Compass won't calibrate

[Deerstalker]

Had same problem. Thanks to foram members it's sorted. When doing horizontal and vertical 360 try and go a bit further. I did a 360 plus about another 90 till got green lights. Hope this works

 

[mfr1340]

Hello,

I recently got the Phantom 3 in the mail.
Unfortunately I am unable to get the compass to calibrate at all.
I have the latest firmware, tried calibrating the compass out in an open field as well as indoors.
It keeps saying Compass Abnormal / Compass Error and when I try to calibrate on the facing the camera down part I get magnetic interference error. The horizontal facing calibration gives a green light.

Anyone have a clue what can be causing this?
I tried IMU calibration as well, but it would not help.

When I look at the sensors screen I see a big time interference in the compass line. Mod of a number bouncing around 350 rapidly.

Any help is appreciated before I try shipping it back to DJI.

Greetings
VHC

Same here. and my serial # is 1313 How bad is that. Not getting much help from DJI.

 

[mfr1340]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

I tried calibrating it in a wide open meadow but it still wouldn't let me calibrate, would a simple belt interfere with it while i try to calibrate it above my head by holding it up? Also, if someone could tell me what their compass sensor reads in the DJI Pilot App on a properly functioning compass I can see if there is a big difference or something maybe?
I read the other post about someone needing many attempts to calibrate, I am going at about 20 attempts right now

mine reads in the 300's on both.

 

[bobmyers]

Try degaussing the compass and do the compass calibration again. This is a video on the P1 but the principal is the same.

 

[RonDMC]

Try degaussing the compass and do the compass calibration again. This is a video on the P1 but the principal is the same.

Will this work on a P3-4k?

Sent from my SM-N910T using PhantomPilots mobile app

 

[kimrenmas]

Is your drone suppose to fly even if you don't callobrate it? I've only used mine once and it won't let me fly without calibrating it. I've tried to calibrate it a lot and every time I get to the vertical calibration it says I'm too close to metal which I am not near any at all. What can I do to fix this???

 

[Ethan L]

When I was flying I went to land in a spot where there are a lot of trees. I found a opening and started to land when the wind caught it and threw it into a tree and when it fell it sounded bad. The battery popped out, I put the battery back in and when I opened the app it said compass error when I got to calibrate it the camera twitches to where the image isn’t even straight. It does the first part ok then when I half to calibrate it on side it can’t. When it is complete it says calibration failed and how there’s a to strong magnetic interference. When the drones still on the ground the cameras fine it’s when I mover it around that the camera is delayed or twitching.