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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]
  • Seeker Sensor Calibration Rotation Problem

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    Jhih-De WuJ
    @luca-di-laudo There you go! https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/flight-core-px4/px4-parameters
  • Poor vid quality on VOXL2 voxl-streamer (hardware encoding)

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    @Chad-Sweet Thank you for the guide. Noted that the workaround to get decent video quality is to increase the bitrate - 3Mbps (h/w encoding) gives comparable quality to 1Mbps (s/w encoding). Hope that the upcoming fix could overcome this problem (using encoded source from qmmf?). Looking forward to it. Thanks
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    @Nicolas-Ethan-Blanchard I also re-loaded PX4 parameters from the provided file in the GitLab, so that could have helped as well. Although, I do think that the IMU orientation parameter was set correctly initially, because it matched the parameter in the working drone.
  • Sentinel 5G voxl-modem-start.sh error

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    tomT
    @JustinDev23 Great! Thanks for your patience, I just generated an official release of v0.16.2 to ensure that it makes it into our next SDK release.
  • Cannot find device "wlan0"

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    @modaltb, thanks for the follow up. it ended up being a driver issue. I am not doing any kernel changes. I am using the Sentinel and it was not purchased with the wifi module or cabling. I have an assortment of the wifi usb adapters, using one of the older ones (AWUS036NHV) worked.
  • M500 heading issues

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    Chad SweetC
    Please refer to the M500 factory parameters here: https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/flight-core-px4/px4-parameters/-/tree/master/platforms/v1.13/M500
  • Extension board

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    VinnyV
    Hi @Jose-Alfredo-Rosas-Cordova Yes, absolutely. That is one of the use-cases to have this along with GPS/Mag/RC. These cables are all related to those functions and can help you make whatever custom adapter you may need: https://docs.modalai.com/cable-datasheets/#mcbl-00061 https://docs.modalai.com/cable-datasheets/#mcbl-00064 https://docs.modalai.com/cable-datasheets/#mcbl-00070 Note, MCBL-00070 is brand new so we'll have the purchase link up soon. This guide also tells you some tips on how to modify these cables to your needs: https://docs.modalai.com/cable-userguides/ So, if we do not have exactly what you need, you can easily modify some others to get you there. Hope this helps! Thanks
  • IMX678 Camera - Server SegFaults?

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    modaltbM
    Hi @aharvey , please see an email coming your way, thanks!
  • Camera Calibrator overlay ERROR

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    Chad SweetC
    Thanks for the feedback! Document updated here: https://docs.modalai.com/calibrate-cameras/#stereo-calibration-video-tutorial
  • New MAC address with fresh OS install

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    I apologize for the delay in responding. It seems like your suggestion seems to do what we want. Unfortunately it seems that I am unable to shut down the network interface on eth0. I get an error when I try to set the MAC address that the resource is busy. Are there any subroutines or other services that would keep the interface from being shut down?
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  • Inconsistencies in default extrinsic files

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  • Understanding ToF data post processing

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    Chad SweetC
    No, it is not the latest. It's a few months of work on our end to update the SDK. We may try it later this year, but no formal plans to do so
  • How can I upload a python code to my m500 with voxl mavsdk

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    tomT
    @José-Quintanilla https://www.baeldung.com/ops/docker-mount-single-file-in-volume
  • 4k Camera with the VOXL 2

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    Zachary Lowell 0Z
    Yes it is much easier to record in HD without taking a hit to framerate. You can use voxl-streamer to throttle the dimensions higher however, I wouldn't advise this for right now
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    Adrian HidalgoA
    @IChen, at the moment, we don't have prop guards. There does seem to be products available on the market that would work with the S500 frame. You could 3D print some if the ones out in the market are not up to your spec. I noticed you're looking for an indoor specific drone. Have you looked at the Seeker? That platform is more suitable specifically for indoors. FYI, we are developing a smaller drone platform called the Starling, smaller than the Seeker and designed for indoor navigation and development. Hope that helps
  • Compiling tflite-server

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    tomT
    @ido-abergel I would start here: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-tflite-server/#deep-learning-with-voxl-tflite-server
  • How to bring up high resolution camera ?

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    Chad SweetC
    Yes, all of our "hi-res" image sensor modules support 4k and above
  • voxl-camera-server Crash

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