dynamic cal step3:cal--mag never ends.

[kylekyle]

Hi ~ this is my first question on the forum.

my dynamic cal step3:cal--mag never ends. I got the MAE down to 0.0085 ( I remember ) and following run never ends.
I repeated the dance few more times but the result is same.

and I am curious... if the GPS noise shield is too close to the FC, can it cause this? I remember it was better without GPS antenna

[bluuu]

its normal
you can use values after X loops, your MEA is low and ok.
Use calculated values and go to next step.

[sandmen]

Use the abort button, and the latest calculated results printed.

[kylekyle]

Thank you guys.
I aborted the process and the use MAE anyway.

final result doesn't look bad. when I check mag-magnitude during 360 lotation , I get 1.7 ~2.2... it looks alot better than last calibration. In short, when I use GPS antenna sheild on top of AQ, it affects the mag alot.
I made the shild from blank CD wraped with copper tape.

[bluuu]

You should do calibration (calibso) with all stuff like GPS cover, RX, camera (if you have to use).

Dynamic calibration is for eliminating all factors interfering with normal work.

[kylekyle]

yes, I was able to calibrate it with GPS shield. I meant it was easier without it. ( calibration took less time )
by the way. ABORT button does not work on STEP:3. it there specific version of GC that STEP:3 abort button works?

[kinderkram]

Which FW version do you use?
You can also try the final version 1.3 of the QGC, just released yesterday:
http://autoquad.org/software-downloads/?did=79

[kylekyle]

thank you. I'll try it tonight.

[Max]

With release version of QGC 1.3.0, Step 3: cal --mag Abort button should work, however it won't print results unless you let the step finish (as described in docs for steps 1-3). That's how it goes on my test installs, anyway. Peter (sandmen) is confusing the versions of things, I think...

-Max