right click it and select “Save as”
Tried that first but no go. The “question mark” on the file icon tells me maybe something is amiss with the file?
Nah, that just means there is no icon associated with that file type. You should be able to right-click it…what opetions are in your right-click menu? I downloaded it just the other day from that site.
What happens if you just click on the link?
Yeah so I think you’re falling victim to using Edge. Use Chrome. Edge
thinks it is protecting you from unknown file types.
It just opens the file in notepad if I click on it.
Well duh, it isn’t a text file, it is a binary. Again, your problem is Edge browser. The file should have an abin extension, but the skyviper probably doesn’t care about the extension, just the contents, but if you opened it in notepad and saved it, it might have screwed up the contents.
I doubt you bricked it, but if the load failed you may not be able to load through the web app anymore. If you place the file (with abin extension) in the root of your SD card, the SV will flash the firmware on start up.
I’m in no way trying to be rude…but custom firmware updates may not be for you…
The whole file opens up . . . tried uploading it as is and I think I¢ve
bricked my SV.
That’s very unlikely. Checksums are used to ensure you’re uploading the
right thing. If the firmware is bad you can put on another
flightcontroller firmware using a file on the SD card.
How long is it supposed to take to do a factory reset? There is no status
bar when I try and do one.abin_FILE|690x387
A couple of minutes.
OK, I think we can put that down to “awful web browser”!
Okay, I’ll try another factory reset and be more patient.
What message am I looking for when it is properly reset?
A factory reset probably isn’t going to do it. You’ve copied over the factory image. You need to reload the firmware if it isn’t booting.
Have you checked whether it is actually booting? Are you getting the access point?
Yes, it is connecting but all parms are missing . . . won’t calibrate . . . obviously leds are out . . . etc
I’ll try using my phone instead of my laptop.
Whatever uploading that .htm file (above) did, it hosed it good.
Didn’t think I was doing a “custom update”, was trying to do a stock SV update off the YouTube videos which looked simple enough.
I’m here to learn.
HOUSTON . . . WE ARE GO TO THROTTLE-UP ! !
Thanks guys, you were right, the web browser I was using was the problem.
All uploaded updates run as promised.
We’re back in the air.
Maybe we need a thread/crib for newb like myself to iron out these basic issues?
Well it would be a very simple wiki. It would simply say
“DONT EVER USE EDGE BROWSER”
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Glad you’re flying again.
Thank you . . . now on to bigger and better things.
Feasibility Study:
I’m new here but was drawn to the SV because of the software/firmware and of course price-point.
So, that being said, and coupled with the fact I haven’t used any “mission software” yet, what would I be up against in using the SV to fly to a destination 8-9 minutes away (safe battery usage) and land with a tiny payload? Then the “destination” would swap out a fresh battery and send it back?
Not trying to compete with Amazon, but I may have a use for this.
Well I think you need to test out whatever it is you want to transport and
test battery life. These motors probably can’t lift much more than
themselves, and if they can you’re going to lose a ton of flight time. I
doubt you’ll get 8-9 minutes with a payload…maybe a pack of gum.
Doing a mission with waypoints is trivial.
Like I said, start out testing flight times and stability with your
intended “payload”
There would only be 1 waypoint, the destination. Has anyone tested the maximum distance outbound to 1 waypoint and landing with no regard to a return? I assume we’d have to bind a second transmitter at the destination for the return flight?
As far as the payload, it would only be a sheet or two of paper currency.
Any destination can be 8 or 9 minutes away, depending on your velocity
What you describe is relatively straight-forward (checkout something like
QGC on your phone or tablet).
Remember that most countries have special rules for flying vehicles when
you can’t see them! That’s called BVLOS - you want to make sure you’re OK
there.