RTF Quads Mini APM 3.1 Cannot calibrate RC in MP

[Ted Conowal]

• #2484
• Report

flashted



Hello guys,
I have a Whitespy Mini APM 3.1 in a tri copter, and while in MP, I cannot get the radio to calibrate.
All the green bars are there, but no movement when the click the button to calibrate. I have made sure the receiver is powered up, and bound, by connecting a servo, and the servo works properly. It seems that the board is not receiving the signal(s) from the receiver for some reason.
Somebody please point me in a direction, step by step to solve this. I have been messing with these things for a while, with nothing getting in the air. I'm getting frustrated with my wife thinking it is a money pit ( like they all do)
I'm running a Frsky module in a Futaba 9C with a FRSKY D8R-XP- 8 ch receiver with the new firmware update. I am not running CPPM. It was just the way I set it up. No reason why I didn't use CPPM in the first place I am running all signal wires from the receiver to the controller. The output rail is powered from the balance plug using a dedicated step down converter. Should I re flash the firmware? Should I re set the FC. Erase something?
Need a place to start.

 

[JoeBob]

I experienced similar symptoms with a Futaba T8FG through an EzUHF receiver. Re-calibrated the EzUHF receiver and the green bars began to move again.

 

[Ted Conowal]

Got it figured, I just had to hook up the CPPM. It seems obody does it the old fashioned way anymore, heck the APM has been retired by the developers now too, now onto the next problem


I'm set to go except one thing. My Tri Copter has no yaw servo movement. The signal seems to have no pass through. The motors spin up with the throttle, and adjust in different attitudes, but no tail servo. I have no where to begin, and need suggestions.

It has power supplied from a separate step-down converter to the tail servo, and retracts. I am running an FRSKY module in a football 9C with a FRSKY D8R-XP and now in CPPM mode.


Is there a way to check the firmware while connected to make sure it is tri copter firmware?
It seems that when you select the frame type in MP, the tri copter frame is mixed with a whole bunch of others kind of generally...

I am suspecting that the tri copter firmware is not going into my board, itmay be quad firmware, which might explain no tail servo movement. (maybe)


Any suggestions?

Thanks
Ted