Hello ArduWorld!
My general questions are:
- Has anyone here successfully integrated MarvelMind control with Arducopter, and if so,
- was it is Beacon mode or GPS mode/what ArduCopter version (I had difficulty applying beacon mode in ArduCopter 3.6).
My (hopefully) helpful diatribe followed by a question regarding my personal attempt at MarvelMind integration:
Currently, I am trying to integrate the MarvelMind system with ArduCopter 3.5.5 in GPS Mode. I have attempted this mode over the beacon alternative because I have seen that there is some communication difficulties between MarvelMind and ArduPilot that is blocking the development of the beacon mode integration (see Quad Copter Marvelmind Accuracy). Albeit, I am not sure if that status is still up to date. I did see a successful MarvelMind/Arducopter integration using the GPS mode (see flight video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8XFkSgka8Q&feature=youtu.be and forum discussion https://www.marvelmind.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3031).
My current progress in trying to implement the GPS mode has been shaky. I have got to the point where the Copter is successfully using the NMEA coordinates being fed from the Marvelmind beacon and can operate in LOITER mode, but now I am getting ERR ecodes of 2 for GPS. The GPS ERR ecodes oscillate in and out of ecode 2 and 0, with about a 1 minute period from adjacent ecode 2s, and a ~5 second period from ecode 2 to 0.
- I am thinking this may be a data health problem on the Marvelmind side, but I am not even sure as to what causes a GPS ecode of 2 in the first place. Could the ArduPilot knowledge oligarchs enlighten me here to aid my investiagtion for the root cause?
Here is a flight log showing this behavior: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-bMn5fcKh89U44m8fwEztjHGEq1gRGHH/view?usp=sharing
My apologies for the long winded question(s)!