Recent content by ArshadR

Recently flew with the phantom. Different airlines have different regulations, but the general rule of thumb is that they don't want anything that could catch fire in the hold, so your LiPo's must be taken as carry-on. Some airlines further require the batteries either be separated (eg...

Are you kidding me? DJI is a leader and we have to accept it? Do you work for DJI or something? We've all paid our hard-earned money for their product. If there are problems with it, we absolutely have every right to complain and ***** and hopefully come up with resolutions from our...

Ah ok, thanks. Yeah I agree the X4 is huge and heavy and a pain in the butt to transport. Thanks for the clarification on the balance-only mode charging. I usually charge in "Balance" mode rather than the regular charge mode. I'm not sure if it's only using the taps or the black+red wires...

Hi Marcus, can you provide more details on this full balance mode? How is it different from a regular balance charge? I'm using a HiTec X4 which has a balance mode, but it seems to be the normal balance charging option. Are there specific parameters to use? Thanks!

Dang! Sucks for all of us who bought one recently for $700. Well.. look at the bright side. If you have a fly-away, it'll be cheaper to replace it :)

Silicon chips may hit conditions that they weren't designed for, ie extreme thermals but clock speeds for chips like CPU's, GPU's, memory are all set with margin built-in. They test these things in special thermal clamps/chambers where they artificially force the temperature to maximum...

It's easy enough to see outputs, whether it's from the IMU or the Compass, but what we really want to see is what is happening inside the IMU. If there's a problem, it's likely going to be in the firmware and how the device is interpreting the various signals/sensors.

Marcus, I'm not sure how you can make that statement without having intimate knowledge of the design/programming of the Naza and post-mortems on every fly-away. Don't assume that just because something comes from a commercial entity, it's fully polished and bug-free. DJI is tiny. There are...

Fully agree with your basic premise. If I wanted to experiment, it would be a lot easier for me to fool around with one of the open source projects which already have full documentation. My concern is that it's not quite as polished as you suspect it is, and that this may be the reason for...

Does anyone have any information on the type of processor used in the NAZA? Googling has not turned up much. Even better would be if someone has already started disassembling the firmware. I've got a lot of low level experience doing this type of thing and would love to help reverse engineer...

True enough. In my case, I did not have manual mode set up. Presumably there is no way for the FW to go into manual mode on its own without it being setup from the SW. So Darrell: Have you enabled manual mode on your phantom?

Canada, not CAlifornia ;-) Toronto, Ontario...Richmond Hill.

This leads me to believe that the yellow flash and potential RF interference may be a red-herring. Regardless of interference, unless it's in manual mode, it should never tip on its side and smash into the ground. Mine did this on its maiden flight (except it completely inverted) and turned...

That's great news. Were you recording video, and if so, have you analyzed it at the point of failure?

I'm curious about this -- what's the reason? I've heard people mention "nobody has lost a phantom with an aftermarket controller", but I suspect this may simply be due to the low percentage of owners who have upgraded. Given enough time + numbers, will we see the same thing? Specifically...