hi, i 've been on ardupilotat the beginning then i left for few years now i would like to use my old apm2 to make an antenna tracker. i flashed the tracker v1 and configure few stuff but i don’t seem to be able to change the altitude source, is that normal?
is there away to testthe trackerwithout a vehicle (don’t have an other apm2 or pixhawk with data link for now)…
Hi, I do not know if 1.0 really works on APM2.6. Last time I checked, you could select 1.0, but MissionPlanner would flash 0.8 on the APM2.6.
To test your tracker, plug a telemetry radio into your PC, start MissionPlanner SITL.
If you press ctrl-f, you can select to output the SITL mavlink stream through the telemetry radios serial port. The tracker should then follow the simulated vehicle.
I also have the same problem of not being able to select the pitch control field. I flashed the AT firmware with the earliest version of 0.8. to APM2.6 . This does not help either.
Other than this, do you get the tracker working ? If yes, I will send you the details of my setup. Can you comment on what I have missed that it does not work ?
I flashed the APM2.6 with Antenna Tracker V 0.7.2 . However, the “Type” fields for yaw and pitch servos are greyed out, same as the “pitch range of movement” field. Any idea why ? See attached.
I assume altitude source is also not an option even for V0.7.2
Am waiting for a Pixhawk which is in mail to me. Will try using it as a tracker controller. But I saw people were successful using APM as a tracker controller.
You can always go to the full parameter list and setup everything there. This is what I do most if the time, because then I can be certain all values are where and what they should be.
I can not remember when position servos were added, perhaps 0.72 did not support them.
hi, i use your parameters, can it be for servo pan rotation without using gear? so i immediately use 180 degree servo to rotate pan. if not, which part should I change in the parameter?
Thank you in advance
The basic building blocks for the APM Antenna Tracker (AAT) can be found in the WiKi. I am not familiar with the H16 Smart Remote Control System but you can use it independently from the AAT just by using a different serial port on the Pixhawk flight controller in the aircraft. Essentially, your vehicle has a separate RF link to the AAT. If the 3DR-type telemetry unit doesn’t provide sufficient range, you can swap either or both ends with an RFD900 Radio Modem.
If your intent was to rebroadcast the APM MavLink telemetry to the AAT via the H16 Smart Remote Control System, I do not know if it is capable of doing this.
@GregCovey Hi, Thanks for this post.
I am facing an issue that when I connect my antenna tracker with mission planner, I can only see my antenna tracker’s location on MP but I cannot see my quad.
How can I solve this?
Thanks in advance for your help.