Recent content by tin

I agree... Don't do any updates... Perhaps check the battery cell voltages and how balanced they are, and plan for a very long GPS lock time the first time you power it all up. I wouldn't even do a compass calibration unless you've moved significantly north or south since last flying.

Connect a laptop to the WiFi AP and do some port scanning (nmap)... Knowing what ports are open will give some clues to what it's meant for.

This might be stuff you all already know, but just in case, I'll cover it anyway. Lag in network transmitted video is almost always down to how big of a buffer you use. For example, if you connect to one of the Yuneec cameras using VLC, by default it will be somewhere around 2-5 seconds behind...

It might be more about the FAA and other government regulators confidence than Amazon's... I mean I don't trust Amazon at all, but it may not have been their choice. I know in Australia, several companies were flat out told "no", and the 2 that have been approved are highly restricted in where...

Make one yourself? Plywood and piano hinge. You can make it whatever size you want then. Light it up with some 5mm LEDs poked through some holes however you feel, an old (otherwise useless) lipo pack to power it, and appropriate resistors to limit the current.

This could be a complete bum-steer (aka wrong), but I seem to recall extracting a config file from a firmware image or update file for the H+ at some stage... as far as I understand, all the H variants use PX4 (or a customised version of it), so you might be able to get info about the ESC...

Typically a microcontroller will have the bootloader embedded internally (even if the rest of the code is in an external flash chip). And this is almost always protected from read access to slow down theft of code. As has been mentioned, try the programming software for the MCU in question and...

If you're considering changing OS, why limit yourself to Windows or Mac? Give one of the popular Linux distros a go... Ubuntu, Mint, Pop, etc. Most of the easier to use ones have live CDs so you can try them out (albeit quite slow) without having to install anything. If you switch to a Mac...

For being able to read the interface in a foreign language, the Google translate app on a phone can do live translation with the camera. I've used that with Japanese software for my car's dashcam before. If the tool ends up being useful, you might want to try opening the exe with "Resource...

Is that filmed in 4K 60fps? Try dropping to 30fps... Fixed it for me. In my case it seemed related to the angle of the sun. It would happen consistently when I was out one day, and not at all another day (at a different time of day). But dropping to 30fps I've never seen it again.

Isn't that basically illegal? Or are you licensed and got approvals and all that?

Most modern RC lipo chargers also have a discharge function, and often a storage function that balances the cells at a storage voltage. I really should pull mine out and check them. Partly due to the Rona, I haven't flown it for 18 months 😬

I can launch in my backyard just fine... One of the benefits of living in a smaller, rural town. Large yards, and in our case, an empty park-like area straight out the back gate.

Factory reset (through recovery mode) or a full reflash (in Fastboot mode) will probably make it go again from the sounds. I don't know what button combinations get you into those modes though... You'll need to use command line tools for Fastboot mode, but it's basically the same for every...

In addition, being Android 4.x, you would require root to be able to screen record. This is not a complex task if you're experienced with rooting Android devices, but adds an extra layer of things that could go horribly wrong with an aircraft. If you absolutely must, do what is suggested above...