I would like to know the following
Is the APM code/hardware limited to 8 channels?
Will this change with the PIXHawk?
Is it possible to assign “Circle_Diameter” to channel 7 or 8 within the current code.
Will this change with the PIXHawk?
I would like to adjust circle_diameter (ch7 or ch8) in flight, I already have circle_rate on ch6
The ArduCopter code only makes use of up to 8 channels at the moment. There are some vague plans to support more channels and there’s even an issue about it somewhere on the issues list.
There’s no way to use ch7/ch8 to adjust the circle diameter I’m afraid.
Feel free to add the request to the issues list but I can’t make any promises on when I personally will be able to get to it.
Certainly the pixhawk has a lot more growth potential, we’ve really gone over the limits on the APM. I’m not sure exactly when we won’t be able to stuff anymore features into the APM but we’re getting close.
Thankyou for you answers
Moving over from my MK to APM for aerial work, but used to having 12 channels.
This is really an awesome platform!
Where can I find a “wish list” for new features?
Hi,
I noticed that different Flight Modes are assigned to Ch5 (the three way switch for DEVO 10). I’ve seen a suggestion in a video on Mission Planer to assign Auto for the third position, Loiter for the second and Stablize for the first. My preference is to have RTL for the third position. Right now Ch8 does nothing to me. In the Standard Parameters tab I could assign AUTO to Ch8. Is this OK, meaning is AUTO taking precedence over any other setting for Ch5?
Thanks,
ictea