No Heartbeat packet receive with AC v3.2 / 3.2.1 & 3.3

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Hi all, do anyone face the issue of no heartbeat packet received with these 3 version of codes? I have downloaded them from git hub, compiled and uploaded them onto my APM2.6 via Arduino IDE successfully. However when I try to connect my APM to mission planner via USB, it does not connect and the timer of 30 seconds just runs off and "No heart beat packet received " pop up comes out.

I’ve tried download v3.1.5, it can be compiled and upload and also connect to mission planner. Only the mentioned 3 version are not able…

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The last version to work on APM2.x HW is ArduCopter-3.2 and ArduCopter-3.2.1 branches

master will not work

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Hi billy, sorry to trouble you again, yup i downloaded the ZIP file from Branch 3.2 & 3.2.1, both doesn’t connect my board to mission planner

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I have googled around and seems like no one have the same issue as me ahahha

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Sorry, I haven’t had chance to test. What system are you building on Win/Linux or OSX?

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I’m building the code with Windows 7 and 8.

It is quite confusing because, if

  1. Uploading the firmware(AC3.2) from Mission Planner, I can connect APM to MP. but if I upload via the codes I obtained from GITHUB, i cant connect APM to MP.
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[quote=“Tuck3rz”]I’m building the code with Windows 7 and 8.

It is quite confusing because, if

  1. Uploading the firmware(AC3.2) from Mission Planner, I can connect APM to MP. but if I upload via the codes I obtained from GITHUB, i cant connect APM to MP.[/quote]

  2. Uploading the firmware(AC3.2) from Mission Planner, the blinking light is red, but if I upload via the codes I obtained from GITHUB, the blinking light was blue.
    My definition of blinking is “After uploading the firmware, nothing else is done and the lights are the LED’s connected in APM2.6”

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However the later version such as 3.2 and 3.3 are the version which are not able to connect to mission planner. and I wanted to use them as the codes are more tidy as compared to V3.1.5 in terms of the Control Modes codes

If I just use the AC v3.1.5 Is it possible to edit the code so that in Altitude Hold or any other modes (except land) so that I can use the RC sticks [Roll, Yaw, Pitch] only with the Throttle stick?

And I know that For Waypoint setting we require a GPS that in order for the Quadcopter to react to a command. Can I create a fake GPS so that the Quad can perform functions like Take off & Landing

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This is the no heartbeat packet error i received in my Mission Planner, any idea what does this error means?

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Oh my-.- i chose the board as APM Arduino Mega 2560 instead of Arduino Mega 2560, solved the issue