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[mk1spitfire]

Whilst string tuning I'm noticing the red memory light comes on often and stays on in the gcs flight data page. Kind of frustrating.

Resetting board each time does help clear.

Perhaps I'm hitting apply to quickly to often?

[dankers]

Can you try this unreleased firmware for me?

http://dl.dropbox.co...e6c-install.exe

See if that makes it better. I think it might be a bug that we solved.

Be careful with unreleased stuff but that is proving to be stable. Please let me know if that fixes it.

[mk1spitfire]

Thank you Santa

The new calibration wizard is pretty slick, so credit to those designers/coders who make things like happen.

I have flown the new firmware but I'm back on 819 due to issues with attitude mode.
Even some issues now.

The attached file maybe more corrupt than a greedy banker with object id mismatch/warning object field unknown stuff.

Rate mode was fine with new firmware

Attitude was not its usual docile self, even after calibration. It kept wanting to pitch back randomly, Unstable.

The red memory light did not come on but the yellow made a guest appearance once during the tuning.

I fly in heli mode for my quads, enjoying idle up. I notice the new firmware encourages you to choose now between heli/aero.

I hope choosing heli mode with the new firmware has no ill effects on quad flying other than to provide collective for genuine heli flyers and extra switches for hold ect and that it remains compatible.

I did notice some irregular screen movements on the new gcs (input,flight mode switch settings), It was switching itself ealier! the tx sticks widget and where it says flight mode switch position.


I will try importing another uav file( status ok boxes) into new gcs and see how that behaves later


Warthox 2 file was created in 819, which appears to fly ok but not 100 % sure in attitude mode.?

Attached Files

•  data for attitude test.uav   10.78K   2 downloads
•  Warthox 2.uav   8.92K   2 downloads

[peabody124]

Huh.  What you are describing is something I haven't heard from a fairly large testing group - and the fact it flies ok on 0819 means the hardware is ok.  That probably means user error, but since we wrote the UI that's a cop out for our error :-D

The flight mode switch makes me really suspicious that it wasn't doing the right thing there.  This could influence the attitude mode crap (maybe it bumps into a manual mode).  I bet when you were doing the "move the sticks" section of the input wizard you didn't flick the flight mode switch a few times.  That really should be mentioned explicitly in the prompt.  If you could retry with that it would be great.

[mk1spitfire]

peabody124, on 04 February 2012 - 01:11 AM, said:

The flight mode switch makes me really suspicious that it wasn't doing the right thing there.  This could influence the attitude mode crap (maybe it bumps into a manual mode).  I bet when you were doing the "move the sticks" section of the input wizard you didn't flick the flight mode switch a few times.  That really should be mentioned explicitly in the prompt.  If you could retry with that it would be great.

I agree James, the gcs switch setting could have had an influence, jumping out of its setting in flight.

I choose heli TX option for my quad in new gcs.

In set up I specifically switched my gear switch (flight mode,channel 5) a few times.
In fact the wizard appears not to progress to the next stage unless you complete the multiple toggle, which I took as being complete as it had moved on to next stage. The gcs appeared satisfied.


I think I remember David's original set up video saying you need to put the flight mode switch slider in the gcs, in the middle, for use of a two position switch. The new gcs wizard version appears to eliminate that.

How many other existing beta testers for new firmware are selecting 'heli' for TX option in the new gsc, most will be aero I'm sure for their quads.???????

Some may wonder why I choose heli mode.

Personally the benefit of flying a quad under idle up in heli TX option transforms quad flying into shear delight.

The idle up throttle can programed not to cut at low stick, making descents easier without fear of unstabilised low rpm or shutting down motors in flight.
The higher rpm at low stick also removes the decent oscillations, even with bigger props. The resolution is smoothed out making hovering easier. Of course, you can switch to normal as of old which is still used for start,take off, and switch off motors.

I will test again.!