How to methodically configure and tune any ArduCopter

[KiwiDrones]

Excellent. Thanks for your quick reply!

[amilcarlucas]

I added two subtitled youtube videos with step-by-step explanations:

• Why? What? How?
• Use the ArduPilot Methodic Configurator software for the first time

[flyespen]

Very interesting videos.
I wonder if your tool would be good to setup and tune a 3DR Solo with open solo 4 and latest AC version? It is with the original Radio, SoloCube (black), SoloGimbal and a Ublox M9 GPS. Regards and thanks a lot for all your impressive work creating this now and it sure seems like a very useful tool

[amilcarlucas]

Yes, the 3DR Solo hardware is supported.

[J4NSS3NS]

hi,

a question about the configurator .

1. If I dont have any telemetry , how can I disable the telemerty section of the component editor?
2. I think the 07esc.param section is confusing… I setup the param for esc/servo/dshot ( seems logical)
   but then I also have LED and buzzer files and the strangest are the tkoff_rpm_min params. We did not do the motor speed test until later in the configurator so how am I to know the tkoff_rpm_min when I dont know mot_spin_arm and mot_spin_min (yet)?

thanks for clarification .

[FRED_GOEDDERT]

I’m with you. Sorry can’t help.

[amilcarlucas]

@J4NSS3NS

If I don’t have any telemetry, how can I disable the telemetry section of the component editor?

If you don’t have any telemetry, you can ignore that section in the component editor, and skip the 06_telemetry.param parameters in the parameter editor and uploader window. I will add this feature in the near future. It has no negative side effects.

@J4NSS3NS

I think the 07esc.param section is confusing… I setup the param for esc/servo/dshot ( seems logical)
but then I also have LED and buzzer files

I’m working on it. It will become simpler in the future. Some ESCs have LEDs and buzzer. Hence these settings appear here. If your ESC does not have them, disable them or ignore them.

@J4NSS3NS

The strangest are the tkoff_rpm_min params. We did not do the motor speed test until later in the configurator so how am I to know the tkoff_rpm_min when I don’t know mot_spin_arm and mot_spin_min (yet)?

Good point. tkoff_rpm_min is an RPM, usually 100 rpm is enough, it just needs to be bigger than 0.
mot_spin_arm and mot_spin_min are related and are not defined yet, you are correct.
Set tkoff_rpm_min to 100 in this step, and at a later step you can increase it to be even safer

[J4NSS3NS]

Ok Thank you … I ll check future versions … is there Some kind of master parameter file ? Like eg. 07esc param but with ALL relevant possible params ( Servo all Numbers , …) if you combine all those partial param files you get complete -+1200 param list ?

[amilcarlucas]

@J4NSS3NS

is there Some kind of master parameter file ? Like eg. 07esc param but with ALL relevant possible params ( Servo all Numbers , …) if you combine all those partial param files you get complete -+1200 param list ?

No, that does not exist yet. What would be the advantage over a simple complete.param file ?