection in the code. It will just stay in PH. http://autoquad.org/wiki/wiki/flying/failsafe-events/

Omissions are one thing, but wrong information is just dangerous.

Thank you,
-Max

Thx for the hints, Max!

I updated the Wiki. The voltage is indeed only mentioned on the "about" page and the graphic is rather outdated.
I also added notes to the failsafe instructions. You learnt it the hard way - still sorry for your loss...

Thanks Norbert!

@LPR -- for me the icons to the left of each forum/post with new messages turns red.

-Max

Big confussion (for me) in fw between "telemetry" version and "MAVlink" version

in wiki page:
Wiki Index > Getting Started > AutoQuad software setup > Flight controller firmware
we can read that there are two differen versions of fw: telemetry and MAVlink.

My big confussion was that I wanted to connect to the gcs (thru bluetooth) using the "telemetry" version, because I wanted to have telemetry (that was the case in ARDUCOPTER at the beginning: we had two independent fw, one for Xbee, other by cable).
But I was wrong: to get the flight "telemetry" you must use the MAVlink version (using either a cable or the BT connection).

I propose to call "Test-data-log" version (or any other name) and not use the word "telemetry" for that version to avoid any missunderstood. (It looks that I was the only that made this mistake)

Angel

The latest version of CrossStudio will NOT compile in Windows, it will give errors.

For now (until the developers change their code) you need to put this files:
http://www.multixmedia.org/test/Auto...q-makefile.tgz

into the xxx\Rowley Associates Limited\CrossWorks for ARM 2.2\include

(thanks to Iceman575 for pointing to this)

//Frank

Hi guys,

Im currently fitting my AQ on a new frame where it will be rotated as shown in the second image here http://autoquad.org/wiki/wiki/getting-s ... ontroller/

the info text says "The first image will show the default flightdirection (IMU_ROT 0), but the parameter IMU_ROT allows for any angle in degrees. The second picture will need an IMU_ROT 45 for example.".

However, i think that if the board is rotated as shown in the image then the IMU_ROT should be set to -45 ? if i use 45 (without the minus sign) then my HUD and gimbal behavies very strange, but if i set it to -45 then it acts as normal.

Thanks
Rgrds

Ok, thx - changed it.

Regarding gimbal settings (http://autoquad.org/wiki/wiki/getting-s ... -settings/)

I faced a problem where i needed to reverse the servo output for the gimbal. bill sugested adding a negative value (minus sign) in the GMBL_SCAL_PITCH and GMBL_SCAL_ROLL which worked like a charm. - Maybe the wiki can contain this info as well?

Thanks
Rgrds