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Mission Planner’s RC calibration utility teaches APM to work
with your RC transmitter. Open Mission Planner. Connect
APM to your computer using the provided micro-USB cable.
Windows will automatically install the correct drivers for
APM. In Mission Planner, select the COM port for
Arduino
Mega
, set the Baud rate to
115200
, and select
Connect
.
Turn on your transmitter, and ensure it is set to airplane mode (not helicopter mode). In Mission
Planner, navigate to
Initial Setup
,
Mandatory Hardware
, and
Radio Calibration
. Select
Calibrate
Radio
. Move the transmitter’s sticks and mode switches to all available positions until the red
bars are set at the extremes for each control. Select
Click when Done
to complete RC calibration.
APM USB port
Connect APM to Mission Planner:
1 Select Arduino Mega.
2 Select 115200.
3 Select Connect.
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Mission Planner: Radio Calibration Screen
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Left Stick:
Right Stick:
RC CALIBRATION
1 Select Initial Setup.
2 Select Mandatory Hardware.
3 Select Radio Calibration.
4 Select Calibrate Radio.
5 Move transmitter sticks and switches to all positions.
6 Select Click when Done.