rcaddict Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 AMP ARDUPILOT WITH GPS got this today - I think a degree in software is required to setup !!! does anyone know how you toggle between modes ie normal flight & return to home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Oh boy, OG, you've got some head-scratching coming..... If I could tell you it's easy, I would, but I'd be lying. I'm in the throes of committing a Quanum Nova quad to flight and I've had an awful lot to learn. There's copious amounts of info on the Ardupilot site which is split between the various applications (mine is Arducopter). There's also many tutorials on Youtube and sites such as DIYDrones etc. In a nutshell, to toggle between the various modes you need to set switches on your Tx which adjust the PWM on Ch 5 (normally the Gear channel on Spektrum). This page describes the basic Tx set up procedure. I don't know what system you are using but on my Spekky DX9 I was able to set up a number of Flight Modes across two switches which gave me 5 different modes. Each mode has to be within the mode value limit for each function in the menu and it was fairly straightforward to adjust the values on the DX9. I suspect I'm not much further up the learning curve than yourself, so don't rely on me to put you right Let's hope there's another forumite who is a bit more software-savvy than us..... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaddict Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 thanks pete I trying to use it on a dx6i which is not helping as its not got a 3 toggle switch, I found the bit about the the pwm values so will give another go tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Is it a quad you are trying to set up? I've just Googled 'mixing switches on dx6i' and there's plenty of leads to be found from the results. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaddict Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 thanks pete will try that - its for a ixed wing (bixler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I've mixed Gear with Flaps to give three position flaps, so that would be one option to be able to get 3 modes on the ardupilot. But this might not work for you if you've got the ailerons on separate channels on your bixler (or have flaps) as you've only then got one spare channel, which can only be two position, limiting you to 2 flight modes on the ardupilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaddict Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 thanks Frank, I kind of understand the use of the gear & flaps switch set up in mix 1 & mix 2, although all I really want is return to home & off ! I think I should be using the gear channel on R615 to ch8 on the ardupilot - but cant seem to get it to work - yet ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaddict Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 thanks guys all very helpfull -I have now got it setup & working (subject to tests !!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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