(1/5) PixHawk Video Series - Simple initial setup, config and calibration

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UPDATE (March2020): Newer version of this series - Pixhawk 2020 series. • Introduction to PixHaw...
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In this first video in the series we cover the most commonly asked for questions from subscribers - How does it stack up to an APM? What is different to an APM? - then we install the APM:Copter firmware using Mission Planner then configure the basic settings (frame type, accelerometers, compass, modes and radio) so we are ready to connect it into a frame and connect the power and ESCs (covered in the next video).
Thanks to ‘R’ for donating the Pixhawk for this series - he is a very generous chap.
If you want to see the APM video series you can watch it here • Introduction to APM
If you want to learn more about modes before the PixHawk version of the video is available you can watch • (4/8) APM 2.5/2.6/3.1 ...
In this video we cover:
Introduction (0:02)
APM vs. PixHawk (3:00)
Installing the software onto your computer (11:48)
Installing the firmware onto the Pixhawk (13:51)
Configuring the frame type (16:33)
Configuring the Accelerometers (16:45)
Calibrating the compass (17:43)
Calibrating the Radio connection (19:19)
Setting up the flight modes (21:04)
Summary (22:00)
Thanks for watching, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE
Happy flying!

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@peterarnold8066 9 лет назад

Great video!! I've just bumbled my way through setting up a PixHawk and your first video would have saved me hours searching for missing information! Looking forward to the rest!!

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Peter Arnold Powering the board, connecting ESCs, arming and initial hover next... Should be out next week.. Thanks for the feedback.

@adarshbinoy5835 4 года назад

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@ashleyarundel3134 2 года назад

7 years ago, and yet I’m still learning from you Lee! Painless360 is fully Mega. Thank You Man! 😀

@alphaadhito 6 лет назад

A quite usefull trick for using the GPS for the first time is to put it outside or or simply near a window so it would track much much faster. I thought my GPS/Pixhawk was broken when i had that problem. Hope that helps ;-)

@MrReeve1987 3 года назад

omg your a life saver, im new to drone technology and jumped in at the deep end by designing my own vtol with unique features and your guides are going to be invalueble in the process.

@josephvictor7519 2 года назад

Hello Chris, can you provide me your email address ?

@fahadalsaadi007 9 лет назад

I can't thank you enough for all the things have I learnt from you in RC world. Please continue , your are awesome.

@hansdenbode 6 лет назад

Hello, I am a big fan of your explanation. This world of the drones is new to me. Good information is always very valuable. I would like to thank you for this clear explanation . Best regards, Hans

@Painless360 6 лет назад

Thank you for the feedback. I do try and aim the content to be accessible for newer pilots and builders..

@Toro-Tor 9 лет назад

Oh man, what a fantastic presentation. Thank you very much, it seems i finally found the right channel

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Welcome! Happy flying!

@djjinksy86 9 лет назад

Great job on the video, as well as everything you've released so far. You truly do make this hobby painless! A point of note for anyone upgrading from APM to Pixhawk... All of your existing peripherals will still work (GPS module, 3DR Telemetry, MinimOSD), however, you have to change the connectors from DF13 5 position to DF13 6 position plugs. The only item that can move over with no modification is the power module. There are tons of pictures online showing the exact pinouts, so the hardest part will be finding the plugs. My Pixhawk came with a few extra "spare" cables, so I just carefully harvested the ends off those and I was up and running quickly

@hiwayM9 9 лет назад

Many thanks to the mysterious "R" ....probably an associate of "M" perhaps? Shaken- not stirred, eh?

@Painless360 9 лет назад

***** You eggspect me to tawk? (In mock Scottish/English accent) ;)

@adarshbinoy5835 4 года назад

DM ME IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN OUR WHATSAAP GROUP "diy drones". +91 9605168700- whatsaap

@Daniboy370 4 месяца назад

Sir, your videos are undoubtedly the most helpful in this field

@Painless360 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the comment. Different people have different learning styles, background and experience so no one set of videos will be perfect for all audiences. It is always nice to hear from someone who has found the videos I make useful... Happy flying!

@SHADEcovers 7 лет назад

I'm still waiting for my pixhawk which I've bought on the internet, but your video I've already added to my favorites. Thanks for uploading! 😀

@digitalchaos1980 4 года назад

It's 2020.....did you ever get it or are you STILL WAITING?? lolol

@adarshbinoy5835 4 года назад

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@DuaneMorrisPhotosByDuane 7 лет назад

Well I threw out my NAZA-M V2 stuff! I am now getting ready to set up this PixHawk. I'll be watching each video in the series and doing exactly what you say. I love how you make these videos for guys like me that are sorta new to all this tech. After I get this all figured out and flying on a DJI FlameWheel clone, I'll buy the PixHawk 2 and putting that on yet another DJI Flame Wheel clone. I love your videos, without them, I would never had tried anything! I flew my first quadcopter with a Naze32 because of your videos on it. Thank you PS: I have made it past the first hurdle, but with a few problems. My computer wouldn't recognize the USB connection (NAZA V2 did this too) and now I have it hooked up after doing everything manually (no Wizard). On to #2 in the series!

@secret_LK_7 2 месяца назад

nice video and special thanks to the one who sends that pixhawk

@WASRT001 4 года назад

Enjoying your video . I know you're speaking about aircraft but I'm making an autonomous boat and I simply want to control the rudder and tell it to sail waypoint to waypoint. Obviously a GPS input is needed. What other hardware to you recommend? I don't need motor control of any kind. The motors will be running solar and will be on all the time. I simply need rudder control for the waypoints. Thanks, I'm just learning and appreciate your wonderful teaching ability on this video. I'll watch the entire serious but wanted to throw out this questions first. Thanks in advance. Steve

@Painless360 4 года назад

Check out the Ardupilot wiki as they have a whole section on Arduboat. I may make a series on boats in the future. Stay tuned!

@Zippytez 2 года назад

If you are still working on this, it may be worth looking into a forward/reverse relay for the motor(s). This would allow for two directions and if you have two motors, some steering. You could also wire the motors in series and just have forward/reverse with a rudder. I would think this would be your best option, as using two motors to steer would take a while, especially if it is on solar only

@tushargupta1968 Месяц назад

Thanks R, because of you I was able to learn about pixhawk :)

@maxp9793 8 лет назад

Very well done! You answered all of my questions and gave me a thorough understanding of the Pixhawk.

@BadPennyDogBoy 7 лет назад

Mr P. Thanks a million for the whole series of videos you put out! They have been invaluable to me and probably thousands. of others. One question:- Is the GPS unit from my old ARM unit compatible with the new PixHawk? Or do I have to buy all new ancillaries.

@Painless360 7 лет назад

It might do, I've not tried it here though as I tend to by the PixHawks with the GPS etc. all included as a package..

@sidneyking11 Месяц назад

My first thought that came to mind if there was some kind of PCB used for failover to a fully charged battery for the controls to land with. That would be cool. You still would be able to glide down and land. I enjoy your videos and fell sorry for the lost of your airplane. I differently know that feeling walking to get the crashed airplane.

@jimmcminnsr6309 5 лет назад

Thank you for this series of videos on the Pixhawk 2.4.8, It's a great help.

@kirk0270 6 лет назад

Thank you! Your video is quite educational. I'm preparing for my first build.

@HughD 9 лет назад

Thanks so much for this. I've had a Pixhawk for a few weeks and will now install it. Thanks for using the Taranis, too. Looking forward to the next one.

@blackmennewstyle 9 лет назад

Thanks for the first video of the serie on the Pixhawk :) Have a great weekend

@mbrn-wm 5 лет назад

Finally a tech video without a weird accent

@Painless360 5 лет назад

This video is over 4 years old and my channel has been going for over 12 years. Where have you been? ;) Glad you found the content. Happy flying!

@shaydon7315 7 лет назад

It's worth mentioning control directions in radio calibration aileron and rudder are obvious but elevator is reversed to what you think and not same direction as throttle i.e. full forward throttle - green bar goes to top, full forward elevator - green bar should go down

@XobyOne 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the time you took to make these videos!.

@arminm5718 6 лет назад

This is a deep video on PixHawk. I really like it!

@mikecollins767 9 лет назад

Just the sort of thing I have been looking for. Great stuff and keep them coming.

@davektowner 7 лет назад

hi painless, love the videos, totally convinced me now to go down the pixhawk road for my next FC.... Quick question though..thinking about damping for the vibration issue, rather then buying an anti-vibration mount, i was wandering if there is space inside the case to drill some holes in the bottom plate of the case and mount some silicone anti-vibration balls directly to the case itself...... or is the circuit board too close to the inside of the bottom plate. thanks for the great videos... big fan

@Painless360 7 лет назад

+Dave Towner really depends on the case. The anti vibration mounts made for these work great though.. best of luck!

@منوعات2030-ض7ي 3 года назад

Very excellent, clear explanation of your follower from Saudi

@steves8113 8 лет назад

Thank you for informative channel has got me out of a bind more than once. Will you be covering the setup and performance of Px4flow in the near future?

@Painless360 8 лет назад

Not at the moment, there is a lot of things ahead of it in the queue. I'd also like to wait a little until all of the bugs are ironed out.. Thanks for the idea though..

@Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay 9 лет назад

Excellent, excellent video. Quick question if I may ? If I have a frame (TBS Disco Pro) where the Pixhawk can't be mounted exactly at the COG should I wait and do the initial setup and calibrations after installing it in the craft, or is it better do it beforehand like in this vid ? Cheers.

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay I always setup the board to make sure it's ok before installing it. I then re-calibrate the acc and mag with it's all fitted. Happy flying!

@Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay 9 лет назад

That makes sense. Thanks :)

@aeroraheem 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing informative video, I started learning about pix hawk from your video.

@DaniVegaHRC 9 месяцев назад

Please, could you publish the end of that video in where you wanted to explain how to setup the failsafe ? Also can be great if you make in that video how to configure a OSD to be viewed on a FPV monitor Thanks in advance by all I airing your great videos Daniel

@Painless360 9 месяцев назад

Please see one of the more modern 'Pixhawk' series on the channel. This series is out of date..

@brunolourenco6754 9 лет назад

Thank you for your videos! Setup my first APM with your videos help.Now i move to a PIXHACK and i´ts hard to find info. Are you planning do some videos on this FC?

@bisholim5377 9 лет назад

Hi :) Been a way for sometimes, and now that I am back I find your video's just as interesting if not more :), Thank you. How about the functions like Follow me, and other functions which the more advanced quads have these days, Is it able to do these Things too? Thank you ...

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Bisholi M All of the mode detail is available in the PAM series (as mentioned in the description of this video). The modes are the same. Follow me seems like a daft idea to me - I've seen too many multirotors fail and simply drop out of the air to want one directly above me for minutes at a time. ;)

@bisholim5377 9 лет назад

Painless360 :) get it.....:)

@sanderhenriksen4725 3 года назад

will this pixhawk work for a rover or a boat? Great video!

@kbikerider8474 8 лет назад

Great video painless. right on spot.

@yatengouncurral 5 лет назад

Great viseo, great series but new mission planner is different I´m suposed tonselect 2 compass ( internal + external ) ormjust one and forget the other? thanks

@francoisBonin-phils 7 лет назад

Again a perfect guide , shortly what is the advantage of the pixhawk over the apm...i have an APM , can i use my accessories , GPS+Compas and telemetry if i move to pixhawk?thank you.

@Painless360 7 лет назад

APM vs. PixHawk covered at 3:03 in this video. Personally, the cost of the PixHawk with accessories is so low now I'd get a new setup. The GPS units shipped with the older APM are much less sensitive than modern units.. Happy flying!

@francoisBonin-phils 7 лет назад

thanks for your answer, clear now...

@fredcheshire4661 8 лет назад

I just ordered one of these. I have the D4R receiver and a taranis. is there any special steps or connections that need to be made to get telemetry data to the taranis? Thank you! BTW I love your videos best quad tutorials on the youtubes!

@Painless360 8 лет назад

It's changing all the time - finally the APM/Pixhawk developers have woken up to the huge number of pilots who want it - pixhawk.org/peripherals/telemetry/frsky Best of luck!

@fredcheshire4661 8 лет назад

Painless360 I orders the telemetry cable today from www.craftandtheoryllc.com/product/pixhawk-to-frsky-telemetry-cable-d4r-ii-receiver/. Also ordered their lua script for the taranis. Should be fun. Thanks again!

@stefi300972 8 лет назад

thanks for your videos, i started this last July and got totally no where, tried kk2, apm 2.6 and 2.8 and gave up, then came across your videos so i dragged everything out of the cupboard and tried again and succeeded in under 5 hours, flys great, last time i tried it went always skimmed sideways then flipped over and crashed without fail.please keep them coming and maybe add the 6 position switch for Turnigy 9x on ER9X and 9Xtreme as i struggled with that for several days as many videos out there worked for them but i only got 5 of the six flight modes working despite the transmitter clearly showing 6.

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+s See our videos where we've added modes to other radios - the problem comes from the fact that the ranges for the modes are not equally spaced and a lot of the controls on a radio assume they are.. Best of luck!

@MasboyRC 4 года назад

Nice tutorial video, it's so helpful for rc plane builders. I appreciate it 👍

@Painless360 4 года назад

Thanks. Check out the latest Arduplane 2020 series for an up to date series... Happy flying!

@grahamprice2 6 лет назад

Many thanks for another excellent video. Just spent a few weeks building an F450 using a Flysky Fs-i6s Tx with no problems at all, just a small amount of trim on the elevator and it flies perfectly.

@joshuaezeali6092 3 года назад

Which receiver did you use and if its fsia6b how did you connect it to the pixhawk

@TECHNDJ 3 года назад

Ur pixhawk seems to be like a clone version. Did u face any issues during long flights like in stability of gyro, or program incompatibility?

@Painless360 3 года назад

No but these videos were made a long time ago. Modern clones may be of different quality.. Best of luck

@TECHNDJ 3 года назад

@@Painless360 thx.♥️

@sgan5551 4 месяца назад

Hello Sir, your videos are very well crafted for beginners like me. I can't thank you enough for all you do. I am newbie to Drone building DIY. I have Pixhawk 2.4.8 and wanted to use it with 4-in-1 ESC along with Raspberry PI 4 or 5. I watched all the videos out there on this scenario and all of them uses individual ESC's for each motors. I came across encoder to use but surely not understand it. I saw some video about connecting Raspberry PI to Pixhawk so I think I am okay there but not connecting 4-in-1 ESC to Pixhawk. Would you be able to suggest how I can get 4-in-1 ESC connected to Pixhawk? Or if you could do a video on it, would be awesome. Thank you so much for all your help in advance sir.

@Painless360 4 месяца назад

The wiring of the ESCs isn't that different. Each has a signal wire but all use a single common. GND wire.... Best of luck

@abenwinUT 7 лет назад

Hi Painless. Hoping you might have a solution to my problem. Im trying to get Pixhawk Px4 2.4.8 to work on a 450mm quad. My problem is that after I arm, I move the throttle just a little, barely and the motors spin up almost to half throttle. When I bring the throttle down, it takes about 2-3 seconds for the motors to stop. Have tried on 2 diff Pixhawks, swapped out ESC's and tried on different quad with diff motors and ESC's. Same result. Motors are Turnigy D2830/11, ESC Hobbyking 30a BEC (center, red wire removed), Receiver Turnigy 9X8c v2, PPM Encoder, Radio Turnigy 9X, Power module v1.0. Posting here hoping you or one of your subscribers might have an answer. Enjoy and get lots of good info from your videos. Thanks for making and sharing.

@Painless360 7 лет назад

+abenwinUT if it's on the bench, Google 'change motor speed Painless360' to find my video on odd things you can see when bench testing,, hope it helps..

@gh0st99rid3r 6 лет назад

Hello, Very good video, i learn a lot of things thanks to you and your channel ! In fact, could i have some advise because i'd like to build a quadcopter for my engineering studies, the most stabilized possible, and i'm a real beginner. I've already 4 980Kv motor and a pixhawk. I think that it's important to make a "big" shape if i would like to be stable right ? Thank you again for the quality of your job !

@Painless360 6 лет назад

With a well setup flight controller, even compact frames can be very stable.. best of luck!

@juanito75013 8 лет назад

Nice Video again. I watched all (8) Naze32 videos and it really helped me as a beginner in quadcopter. Now i think that the Naze 32 wasn't the best choise for an F450 frame it was easy to set up and cleanflight is great, but it's not easy to make your first flight..(i was in acro mode in the first 5 flights and you really need to be attentive if you don't want to brake anything, at least for a beginner and i don't think that i would be able to take nice pictures or movies with the Naze32 (but i know the Naze32 wasn't made for that any way). So now I think that I should try the Pixhawk. (It's not cheap but i have every thing else now). Do you think that it's a good board for a beginner ? And a F450 frame + SportCam ? And will it work with a 6 channels remote control ? Once again your videos are great, happy new year all the best for 2016

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+Jean-Luc G Happy new year to you too. This video may help - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k4tQAmg2ssA.html

@juanito75013 8 лет назад

Thank you for your answer. I just designed a 350 frame (laser cutted of MDF) and i will put my Naze32 on it. (When i will have the budget). And for the f450 frame i may give a try to a cheap APM as they are very affordable right now. As i would like to take some aerial footages. Thanks again, your videos are very helpful and easy to understand for a French guy like me.

@michealwithington 7 лет назад

Hello mr painless 360, I have followed your tutorials for a few years now and I really appreciate how you put them together. I have been using Pixhawk and associated FC's for years and I am tired of carrying my laptop to the feild. I have seen the development of the iOS platforms such as qground control and mav pilot. Is there a way to connect my Pixhawk 2.1 configured on Mission Planner to my iPad and do you have a tutorial on doing that? As usual I really appreciate your help and your time.Michael.

@Painless360 7 лет назад

+ANGRYbirdFPV The best way to do that if you use the 3DR radio sets. We've done a few videos showing them but mostly using a PC. There are now android applications that you can use on a tablet, but I've not used any. I think I've seen videos from other RU-vidrs have explored it, I might do it as part of the PixHawk2.1 series I will be starting very soon. Best of luck

@andreamontani9266 9 лет назад

okkey. I also opened a ticket with 3DR. I will keep you informed. thanks a lot. regards and ciao Andrea

@kyriacoscrassides2553 9 лет назад

Can't wait to watch the next video. Great job.

@birdmantelly007 Год назад

Joy oh Joy My new Pixhawk is working. Thankyou !!!

@Satamanster 5 лет назад

Hi! I am trying to setup this on my bixler and I was wondering what channel should I put the flaps on? I watched this and the taranis video but Im still clueless. Is hard to go trough this series and have it adapted to a plane. Thank u in advance. Also is the telemetry radio mandatory to get a good experience with thr pixhawk? Thank you for all the great content.

@Painless360 5 лет назад

ardupilot.org/plane/docs/automatic-flaps.html covers it if you want to make them automatic. You can run them from the reciever directly or foward a channel to the flaps via a spare PWM output. See the latest Arduplane build on the channel. Best of luck with it..

@andreamontani9266 9 лет назад

following your video I bought a pixhawk and I installed the firmware without problems. My congratulation to you, everything is clear also for a no mather tongue Person. I have only a doubt, where may I found the pixhawk pinout for a tricopter? on mission planner sw, tricopter is on the same row of other copter. Thanks in advance for your help. greetings from Italy. ciao Andrea

@Painless360 9 лет назад

+Andrea Montani Erm.... copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/tricopter/ ?

@AhnafSaminAkterDASA 7 лет назад

Hey, awesome work with them videos! So what is the main difference between the dji naza m and the pixhawk?

@Painless360 7 лет назад

Lots and lots! :D We don't use any DJI product on the channel so can't do a direct comparison but the headline is open vs. closed system.. Best of luck!

@Android8890 9 лет назад

Thanks for the great video! As I'm considering moving from APM 3.1 to Pixhawk I cannot find any info if the peripherals (like GPS antenna, MinimOSD, current sensor etc) from APM will also work with the Pixhawk, or are they a bit different?

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Most are identical. Most pixhawk kits come with a gps and 3dr radios now..

@jazmyngonzalez131 5 лет назад

This is such a great video, do u know what website you used to purchase this pixhawk along with the wires?

@Painless360 5 лет назад

I can't recall where I got this one from but I now get them from 3DXR...Best of luck

@MrSilverback62 9 лет назад

Calibrations will need to be repeated when it is mounted on the quad. Motors and escs will throw them off. The Pixhawk will compensate after the recal.

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Chuckles It will - all covered in the second video after mounting to the chassis ;)

@bruceharnden5742 4 года назад

No pain man, have you had any experience with the PX4FMU AND any of the top/stack boards?

@Painless360 4 года назад

Not many. See the playlists.... Happy flying

@bruceharnden5742 4 года назад

@@Painless360 unable to locate on playlist. Do you remember the search phrase? I'm stuck on mavlink pinout. Thank you for any leads you might have. P.s. super tutorials!

@andreamontani9266 9 лет назад

Thank you. We will try the first fly on saturday. I did the setup including gps block. if I want to fly without, may I remove it and fly or have I to setup again the board without external gpd and compass module? Thanks for your time. Regards Andrea Montani

@Painless360 9 лет назад

+Andrea Montani You could try but I would not try and fly a model without everything tested and working. Best of luck.

@sumerianrcpilot8889 9 лет назад

Thank you so much for the great information that you are sharing. Personally I have learned so many things from your series on CC3D and MINI APM. I have one question if you don't mind. Is there any differences between the Pixhawk or APM that comes from 3DROBATICS in comparison to the ones that are sold by chines retailer such as Aliexpress.com?

@Painless360 9 лет назад

mohammed alshaibani Lots of differences - the clue is in the price. ;) They should be functionally the same but the quality and support will be different. The one I am using is not a 3DR model.. Best of luck with the build.

@HuwFerris-John 7 лет назад

there arent any videos running through setup on a wing such as a mini talon, would you consider covering this please?

@Painless360 7 лет назад

+Huw John thanks for the idea, I will add it to the list. We have added an APM to a plane in that series and the process is almost identical. Best of luck!

@HuwFerris-John 7 лет назад

Painless360 thank you. I'm mainly having trouble with the safety button. unable to arm it without disabling on startup.

@DaniVegaHRC 9 месяцев назад

good nigth , please would you recomend witch one of the videos of 2023 series is? thanks so much in advance, I have discover your channel recently and I see you have to much videos, maybe you know directly what video I need to see.

@Painless360 9 месяцев назад

Arducopter/Pixhawk for beginners Series (2023): ru-vid.com/group/PLYsWjANuAm4rXSCRfiZkpuBmUP0u-lLby

@DaniVegaHRC 6 месяцев назад

Please, can you help? Good morning Do you know What protocol is using esc T-Motor Air 20A? Im having a problem because Im building a drone with FC PixHawk 2.4.8 and through Mission Planner I can not make the motor test, I’m doing all exactly as I did other times or you in your videos before to build a drone with PixHawk, but this time is like the esc don’t take the signal from the FC PixHawk. Please, can you help to me ? I will be very appreciated Thanks so much in advance Can I send to you a video to show you how all is well connected? And the noise that esc do? Is like. It get signal from the fc, also the mission planner to the noise codes as if it’s doing the motor calibration till the end of the process , but the motors doesn’t spin. Best wishes Daniel

@JARC99_ 4 года назад

Hello. Excelent video! I have a question, is it still worth it to get a Pixhawk 2.4.6 or 2.4.8? Are they still supported by ardupilot? I alredy have an old APM2.8 and I'm looking for an upgrade

@Painless360 4 года назад

Yes, see the later builds..

@HughD 9 лет назад

I'm looking forward to the next one covering the power options. I don't want to use the power module and when I connect to the servo rail it appears to work fine, but I get a low voltage alarm that I think is a Parameter setting rather than actual low voltage. Anyway, I hope you'll show this option/setup, too, please.

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Hugh Dinwiddie That sounds like the alarm for the flight battery. I would disable the alarm in mission planner.. (copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/configuration/failsafe-battery/) Hope that helps.

@OhioHydroGardener 9 лет назад

Hugh Dinwiddie I am also interested in any video describing exactly what is needed to power the Pixhawk correctly since I was instructed that if I use a 6S battery I was not to use the standard power module, but the 180A Attopilot module and use a BEC to power the servo rail and incorporate a Zener diode correctly. Since I have hacked the DF13 cable to use only the three wires (current, voltage and ground) I now rely on a BEC to power the the Pixhawk via the servo rail, but I have power retracts on my X8R receiver (ch9/10) and I locked up the Pixhawk causing a crash since I have no backup power (redundancy). So, is there a video describing the proper wiring of power backup to the Pixhawk servo rail correctly, possibly using two BECs and how to make sure I have the Zener diode/s wired in correctly? (I have seen the diagrams and wiring a diode in line makes no sense as I think extra voltage should be shunted to ground). The craft is flying well, but I would like to use the retracts (or any servo) obviously without a burnout, or power drop.

@Painless360 9 лет назад

This is all covered in the on line docs. The standard PM only supports up to 4s LIPO. You can power it using the pins on the PM port and a switching UBEC and/or plug another +5v UBEC into the servo pins for redundancy (use a zener diode for overvoltage protection) This will help you -copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-optional-hardware/common-powermodule-landingpage/common-using-a-pixhawk-with-6s-batteries/ Best of luck with it.

@OhioHydroGardener 9 лет назад

Yes, it is all covered in the online docs. I have read and reread all this and more and I just wondered if you would be actually demonstrating the wiring as I have done what they describe and now I'm waiting on China to send me the parts I need to FIX what I have ruined after I followed the instructions. :)

@Painless360 9 лет назад

I will not be covering 6s packs on here. I don't fly ^s on anything but a 500class heli. If I were to use a 6s pack on a PixHawk I would do something very similar to you - UBEC into output pins to power servos and other high current devices (with diode) and also provide secondary power, install another 6s capable UBEC/PDB into the PM port on the Pixhawk. Sorry I can't add any more - best of luck with it.

@mkolesnik 8 лет назад

beginner's question. What happens if during autonomous, programmed flight pixhawk looses radio reception (turn off taranis). Will program continue or automatic RTH kicks in, or maybe FrShuts off motors? Thanks so much! Great videos!

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+mkolesnik The documentation makes a decent job of covering this so I'd recommend a read through it you're interested. The simple answer is that the failsafe happens when either a LIPO or radio problem occurs. You can then get it to RTH or LAND or even continue with the mission.. Happy flying!

@plugtheheliflyer 9 лет назад

Thanks Painless and others will give a try on different pc.

@Cephas2904 6 месяцев назад

Great video! Just wanted to ask, my i2c connector & wires are gutted. Can I use the GPS without the i2c since the pixhawk already has an internal compass?

@Painless360 6 месяцев назад

I wouldn't. That interval compass is too net everything else... Best of luck

@NIK7A 6 лет назад

Hi sir! Great video series! Thank you! I have two questions: 1. If I want to install the pixHawk on a RC boat, what firmware I will chose in Mission Planner? The ArduRover v2.5? 2. Is compatible for Turnigy TGY-iA6B V2 Receiver 6CH?

@Painless360 6 лет назад

discuss.ardupilot.org/c/ardurover/arduboat is a good place if it’s a boat you’re after.. best of luck!

@NIK7A 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@JerryPrado 5 лет назад

Thanks for the great videos. They have gotten me in the air going back to the early electric heli days. I'm having a problem: No matter what I do, if I set up the radio for AETRM, the throttle and elevator are exchanged when I go to calibrate in Mission Planner. This is is on a pre-owned Taranis X9E with the Hall Effect gimbals. I'm wondering if this is a mode 1 radio and when the previous owner upgraded the gimbals, he simply set it up as a mode 2. If I set the radio up as ATERM, the calibrate routine responds as expected. Any thoughts?

@Painless360 5 лет назад

Sounds like you are a little new to the radio and OpenTx. Check in the mixer section of the radio and you'll see that those outputs are swapped. You can move them to be anything you want. See my OpenTX mix school videos. Best of luck!

@lefort5206 7 лет назад

Great setup video. Quick question, is there a way to setup the pixhawk "without" the use of the GPS module?

@Painless360 7 лет назад

See the rest of the series, I cover GPS later on..

@lefort5206 7 лет назад

Painless360 thank you for the reply it seems I had a typo. I meant to say "use the pixhawk "without" GPS not with GPS. I would like to essentially use the Pixhawk in a GPS denied area. Do you have a video on this subject?

@ScottLarsenThePilotwingsFan Год назад

Hi! I'm following along in this series to set up my first GPS drone. I have a radiomaster tx16s bound to a spektrum satellite receiver, but the Pixhawk doesn't recognize inputs from the transmitter. Have you encountered this problem before?

@Painless360 Год назад

I don't use Spektrum here, and sadly they don't seem to support widely used protocols like SBUS on their receivers. I'd look for a compatible receiver that will output SBUS for this project. Best of luck.

@dindin247 8 лет назад

Your video are very good! thank so much. Please help I am stuck at calibrating radio connection. I have taranis, plus but my receiver led doesn't turn green/no connection. do you have to setup the taranis first before auto detection? also, do i have to restart all the calibration steps if i didn't finish the first time or does it save your progress to memory/firmware?

@daves4107 9 лет назад

great sfuff. Just one question does the elavator chanel have to be reversed like on a apm 2.- thanks

@Painless360 9 лет назад

dave s All covered in the next video ;)

@arongatt 9 лет назад

Nice , would this be on a fixwing or copter?

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Aron Gatt It can be on both but it will be added to a quadcopter (the most common model requested by subscribers). There is an APM video series for planes and with this series you will be able to easily figure it out.

@arongatt 9 лет назад

yes , i did see the apm series ( which is great) somehow u really have a very neat way to simplify all things which i really like. thought i ask on fixedwings cos its where im heading now with my builds..... just got a bix3 and im looking for a good flying wing aswell to put a good AP on and the pixhawk is a great platform now 4 sure.

@claudiufarcas 9 лет назад

Like always, we love very much your instructional videos. Thumbs up!

@Painless360 9 лет назад

Claudiu Farcas Thanks you.

@paulmcmahon1774 9 лет назад

Hi I would like to know where I can buy this exact Pixhawk you are using in the video ,I want to build a quad and a Tri copter ,BTW great videos ,if you could put a link as to where I can purchase it ,Thanks.there seems to be a few different versions out there ? I only want the GPS version like in your video.

@Painless360 9 лет назад

+Paul McMahon No idea sorry. This was a donation for the series. Places like Banggood.com and HobbyKing stock them.. Best of luck.

@vladimirlapygin2538 9 лет назад

+Paul McMahon Paul, you can get one @ Banggood for £55.92 www.banggood.com/buy/pixhawk-px4.html I found it on www.parkflyer.ru/101362/product/1562549/ with additional modules ))

@stevec2196 9 лет назад

+Paul McMahon I wouldn't buy a Pixhawk, they are very flaky and hard to get working. I have 2 of them I've been trying to get working for over a year and a half without any success so far. Sure, all the fanboys say they are so great and have tons of fake videos on RU-vid showing them flying so well but it's all a lie!

@alimalcok 4 года назад

Thank you very much bro, video concept is awasome

@Painless360 4 года назад

Check out the Pixhawk 2020 series too... Happy flying

@alimalcok 4 года назад

@@Painless360 thank you, ı will

@chopperwright 4 года назад

Really helpful and clear. Many thanks

@dronesvisionsaeriennes 8 лет назад

Hi Painless i come back to your videos because i 've found a lot of version of Pixhawk on the internet...if i correctly understood yours explanations Px4 became Pixhawk...but i don't understand the differences between FMU and i/o....are they in the same controler board "Pixhawk" or may i buy many modules to get them and to wire together...? Best regards Philippe

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+Drones Visions Aériennes I'd buy the same as in the video - we don't have experience with PX4 or other variants..

@robots-osokorkiosokorki1677 3 года назад

thank you for this video. coming back to Pixhawk, after 2 years, as the first try was not success )))

@13strikeasnare 8 лет назад

love your channel man! great work as always!

@Painless360 8 лет назад

Thank you. Happy flying!

@ARRANB 3 года назад

I have spent hours trying to set my f550 up to no avail, is there a video on configuring this up with a futaba t8fg super remote? I am extremely frustrated . Thanks

@Painless360 3 года назад

I don't use Futaba here but I have recent series on Arducopter setup.. Best of luck

@bteam9088 7 лет назад

Hello, great video, however we have a problem: we have followed all your steps up to the part were we have to connect the Pixhawk. Unfortunately, once we pressed connect, all of the numbers remained zero, and the map didn't update with our GPS position. We are using the Mac version of the APM planner. Thank you for your attention

@Painless360 7 лет назад

+B Team sorry, I don't use Macs here... Best of luck!

@mjvisualmedia5106 9 лет назад

Hi, thanks for the great instructional videos! Does the ail, ele, thr & rud positions apply to mode 1 & mode 2 Tx configurations?

@Painless360 9 лет назад

+MJ VISUAL MEDIA The position on the controls move on the radio dependant on the mode the radio is configured for but they work in the same way at the flight controller. Hope that helps. Happy flying!

@mjvisualmedia5106 9 лет назад

So regardless of the mode being used, Ail will be channel 1, Ele will be channel 2 and so on?

@Painless360 9 лет назад

On the FC - yes. (unless you change the channel mapping on the software!)

@MrAlexfolgore 9 лет назад

grazie mille! finalmente un tutor chiaro...

@Painless360 9 лет назад

+Alessandro Colangeli Siete i benvenuti, sono contento che lo ha aiutato. Volo felice!

@steviedragon1 9 лет назад

Thank you again for your awesome tutorials, I now have my tarot 650 almost complete but noticed the external compass is not active, the ublox neo-7n is plugged into the gps and 12c sockets as required and does not appear in mission planner calibration screen I also tried rotating the gps module and it didn't change the heading any help would be greatly appreciated.

@andreamontani9266 8 лет назад

by using your video we built up a tricopter using a pixhawk controller. After first problems Now it works very well. during RTL mode the tricopter works well but the landing Point is not exaclty the take off Point , there is a tolerance around 2m. is there a parameter to set this Radius? The one in waypoit? Thanks and Regards Andrea Montani

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+Andrea Montani that's normal. Happy flying!

@henokhailu7615 8 лет назад

Your video turned me on :D So my question is, what do I need for mission planner. In terms of hardware? I am buying the pixhawk flight controller, plus a GPS module. Is that all I need? or is there extra hardware? For example, I want to use my computer and plan my quadcopter to fly on its own, while I am just watching FPV and can also track on my computer?

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+Henok Hailu all covered in the series - keep watching! ;)

@henokhailu7615 8 лет назад

+Painless360 Ok. So finished your series (5 episodes) and oh gosh, you are really good at making videos. So, on the 4th episode, you talked about setting up waypoints and everything. So cool, you can actually do that without any other hardware except for the GPS and a computer to setup up the waypoints at home. Am I right? But the problem is, you can't track your copter and where it is going with your hardware selection, because I think you need a wireless telemetry rx and tx where it is connected to the pixhawk, and one connected to your laptop, and therefore, I ca track down where my copter is going, and speed etc. and am right? Thanks you have helped a lot

@henokhailu7615 8 лет назад

+Painless360 and one very last thing. Do I need a PPM encoder, if my receiver already transmits ppm signals? :D

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+Henok Hailu look at MAVLINK radios ;)

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+Henok Hailu nope

@andreamontani9266 9 лет назад

Many thanks for your videos.I am building up a fixed wing drone by using a pixhawk as flight controll. The first proto will have an electric motor and I think I will have no issue to manage it by pixhawk. In a second step I would use a gas engine in order to increas the drone range. Is it possible to manage a gas engine by pixhawk? which kind of servo have I to use in order to manage the throttle butterfly (digital servo instead of an ESC)? Thanks a lot for your help. I apologize for my poor english.regardsAndrea Montani

@Painless360 9 лет назад

+Andrea Montani I don't use IC motors here so can't comment. I think there is something on this in the Pixhawk/Mission Planner Wikis and manuals - best of luck.

@andreamontani9266 9 лет назад

Thank you. I will give a look. See you soon.

@mixed_media00 5 лет назад

Hi, nice tutorial series youve provided. But id like to ask, do you have an idea how can i connect this to database? Like the scenario, is i want to store captured images into the database. Something like that.

@Painless360 5 лет назад

Yes you can. Check out the mapping and surveying detail in the documentation.. happy flying!

@mixed_media00 5 лет назад

@@Painless360 Documentation where to find? :) Thank you.

@Painless360 5 лет назад

Yes - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P4soR6QgOk0.html hope it helps.

@ZXRulezzz 8 лет назад

I can't quite make the sense out of what you're saying @ 7:27 "...absolutely pressed home (?) before we plug it into a computer". Do you mean that I'll have problems connecting Pixhawk to a Mission Planner if there's no SD card in it? I'm thinking about trying out Pixhawk after Naze32/Cleanflight, which I never got the chance to setup properly, because I broke a couple of beams and half a dozen props trying to tune it at home, and when I got it to fly somewhat, it still wasn't flying as stable as Naza M Lite that my dad uses on his own quad.

@Painless360 8 лет назад

Make sure the SD card is plugged in so you hear the click. We answer your second question in the video - if it's not then it won't flash with new firmware. Happy flying!

@ZXRulezzz 8 лет назад

Painless360 Thank you :)

@emrahbeyzo5058 6 лет назад

+Painless360 It has been a really nice video. I have a question.If you answer, I am very happy.Should Pixhawka be connected to the GPS to run the connected engines? Good luck

@Painless360 6 лет назад

By default, yes. Happy flying!

@aliasgarbadani4543 7 лет назад

Hello, I am building a F450 drone and will be using Pixhawk. I had two questions for you and was hoping you could help. 1.) I have noticed that 3DR has discontinued the Pixhawk ($109), and transitioned to Pixhawk Mini ($230). Do you know any differences? I do not know which one to go with at the moment, as $230 is quite a bit of money, especially considering it is a smaller flight controller than the original Pixhawk, yet it is a newer version... 2.) For battery size on my F450, I will be running the DJI E305 kit, and am trying to achieve a 25-30 minute flight time. I am looking at a Venom 4S, 8000 mAH, 15 C battery. Any thoughts? Thank you for the help!

@Painless360 7 лет назад

1) All PixHawks are not clones, and have been for some time. It's why the price had dropped so much. 2) Really depends on the props, conditions, model weight etc. Watch that C rating on that pack.. check you've got enough for all the motors. Sorry, I don't use DJI kit here so can't comment further...

@tomtam558 7 лет назад

Hi mate. Thank you for all the informative videos! Huge help for starters like me. I have a few questions though, what is the best version of firmware to use with pixhawk purchased from bangood? And what mission planner version you recommend for this FC? Will you send me the link to that particular mission planner version? Is it really better to use the latest version of mission planner and firmware? Cheers!

@Painless360 7 лет назад

I'd always flash the latest and greatest.. Best of luck!

@guglielmodicarlo4139 9 лет назад

hi, I noticed your using the taranus radio receiver, it obviously has spps or sbuss, my question is do all receivers have this capability, ? i currently have a FlySky 8 channel can most common receivers be used, or do you need a particular receiver set up

@Painless360 9 лет назад

+Elmo Di Calro Some do, some don't. See the details for the receiver you are looking at to find out what it has.. Best of luck.

@tomtoka 8 лет назад

great video, hmm do you need a gps and a compass for calibration and flying? just wondering if no gps and no compass can cause any problems . I tried to fly my tarot without gps and compass connected to it, and it was really stable, the model was loosing the balance

@Painless360 8 лет назад

+Zycie w Californii I would always add the GPS and compass to the model unless you have configured the flight controller to not want either as you setup via the wizard. Best of luck!

@francoisBonin-phils 6 лет назад

Hi , Painless, i finally get my pixhawk from bangood , and i am flying , but little lost with the parameters.I have a ThrO=0.250 to 0.300 , for a stable altitude is it ok , with the APM i used to have 600 to 700 when the battery is at the end?Thank you for your videos.

@KalterKrieger 7 лет назад

The problem ist, that the orietation of compass chip is unknown for most gps modules. (In mine is is logically 45 degree rolled and 180 deg flipped) Therefore you dont know how to set up the Rotation. This is really somwhat strange but it works in any direction when set "Automatically learn offsets".

@AJ-he8ki 3 года назад

Hi, my radio does not pick up on the Radio Calibration part of Mission Planner. It seems like it's bound fine to the receiver, since I tested it with a servo motor and it responded fine. However, when receiver is plugged into the Pixhawk (Via RCIN) and radio is turned on, there are no green bars showing up on Mission Planner, despite the receiver showing a steady orange light. Do you think this is a problem with the radio or the Pixhawk itself or something else? I'm only in Highschool and extremely new to drones, and I've been stuck on this for a while. Any response would be awesome. Radio: OrangeRx Tx6i Mode 1 Int'l Version 6ch 2.4GHz DSM2/DSMX Compatible Radio System Receiver: OrangeRx R615X DSM2/DSMX Compatible 6Ch 2.4GHz Receiver w/CPPM

@Painless360 3 года назад

Check what protocol you need for the RCIN port. I use SBUS for that here so I would be suggest you need an RX with SBUS too... Best of luck