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    Ben LinneB
    @heiko.lizan Any elrs radio that's 900mhz or dual band compatible should work when in low band mode. If the transmitter is running v4+ you should be able to downgrade it to v3 following the elrs update guide It's normal that some services aren't running. You may need to re-enable px4 with systemctl enable voxl-px4
  • Do you have a great idea for our products you would like to see implemented?

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    Serhii RovnyiS
    Hello everyone, I am looking for some expert advice on a VOXL 2 companion computer setup for a long-range platform. I have two main integration challenges: Challenge A: VIO at Higher Altitudes To solve the motion blur and pixel density issues at higher altitudes, I am planning a 6-camera configuration. I want to use 4 downward-facing sensors (2 daylight + 2 IR) equipped with narrow-angle lenses, alongside 2 standard wide-angle sensors (front and rear). Could you advise on the best supported sensors (e.g., IMX series) for this? Has anyone successfully tuned the voxl-qvio-server for narrow-angle lenses, and what were the altitude limits you achieved? Challenge B: LAN Integration & WireGuard The payload data flow will be: External RTSP Camera -> Ethernet -> VOXL 2 (WireGuard encryption) -> Ethernet -> Digital RX. Because VOXL 2 lacks multiple LAN ports, I will need a miniature industrial Ethernet switch. Does ModalAI have any tested hardware recommendations for this? Furthermore, what is the best practice for routing this VPN traffic through the VOXL 2 Ubuntu environment without bottlenecking the CPU? We are currently evaluating the VOXL 2 for a broader fleet deployment and want to ensure the ecosystem can support this custom optics requirement. Any feedback on off-the-shelf solutions or standard configurations for this use case would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
  • Are you looking for a 3D model of one of our products?

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    Alex KushleyevA
    @nl_vdi , if you log into developer.modalai.com, you will see the CAD models. the latest model we have is: D0012-4-V3-C28-M36-T7-K0-Starling2-Max-V3-20260317.step [image: 1781036132877-376bf0dd-494a-4bf1-8d92-1b2d91afb83d-image.png]
  • VOXL-MAPPER WITHOUT VOXL-PORTAL

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    Jetson NanoJ
    Hello @zauberflote1! Thanks for sharing. Made any progress on this package?
  • Sentinel VOA not visible in QGC

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    @Zachary-Lowell-0 Flight tests resulted in the failure of VOA operations. I set CP_GUIDE_ANG to 30 degrees. Unfortunately, after takeoff, the drone behaved as if it was locked and allowed to move only one way with a lot of resistance. I tried changing the parameters randomly but nothing worked. Could you please share your set of parameters?
  • Simulation for the VOXL m500 in Gazebo

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    @skl1g14 Thank you for sharing the urdf files! The link you shared however goes to a 404 page. Can you share another location for the given files? Thanks again in advance!
  • Product Selection

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    @tom Thank you.
  • VOXL® 2 AI & 5G Development Drone - Sentinel

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    tomT
    @soraminds 1. Yes if you have a static IP set up with your cellular provider or you you use a VPN service such as tailscale to get the ground station and sentinel on the same network. Yes
  • Edit the follow-tag code for seeker drone

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    @Eric-Katzfey I got it, thank you so much.
  • Gstreamer error: Streaming video to QGC over LTE

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    Rawdha RR
    @tom P.S. I am currently working with the Drone Sentinel VOXL 2 and the drone is connected via LTE but without Wi-Fi, because there is no wifi dongle.
  • This topic is deleted!

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  • Voxl-camera-server only detects cameras sometimes

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    VinnyV
    Hi @swickliff If this is still troubling you, are you willing to do an RMA so we can inspect and make sure things are solidly setup again for you? You can get started by reaching out here: rma@modalai.com
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    Alex KushleyevA
    @jonathankampia , were you able to first confirm that you can control the gimbal using the actuator test in QGC for the pwm channel 5 (make sure to remove propellers for testing, just in case)? it should work just like any other pwm channel, i am assuming you already have channels 1-4 already set up and working with ESCs? If PWM actuator test is working through QGC, then you have VOXL2 IO board set up correctly and the rest of the logic for actually driving the pwm signal should be the same as for regular PX4 drone (which does not use VOXL). At the end of the day, the VOXL2 IO driver receives 8 channel values from the mixer and just sends the desired pwm values out to the VOXL2 IO board. All the logic above the mixer is standard PX4 and if you have a question about that, you can also try the PX4 forum (since we are not necessarily the best PX4 experts). You can try your python script, make sure propellers are off until you know exactly what you are doing and are ready to fly Alex
  • IMX412 Autoexposure Compensation

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    Alex KushleyevA
    @ctitus , I have implemented this change on a branch here : https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/voxl-sdk/services/voxl-camera-server/-/commit/591f5683c7e2123c31aaa18af6a87e0c3820bd22 , it seems to be working. I did not add any custom AE mode, since this parameter only applies to the ISP-based auto exposure. Based on your experience, do you see any issues with this approach? It is working fine in initial testing. Perhaps your application is a bit different and you need the custom AE selection. Alex
  • voxl-microdds-agent and px4_msgs offboard compatibility issue.

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    @Zachary-Lowell-0 Hi, sorry for the late reply. This was the issue (lol)
  • Hardcoded IP in voxl-streamer

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    Zachary Lowell 0Z
    @groupo yes all the code is open sourced for this exact purpose - if you wish to make updates, you can fork your own instance of the repository - make your edits, compile, flash the deb onto your voxl2 and then provided everythign works as expected you can make an MR on gitlab from your fork to the dev branch and one of us will review and test prior to adding into the next release.
  • how to get H256 hires encoded imgs from sdk 1.0 ?

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    @Alex-Kushleyev thanks - I think the voxl-streamer was enabled, but not running. Problem solved, thank you!
  • Communication range of the VOXL 2 mini + dongle?

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    Bilal HussainB
    @Moderator Alright... What radio would you recommend with the VOXL 2 mini to achieve 3-5km of video communication. [image: 1729875415371-9fe75b9a-4c9c-4273-ab2f-d37f78ab40bd-image.png]
  • VOXL2 + Doodle Labs + External Companion Computer Networking

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    @jonathankampia Edit: managed to fix it by disabling voxl-configure-modem and manually setting the IP of the eth0 interface. I guess 'eth1' is the J11 connector then.
  • Frequent Horizontal Lines in IMX214 Sensor (SKU: MSU-M0024 ).

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    Alex KushleyevA
    I was able to replicate your issue and also confirmed that the issue goes away if I move the AR0144 camera from the M0084 cable (connected to J7L) to J6L using M0076 interposer. I believe the issue is related to potentially insufficient decoupling capacitance in the IMX214 camera, so running it on the same flex with another camera causes noisy pixels. I hope you can work around the issue by moving the AR0144 camera to another port. Sorry about that! Alex
  • Issue following VOXL2 unbricking Guide

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  • How do I connect Tracking Camera to Voxl 2?

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    Maanav IyengarM
    @Jetson-Nano Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it.
  • VOXL2 is BRICKED. Need help unbricking it

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    @itsnav Can I get some help here, team?