Skid Rover setup Problem

rotems · February 3, 2019, 6:22am

Hello,
I’m trying to setup a skid rover as in documentation but it seams like the servo output stop following the RC input and I don’t understand why.

Please your help
Thank you
Rotem

David_Boulanger · February 3, 2019, 12:07pm

Can you provide a lot more information?

Rotemshf · February 3, 2019, 2:13pm

Hello David,
OK…
I’ve connected my Taranis to a pixhawk board, perfom redio calibration (all required channels are calibrated and functional), then going to the Servo output section and when I’m moving the Ail stick (channel 1) the servo from output1 is responding, channel 3 (throttle) is not responding.
Then setting servo1 = Throttle Left and servo3 = Throttle Right, after this settings (as in the attached image) both servos are not responding.

Thank you for your help
Rotem

count74 · February 3, 2019, 2:37pm

Throttle outputs are not active as long as the pixhawk is disarmed.

David_Boulanger · February 3, 2019, 4:02pm

Sounds like its not armed as count74 said. Is there a special reason you are using 3.2.0-dev?

Rotemshf · February 4, 2019, 8:17am

Hello,

You are right…
I had two issues:

I didn’t calibrate the accelerometers
Pixhawk was disarmed

Thank you very much for your help
Rotem

talos · April 28, 2019, 9:37am

Hi, I can arm the F4BY by holding the steering stick to right fully but can not disarm it by holding the steering stick to left, could you help me with this? Thanks

dkemxr · April 28, 2019, 1:40pm

Just cofigure a switch for Arm/Disarm. No reason not to really for a Rover or Boat. Or if it’s a Skid Steer vehicle put it in Hold mode 1st.

talos · May 8, 2019, 5:43am

Thanks, it did work. But I could not configure a switch for Arm/Disarm using Mission Planner 1.3.62

dkemxr · May 8, 2019, 1:39pm

That’s simple to configure. I have the switch on Chan 7:

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talos · May 10, 2019, 7:53am

Thanks, but I could not did using basic tuning

dkemxr · May 10, 2019, 12:16pm

Don’t use the Basic Tuning screen, configure it in the full parameter list as I indicated. Also, frequently update Mission Planner. It’s a fairly common occurrence that Mission Planner falls behind the Dev version of Ardupilot. There are posts like yours every few days “why is this parameter grayed out”.