Recent content by lroberts

Any idea how to interrupt the Spektrum process, or where I could find resources to figure it out?

Thanks for those tips, @human . Also @Pedals2Paddles what is the port for PPM input? I've looked for documentation on these sorts of questions, but I'm not finding a lot of information. I've found these pages to be somewhat useful. Extend 3DR Solo Accessory Bay - Hackster.io...

Do you know of any other way I can control Solo's motors? I need to use Solo to track objects, but because I need a non-gps dependent environment and Solo does not currently support the guided_nogps command, I cannot really do this with MAVLink. Is there some other way I can control Solo's...

Ok, thanks for the info. That is disappointing...out of curiosity, what is the IO-PWM6, 7, and 8 ports on the breakout board used for? Also, what can we use the ch6, 7, and 8 used for? Thanks!

Thanks for your reply! Can you clarify, then, how I can use PWM as an input? I'm not entirely sure what you mean; if the pixhawk doesn't take PWM input, is PWM still an input for something else? I am not very familiar with how the Solo works with these inputs, so thanks for your patience. :)

Hi everyone! I'd like to use PWM outputs from my Edison kit for Arduino to provide PWM inputs to my Solo drone. I want these PWM inputs to control the motors of Solo. I have the accessory breakout board found here 3DR Solo Accessory Breakout Board Can I access the PWM ports on Solo to do this...

Hello, I am working with a Solo 3DR drone and an Intel Edison breakout board. I have MAVProxy communication working between the Edison and the drone. However, I cannot establish DroneKit connection for some reason. It seems I need this connection for programs to connect with my drone. Is this...

Hello, I'm wondering if there's a way to disarm Solo inside the MAVLink communication terminal. I can arm the motors here using "arm throttle," but I couldn't find a way to disarm them. I ended up having to hold A+B+Pause on the controller to disarm. Any way to do this? Thanks!

Alright, I have another MAVProxy question. I installed Debian on my Edison as suggested, and I am now facing the same issue of 'waiting for a heartbeat'. My linux laptop is connected to Solo's wifi, Edison is connected via serial to the laptop, and Edison is connected to Solo's wifi. I have...

Wow, thanks so much for that post. It is very helpful. I'm working on installing OpenCV on the Edison in Debian, but I'm running into problems. Maybe I should start a new thread for this? If you can help with this, too, though, that would be great. :) I am following these tutorials: Install...

Hi everyone, I am having another issue. I have connected the Edison to the drone via the TX/RX connection and they are also grounded to each other. I have also tried grounding the 3DRID. When I run this MAVproxy command: mavproxy.py --master=/dev/ttyMFD1,57600 --rtscts This is the output...

Ok, would this connection work if I want to use the Edison for sending commands to the Solo via MAVlink? Is MAVlink the best way to send commands in this case? Thanks!

Hi, I received my board. Thanks. I ordered one without headers. What are my options if I decide I want the headers?

Thanks so much for your help so far. Is there any way to connect the Edison to the Solo, keeping the Edison in host mode? I know technically the Solo would be the host if the Edison is plugged into it, but is there any way to get around this? I need Edison in host mode because I'm plugging a...

Follow up question...would you actually need to connect the Edison to the breakout board via a wired connection, or would it be possible for Solo to communicate with the Edison via wi-fi? edit: In other words, then, can we make this Edison + Solo system work without the breakout board? Thanks.