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  • in reply to: Testing – Triflight rebased on 3.2.2 Betaflight #60558
    ME-tan
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    I could also send you the board I just replaced, though it has a temperamental USB port and is a bit beaten up. I’d only ever flown a whoop before building it a couple of years ago and it’s had a few arboreal arguments in its time but still just about goes. I was gonna reflow it and keep it as a spare for my mini-tri as that still has a naze on it.

    in reply to: Flex legs for Tricopter No more tie wraps! #60554
    ME-tan
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    Thanks! Already broke one but I suspect that this will work better in TPU instead of PLA.

    in reply to: Testing – Triflight rebased on 3.2.2 Betaflight #60553
    ME-tan
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    Yeah I’m on the integrated FC. dRonin sounds really interesting as I’d like to have access to a decent GPS hold. If that does get properly ported to the integrated FC I’m certainly willing to give it a go. I did also try iNav a while back and couldn’t get that working .

    I just reverted back to Triflight 0.5 again to make sure I hadn’t made a mistake while rebuilding the hardware, and it’s flying fine on that. I’d like to see if anyone else is testing the V4 on the new firmware and get some joy out of it as the betaflight based ones are just eating all my props.

    in reply to: Testing – Triflight rebased on 3.2.2 Betaflight #60550
    ME-tan
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    Tried the same with stock PIDs to see what would happen and it doesn’t get off the ground in still air before oscillating and trying to do a high speed roll on the ground.

    in reply to: Testing – Triflight rebased on 3.2.2 Betaflight #60517
    ME-tan
    Participant

    Hi there,

    I just rebuilt my Tricopter V4 with a new FC so decided to reflash to Triflight 0.7 beta 3 while I was at it. Test hover was ok in gentle breezes so I took it to some open land to complete the in-air tail tune, got a couple of feet off the ground, wind blows on it, copter oscillated heavily, then began flipping out and buried half a prop deep into the ground. My gut feeling is the recommended PIDs which worked fine for me on 0.5 based on Cleanflight no longer work on 0.7 so if someone has recommended ones for me to at least start with I’d appreciate it, but if someone could check my settings for mistakes that’d also be good. My diff is as follows:
    CLI

    # diff
    # Triflight 0.7 Beta 3 / RCEXPLORERF3 3.1.7 Oct 21 2017 / 13:57:41 (17fa321)
    servo 5 992 1939 1470 40 40 100 -1

    feature MOTOR_STOP
    feature GPS
    feature CURRENT_METER
    map TAER1234
    serial 1 2 115200 57600 0 115200
    serial 2 1 115200 57600 0 115200
    aux 0 0 0 1825 2100
    aux 1 28 1 1300 2100
    aux 2 1 1 900 1250
    aux 3 2 1 1300 1700
    aux 4 3 2 1775 2100
    aux 5 11 2 1300 2100
    aux 6 13 3 1800 2100
    aux 7 31 3 1250 1575
    set min_throttle = 1100
    set gps_provider = UBLOX
    set align_mag = CW90
    set align_board_pitch = 180
    set deadband = 10
    set yaw_deadband = 10
    set tri_tail_servo_speed = 275
    set baro_hardware = AUTO
    set mag_hardware = AUTO
    set magzero_x = -9
    set magzero_y = -67
    set magzero_z = -184
    profile 0

    set p_pitch = 44
    set i_pitch = 26
    set d_pitch = 25
    set p_roll = 47
    set i_roll = 30
    set d_roll = 25
    set p_yaw = 200
    set i_yaw = 20
    set d_yaw = 33
    rateprofile 0
    rateprofile 0

    Edit: DVR in case that helps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GhWwPscz_c

    in reply to: New Rcexplorer FC #57315
    ME-tan
    Participant

    I think moving towards a design that can take a standard stack will future proof it. Perhaps even integrating the base plate with the tail as per the baby-tri.

    I’m probably going to replace the f3fc with a drilled/cut base plate and stack myself as the FC is getting a bit cranky and I want to replace it with something new and reliable anyway.

    in reply to: Video. Super happy with my tricopter! :D #39264
    ME-tan
    Participant

    I also tilt my cams. I’m usually recording forward flight so it gives me a better shot to do that. You’re not alone in tilting.

    in reply to: My OSD solution #38656
    ME-tan
    Participant

    I used the full sized minim and mounted it pretty much the same way. Only trouble was I had a failsafe and the extra mass of the minim broke the zip ties off the mounting board purely through inertia and tore up my wiring (I remade that longer to allow for more movement afterwards) I’m planning on adding more zip tie holes much like the landing struts have to prevent it breaking off as easily again.

    in reply to: Triflight 0,7a and GPS #38569
    ME-tan
    Participant

    Just be warned that some of the GPS w/ compass modules out there, the compass orientation doesn’t line up with the arrow printed on the module, and you need to rotate it in the configurator. Trial and error testing sorted this out for me.

    in reply to: Triflight 0.7 Beta 2 #38558
    ME-tan
    Participant

    Tested that, only 0 degree everything and 180 degree pitch move the picture correctly.

    Ed – Reverted back to Cleanflight to test my config was correct, and all my peripherals that had stopped working in CF now work again for some reason. I’m gonna hold off on upgrading and let people who know what they are doing (i.e. not me) figure out how to config this on the v4.

    in reply to: Triflight 0.7 Beta 2 #38523
    ME-tan
    Participant

    I’m right to set the FC to 180 degree pitch? V4 is currently doing somersaults just above the ground when I throttle up.

    Zero degrees just span, tried 180 degree roll instead and broke a prop spectacularly…

    in reply to: Triflight 0.7 Beta 2 #38468
    ME-tan
    Participant

    Idiot here,

    The old triflight was giving me grief (refused to save my settings and stopped talking to my GPS), Tried iNav but it kept telling me I was out of CPU, so just flashed this. So far all the stuff that wasn’t working seems to be going now.

    Should I be using stock PIDs or the ones on the v4 shop page with it for its first flight with this firmware?

    This is a stock v4, recommended electronics and 5v for the servo (want to add LEDs later and will need the extra current out of the BEC)

    ME-tan
    Participant

    I got it last week. The solution is to enable the developer mode in Chrome and install the older version of the Cleanflight configurator. New Betaflight based firmware is undergoing testing which will fix this problem.

    in reply to: Triflight 0.6 RC1 #36695
    ME-tan
    Participant

    As someone who knows nothing about programming, instead of porting triflight to merge it with betaflight, what about merging it with iNav? I realise this is probably a silly idea but I’m genuinely curious as to whether that is even possible.

    in reply to: I've been banned from FT forums :'( #36693
    ME-tan
    Participant

    I’m late to this thread, but i’ve been poking at their forum and neither their forum rules, nor their T&Cs for registering an account mention an age limit, so that’s a bit off. I would understand if they wanted to cover their arse legally, and many forums do, but it should at the very least be in the site’s rules if they want to ban people over it.

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