Support for Old Boards

ArduRover
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Hi Gents

I have been given a DIYDrones APM 2.0 board which appears to work with APM 2.0.20. However, I can load the firmware and then nothing . . .

Documentation for this board to allow troubleshooting appears to be near non-existent.

Anyone got links?

Many thanks in advance.

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@Andrew_Jackson,
This is all that is available in the APM hardware archive and it does not include the 2.0.
Regards,
TCIII AVD

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The board should still work.
Thanks, Grant.

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Many thanks for that, Thomas. It’s a great resource, but 5 year old boards is too old for an archive? No wonder the historians are worried about our digital age : )

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HI Grant. It doesn’t.

There appears to be a problem with the barometric sensor. I have seen one post where someone commented that there is a thread in the software that checks the values for that sensor and if there is a fault there, then the rest of the processes fail.

I can upload a firmware, but APM 2.0.20 (or any other version I have tried) cannot get any data back from the board after that.

Cheers

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APM v2.50 will work on a 2.0 board - I have one on my desk and it works.
How do you know there is a problem with the Baro? You need to ensure the baro is covered from sun-light as that can cause problems.
How are you loading the firmware? Via Mission Planner?
Thanks, Grant.

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Hi Grant.

Thanks for thinking of me! I have had similar results using APM 2.x using my Dell laptop and my iMac:

I can load a firmware (tried both rover and plane).

However cannot achieve communication after that ( short of reloading the firmware ).

The clue about the barometer comes from the console when trying to link the board. There comes a message ( from my memory ) that there is an error in chip bms ???

Thanks again. The board is ready for the bin but if it can be used, I have an old Tamiya Rock crawler chassis for it.

Cheers
Andrew Jackson