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    Colby HowellC
    Hello. I purchased a Starling 2 Max development drone and when attempting a first flight test I discovered that one of the batteries arrived entirely dead. I was curious if there was a way to receive replacements, and if this falls within replacement territory. I contacted the support email and was directed here. I can provide more information if needed.
  • 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 2 Unable to connect to QGC after VOXL SDK Update

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  • Tracking camera out of focus

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    ModeratorM
    Sorry for the inconvenience. We do screen for focus, this one may have slipped through. Please see attach focusing guidelines from our production team https://storage.googleapis.com/modalai_public/temp/MODALAI-Focusing-M0014-160823-043819.pdf
  • Unable to install the VOXL SDK

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    @SMRazaRizvi UPDATE voxl-configure-mpa solved this particular issue. Following these instructions.
  • VOXL 2 IMU Server not running

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  • How to access information of the external flight controller at VOXL2?

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    Eric KatzfeyE
    @황인호 Yes, you can create an application that interfaces with voxl-mavlink-server to get the desired Mavlink messages.
  • voxl-configure-cameras 3 fails on sdk 1.0.0

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    Abdullah01A
    @Abdullah01 you can check my GitHub for more details https://github.com/AbdullahGM1 I will update it for VOXL2 - 1.0.0 SDK soon
  • voxl2 flightdeck on racing drone dumpers

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    ModeratorM
    If it is a carbon fiber frame, you are better off mounting directly. Carbon fiber has great vibration characteristics, likely better than anything a dampener could do
  • Sentinel Drone's Actual Payload Capacity

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    @SMRazaRizvi You will obviously lose flight time and may need to retune the PID for the drone, but it should fly
  • Which 4g module can I use on the m500?

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    tomT
    @José-Quintanilla WP7610 or RC7611 should work for you
  • External payload and centre of gravity setting.

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    @Moodsh00 Were you able to successfully attach and configure the additional payload? Can you also share which gimbal did you attach? I am also in the phase of attaching a ~900g Gimbal to the Sentinel and I'm trying to see if that's possible.
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    Eric KatzfeyE
    @Amisha-Bhaskar However, it won't revert to 0 if you change it. The parameters that you update are saved in the file /data/px4/param/parameters. Do you have that file in your filesystem?
  • High framerate support for OV7251

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    modaltbM
    @elfowl currently, we have to use a proprietary Qualcomm toolchain to generate camera binaries... we would need to add this setting. Our goal is to open up this area such that we can all customize as needed but we don't have this functionality yet. The framework we are using is in general setup for phone manufactures to add a sensor or two to a phone to known locations, so we are kind of hacking it to allow folks to add numerous types to up to 6 locations, which involves removing some onion layers
  • Stereo camera and UVC server compatiability

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    Eric KatzfeyE
    @bgaudel said in Stereo camera and UVC server compatiability: 2b03:f781 Here are the instructions for how to use voxl-uvc-server. Make sure you are correctly specifying the resolution and frame rate. The Stereolabs ZED doesn't output 640x480 30fps. https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-uvc-server/
  • How can I use qvio or tracking camera as v4l2src in voxl2?

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    Eric KatzfeyE
    @Dongoo-Lee The code is open source. You are free to modify it to do whatever you want. https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/voxl-sdk/services/voxl-streamer
  • Multi-Camera Setup - question on feasibility (IMX335 / OV64B)

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    Any rough guidance here would be great. As you can see in the related posts there are quite a few others interested in this.
  • RB5 running VOXL cannot connect to QGroundControl over WiFi

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    Martin BrandtM
    We figured it out, the answer is explained in this reply to another question: https://forum.modalai.com/post/9575
  • Change hires camera encoding/format

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  • Communication through J18

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    Filip Slezak 0F
    @modaltb Hey, thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately, none of these work for us since it seems exposing one port prevents us from accessing another (I also can't find a ref to buy the M0130). We found a workaround by having a USB hub on the m0125 instead of going over the native uart.
  • Recommend Update to PX4 param helper files

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  • the Newbie don't know how to make it fly

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