Sik and 3dr 433mhz 915mhz radio telemetry ground station for pixhawk duration. A big code release tonightthis is the full setup that won the sparkfun autonomous vehicle competition. For more information on each of these tasks sorted by autopilot within the sections see the topics below. A sik telemetry radio is one of the easiest ways to setup a telemetry connection between your autopilot and a ground station. Using the ground station software for your x380 drone, flightcntrlconfig, you can see data in real time, adjust flight parameters and more. Setup for installing the firmware and ground station software, connecting the. Choosing a ground station copter documentation ardupilot. Also called a ground control station gcs, the software can run on pcs or.
Welcome to the ardupilot development site dev documentation. Ardupilot autodetects the following serial rc receiver protocols. The entire package is designed to be easily approachable for the novice, while remaining openended for custom applications, education, and research use. If you just want to fly you may instead choose to use a gcs running on a mobile os ios, android. Installing ground station gcs software ardupilot can be used with many different ground stations. It displays realtime data on the uavs performance and position and can serve as a virtual cockpit, showing many of the same instruments that you would have if you were flying a real plane. However, it is possible to control the vehicle via ground station software using a joystick. Despite its origin as fpv platform its daily task are more uav autonomous like flight preloaded with mission parameter assigned from computerised ground station link. To setup your ardupilot, px4, or pixhawk autopilot, complete the topics in the. Reviewing wiring schematic and hook up wires for the ardupilot mega 2. The entire package is designed to be safe, feature rich, openended for custom applications, and is increasingly easy to use even for the. Developers typically use a desktop gcs, as these tend to provide deeper access to vehicle setup. More information of this firmware server and its content, please take a look at. Radio control receivers are normally used for pilot control.
A ground station is typically a software application, running on a groundbased computer, that communicates with your uav via wireless telemetry. Time setup install ground station software autopilot system assembly. You must be in one of the other positions stabilize, flybywire, auto or any. Developers typically use a desktop gcs, as these tend to provide deeper access to vehicle setup parameters and advanced debugging features.
Ardupilot can be used with many different ground stations. Sik telemetry radio copter documentation ardupilot. Choosing a ground station plane documentation ardupilot. While exclusive pilot control via ground stations using telemetry is possible, it is not recommended. The ardupilot software suite consists of navigation software typically referred to as firmware when it is compiled to binary form for microcontroller hardware targets running on the vehicle either copter, plane, rover, antennatracker, or sub, along with ground station controlling software including mission planner, apm planner, qgroundcontrol, mavproxy, tower and others. It works with a variety of ground control station gcs software for programming and mission operations and offers a complete uav solution. Hobbyist communities already started to improve custom flight controllers and it is now possible to find multiple solutions for open flight control software like px4 and ardupilot. We make extension cables for the 3dr telemetry radio and minumosd. This power is usually provided externally, such as by the esc or a bec, although some autopilots provide this power from internal regulators.
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