I just bought my APM and have a decent amount of doubts , need someone to clear them up.

Issues like which wire goes where and using the MissionPlanner plague me ..

ok so i am fiddling since about 7 hours now, updates:

1> telemetry works
2> ESC calibrated
3> basics done


The issues:
1> Unable to get the OSD working ( the lights come up but having connection issues )
2> How do i use my servos with this ?
3> ALSO, mid way something burned in the board, its working fine ... but i saw smoke under the case . Since everything is fine , should i be worried ?



Other than this ... nothing .. for this, PLEASE HELP

Anyone ?? One issue more ..

When I push up the throttle, it doesnt exceed about 20% , even at full throttle ... what do i do here ??

cmon no one here ??

2 issues plague me now :
1> Setting up the OSD
2> motors dont go more than 20% throttle when trying to fly ...

same issue here ... full throttle, no change in speed

UPDATE:


Ok, i was fiddling with the MP a bit and came across THR_MAX.. mine was set at 800 ... the recommended was 1000, pushed it and Voila! getting full throttle now 　

BUT ... yea there came a but ... the lowest speed of the motor is pretty high now say must be around 30%of the speed with just 10% throttle ...

How do i go about this now ... sigh ...

As you already found the THR_MAX , it won't be that difficult to find THR_MIN !!

.. but couldnt :/

Subscribed, mine arriving soon, but i have no idea of abc of apm.

yea this could be helpful , plus you can ask me too, will tell what i know until now..

Have seen some videos, will bug you soon and with another thread.

hi, i own an apm, i'll answer best as i can. btw, do have some patience, replies will come in a day or two.

The smoke shud be something you shud look into. a burned out part isnt something to be ignored.
And THROTTLE_MIN shud fix you other problem.. and do use google.

I suggest googling for RCTimer APM. you will come across a mega thread with all possible info and do's and dont's.

great someone who can help , yes i found out about Throttle_Min just some time ago, will check it it works ... and yes trust me,  all night i was googling everything XD

Ok, so i got fed up and rest the board, started everything from scratch... now that all the initial setup is done .. facing another issue now.

everything is calibrated and yet when i push the throttle only the M1 and the M3 motors move, other 2 stay still and ESC does make sounds while this happens ..

more precisely- at upto 10% throttle, the motors move M! M3 and M4 ... after 10% M4 stops and only M1 and M3 rotate ...

WTF IS THIS SHIT ! I really getting tired now :/

The video for the issue i am facing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehjAiuQm8AI&feature=youtu.be

DiD you clear the eeprom?

.. ? as in ?

SO a very strange thing happened, Earlier if you remember, I mentioned about the issues I was having with my APM... I just took out the case and tried it , IT WORKS FINE NOW ~~!!~~ ( well sort of )
The current situation is that the motors not working that I had earlier is no more there ( I took out a piece of foam inside and its working fine now tongue emoticon
ANYWAYS, now it's actually back to square one.
The issue I am facing now:
Once armed ,the starting speed of the motors is about 30% of the throttle .. with sticks at full it increases to about 60% ..
I've fiddled with the THR_ values, but no avail .. any help here ??
ALL RESET, Calib, done ...

https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/issues/detail?id=399

Similar issue i guess... tried stick scaling, didnt help ..

Download Dataflash Log and mail me.

how do i do that ?

Look at this:




Or refer this:
http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/downloading-and-analyzing-data-logs-in-mission-planner/

bro can i get your number ?? PM .

gettin timeout on read-getlog

Connect Via USB and click "Download dataflash via mavlink"