Turn the regular transmitter on and ensure you can control the Simulate failing over to the regular transmitter/receiver Repeat the above test but at step #5 actually disconnect the joystickįrom the computer. “Failsafe” should appear on the HUD and the vehicle should switch to Radio Calibration screen or Flight Data’s status screen)Īrm vehicle, switch to Stabilize or Loiter mode and raise the throttleĮnsure the motors are spinning by checking the Flight Data screen’s Simulate disabling the joystick in flight with transmitter off (i.e.Ĭonnect with the mission planner, push Joystick window’s Enableīutton and ensure RC overrides are being sent to the vehicle. Modes (not need to connect the battery) Testing the failsafes ¶Īll of these tests should be performed on the ground with the batteryĭisconnected or at least with the propellers off the vehicle. Next test you are able to arm, disarm and switch into the various flight If any controls are reversed, check the Reverse checkbox on the The sticks except for Pitch which moves in the opposite direction. Remember the bars move in the same direction as Go to the Initial Setup | Mandatory Hardware | RadioĬalibration screen and ensure the green bars all move in theĬorrect direction. Push the Mission Planner’s Connect button To check the above controls move in the correct direction:Ĭlick the Enable button on the Joystick setup screen to enableĬonnect your autopilot to the computer with a USB cable Testing the controls before flying ¶īefore flying for the first time you should test that all features work DO NOT RC CALIBRATE THE JOYSTICK, it is not the same control mechanism as is used for RC systems. If you have RC calibrated your transmitter/receiver system already, this will not be necessary. Values are not at least 1 PWM us off the default value, that calibration To the RC min and max range, but the pre-arm checks assume that if the This error is caused because Mission Planner maps the Joystick exactly To 1101 and RC1_MAX to 1901 (and then repeat for RC2_, RC3_ and If you get an error PreArm: RC not calibrated (followingĬalibration) you will additionally need to manually change RC1_MIN Which GCS can send override signals to the vehicle. Parameter matches the system ID of your GCS. In the CONFIG/TUNING | Full Parameter List, check that the Mission Planner will then scale the joystick signal to the RC channel’s RCx_MIN/MAX/TRIM parameters in the autopilot when sending RC override commands by the Joystick. This records the min and max calibrations and records the neutral positions of the joystick for the trim value. Mode by selecting Change Mode and then push the Settingsīutton and select the flight mode from the drop-down (see pic above) Instead of setting up a stick or button for ch5 (the flight modeĬhannel), it is better to set individual buttons to initiate a flight You will likely want to set-up other buttons for Arm and Disarm Repeat for Pitch, Throttle and Rudder and push the Save button 100 = very fast response around the middle, less response at theĮdges (very few people use negative expo) The Expo number should be in the range of -100 to 100ġ00 = low response around the middle, very fast response at the The channel can be reversed with the Reverse checkbox The control you wish to use for roll, left and right. On the “Roll” row, click the Auto Detect button and then waggle Start sending commands to the vehicle so for the initial setup do not The Enable button, once pushed, will tell the mission planner to On the Actions tabĮnsure the Logitech joystick appears in the drop-down Open the Mission Planner Flight Data screen. Setup with the Mission Planner ¶Ĭonnect your USB joystick/gamepad to the laptop computer USB joystick or Gamepad such as the Logitech F310Ī laptop computer running Mission Planner.įirst you must calibrate the joystick using the Windows joystick/game controller wizard. Versions of ArduPilot, after more failsafe testing has been completed this recommendation may change. Transmitter/receiver connected and ready for use as a backup. Even if flying with a joystick, you should keep a regular
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