Strange LED flashing signal

Mogwai · Jan 4, 2015

I recently got a new P2 V+V3 and although it survived several crashes (Beginner... :mrgreen: ), it's still flying.

I only got this LED signal I can nowhere find a meaning to it.

Sometimes it's green, green, green, red, red, red, red, red, red, red (the red very fast, green nnormal).

In the video below its green, yellow and then the crazy fast red flashes. Here it soon disappears because the copter looses GPS-Signal, but else this blinking pattern keeps going on the whole flight.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyffZ4Hb-fs[/youtube]

Anyone an idea what this could mean?? Is something broken? Everything seems to work just fine, even the camera.

Mogwai

msinger · Jan 4, 2015

It looks like you have less than 6 satellites.

Mogwai · Jan 4, 2015

i don't think so, as there are more than 3 red flashes... too bad it's too fast to be able to count them. And I thought I saw 6 or 7 Satellites on my App.

But will verify again, thanx.

msinger · Jan 4, 2015

The fast red blink pattern looks like the low voltage pattern -- or something voltage related. I've never seen anything like that myself.

knowonecares · Jan 4, 2015

I would connect the Phantom to the Assistant App and checkout the status of the Battery, the only time I know of rapid red flashing is critically low battery power. Several crashes doesn't help though, things inside get jarred loose. Here's what I put together to help myself and maybe others with the LED sequence. http://youtu.be/JeTZDRiLqbo?list=UUQSPZ ... ZatuUSVrUw

Mogwai · Jan 4, 2015

There's no problem with the batteries according to the app (they are new as well, except the one that broke in my last crash :mrgreen: ). I also removed the cover of the phantom and checked all dhe cables, no one seemed loose. But as i'm not an electrician i might have missed something.

Dirty Bird · Jan 4, 2015

That appeared to be some sort of anomaly as it only did the rapid red once and it wasn't a timed set of blinks but rather a flickering of the red LEDs.

Mako79 · Jan 4, 2015

Check if you're in a restricted fly zone

Mogwai · Jan 4, 2015

Mako79 said:
Check if you're in a restricted fly zone

That's the case. I live about 5km away from an airport. But should there not only be a warning on the screen? With my first flight before the first crash i didn't have this silly red flashing. Just red and green LEDs without blinking.

Mako79 · Jan 4, 2015

which airport are you near and ill look it up.

Or the link below.

http://www.dji.com/fly-safe/category-mc

Mogwai · Jan 5, 2015

Mako79 said:
which airport are you near and ill look it up

Zurich Airport, Switzerland, which gives me some restrictions for the altitude.

Hyssy · Jan 5, 2015

I got A Flashing Sequence like that when I Failed to correctly complete my stick Cali and some of the midpoints ended up way out.

Mogwai · Jan 5, 2015

Sticks seemed ok when i checked them with the app. But i'll calibrate them this evening. Last time i checked the Phantom with the app it stated a mismatch of the Firmware and i had to update again, whyever that was...

Dirty Bird · Jan 5, 2015

Mogwai said:
That's the case. I live about 5km away from an airport. But should there not only be a warning on the screen? With my first flight before the first crash i didn't have this silly red flashing. Just red and green LEDs without blinking.

If you are in a restricted area that brings up the on-screen warning, you will also get the normal rear LED sequence followed by 5 red blinks. Afterwards it repeats between GPS status and the 5 red blink warning. The warning blinks continue as long as you remain within the restricted flight environment. Your video only showed the red blinks once and they did not appear to be the normal set of 5 distinct red flashes. Rather it appears more a sporadic flickering of the red LEDs.

Mogwai · Jan 5, 2015

Gave it another try this evening, calibrated the sticks and put in an alu shielding, although i think the new Version 3 already has a copper shielding. Looked so to me as a novice.

When i opened the Phantom i found a small screw in one of the arms, wherever that may come from, i haven't seen any screw missing. It's a screw that fixes something in plastic, not metal. Maybe i'll find the missing part another time.

Anyway the disco blinking still lights up the dark night. Maybe i can go to a non restricted flight zone sometime to see if it disappears there.

In the end i will trade the Phantom in for a Yuneec Q500 as i don't feel so comfortable with the Phantom when it has an attitude and i don't know why. :roll:

I like the symetric design of the Phantom more than that of the Q500, but maybe i'll give it another try later .

Mogwai

CapnBob · Jan 7, 2015

It says video is private.

Mogwai said:
I recently got a new P2 V+V3 and although it survived several crashes (Beginner... :mrgreen: ), it's still flying.

I only got this LED signal I can nowhere find a meaning to it.

Sometimes it's green, green, green, red, red, red, red, red, red, red (the red very fast, green nnormal).

In the video below its green, yellow and then the crazy fast red flashes. Here it soon disappears because the copter looses GPS-Signal, but else this blinking pattern keeps going on the whole flight.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyffZ4Hb-fs[/youtube]

Anyone an idea what this could mean?? Is something broken? Everything seems to work just fine, even the camera.

Mogwai

Mogwai · Jan 12, 2015

CapnBob said:
It says video is private.

Sorry, fixed.

kirk2579 · Jan 20, 2015

Just a WAG but make sure the wire connector for the GPS is plugged into main board. It is not very tight and I could see a jolt knocking mine out easy enough. It connects near back side and is 4 wire dark plug

if the screw is small flat head look at gps board under shield, it is screwed into plastic so can strip easy.

N017RW · Jan 20, 2015

Many here have shown concern for the seemingly sloppy or loose GPS connector.

However it can't come out due to the proximity of the top shell when assembled.

kirk2579 · Jan 24, 2015

N017RW said:
Many here have shown concern for the seemingly sloppy or loose GPS connector.

However it can't come out due to the proximity of the top shell when assembled.

Not come out per sea! but move somewhat in loose clip and cause intermittent signal fluctuations. One need not disconnect completely to have connection issues. I will be doing something to solidify my plug next time open, unsure how yet but it sure unplugged easy, to easy for me.