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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]
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    4-in-1 ESC testing MDK-M0117-1-00

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    Alex KushleyevA
    Yes, it should work, just try it.
  • Rowan DempsterR

    Understanding ToF noise under CPU loads

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    Chad SweetC
    This doesn't align with anything we have seen. Any chance there is vibration being introduced?
  • Ed SutterE

    Has anyone ever used vlan 8021q on VOXL1?

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    Ed SutterE
    Thanks Chad... I'll dig into this; meanwhile, someone here suggested that perhaps we can fork the kernel, then just build the module and install that with modprobe (without actually updating the on-board kernel). Has that kind of thing ever been done with VOXL1? Ed
  • José QuintanillaJ

    Problem pushing a docker image in voxl

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  • Daniel RyuD

    VOXL2 calibrate ESCs

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    Alex KushleyevA
    Hi @Daniel-Ryu Good news, we have a beta version that is ready for testing. Here are the details: use latest available VOXL2 system image python3 version of voxl-esc tools : https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/flight-core-px4/voxl-esc/-/tree/dev-python3 this version works on PC and VOXL2 (we are moving away from python2.7) if pip3 is not installed, https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/#get-pip-py if numpy, pyserial are not installed : pip3 install --upgrade numpy pyserial installation on voxl2: https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/flight-core-px4/voxl-esc/-/tree/dev-python3/tools#installation-instructions-for-voxl2 In summary, you will need to follow the steps below on voxl2. we will put it into a script soon. Please let me know if you run into any issues going through these steps #clone the voxl-esc repo cd /home/root git clone https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/flight-core-px4/voxl-esc.git -b dev-python3` #install voxl-esc-tools-bin version 1.1 into voxl-esc/tools directory #see instructions https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/flight-core-px4/voxl-esc/-/tree/dev-python3/tools#accessing-the-esc-tools-software #download and install slpi uart bridge package to VOXL2 cd /home/root wget http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/dists/qrb5165/dev/binary-arm64/voxl-slpi-uart-bridge_1.0.0-202303021121_arm64.deb dpkg -i voxl-slpi-uart-bridge_1.0.0-202303021121_arm64.deb #stop and disable PX4 while using voxl-esc tools systemctl stop voxl-px4 && systemctl disable voxl-px4 #temporarily move libpx4.so and create symlink for slpi bridge to libpx4.so #this is required because currently the slpi application loader looks for libpx4.so (hardcoded) cd /usr/lib/rfsa/adsp mv libpx4.so libpx4.so.bak ln -s ./libslpi_uart_bridge_slpi.so ./libpx4.so #reboot VOXL2 reboot #test voxl-esc tools cd /home/root/voxl-esc/tools ./voxl-esc-scan.py #perform ESC testing / calibration #... #when done, restore original libpx4.so cd /usr/lib/rfsa/adsp rm libpx4.so cp libpx4.so.bak libpx4.so
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    Licensing Question

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    Chad SweetC
    This is not legal advice, but Wikipedia has a nice writeup on LGPL that may be relevant to your question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License "Whether a work that uses an LGPL program is a derivative work or not is a legal issue. A standalone executable that dynamically links to a library through a .so, .dll, or similar medium is generally accepted as not being a derivative work as defined by the LGPL. It would fall under the definition of a "work that uses the Library". Paragraph 5 of the LGPL version 2.1 states: A program that contains no derivative of any portion of the Library, but is designed to work with the Library by being compiled or linked with it, is called a "work that uses the Library". Such a work, in isolation, is not a derivative work of the Library, and therefore falls outside the scope of this License. Essentially, if it is a "work that uses the library", then it must be possible for the software to be linked with a newer version of the LGPL-covered program. The most commonly used method for doing so is to use "a suitable shared library mechanism for linking". Alternatively, a statically linked library is allowed if either source code or linkable object files are provided."
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    VOXL2 ESC calibration issue

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    Alex KushleyevA
    I was not implying that any other calibration needed to be done on the PX4 side. Sometimes you need to tune PX4 control gains, but it seems the default gains worked for you. Thank you for clarifying!
  • José QuintanillaJ

    Using modalai sdk and crash wen conecting to drone

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    José QuintanillaJ
    I tried it today and it worked fine
  • Rowan DempsterR

    VSCode Remote SSH on VOXL1

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    dfs-server missing

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    tomT
    @Thabisa Apologies I don't know why I thought you had an RB5, no don't flash that image. Flash the voxl2 specific one: https://developer.modalai.com/asset/view/116
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    Thermal Zone Mapping in VOXL

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    Chad SweetC
    We wouldn't know that off hand. you may find that information in the Snapdragon 821 Datasheet linked to in the VOXL Datasheet here
  • Ariel PomerA

    voxl tof frame rate

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    Zachary Lowell 0Z
    Hi Ariel Firstly - I am assuming you restarted the service right? Secondly what is the camera configuration you are using (multiple cameras, all streaming simultaneously, etc?)? The TOF is quite processing hungry so it is quite possible that if you have a lot else going onboard that the system just can't keep up or the buffer is getting filled to quickly prior to processing, etc. When you do a voxl-inspect-services the voxl-camera-server is up and running I am assuming? If thats the case, whats the CPU consumption, etc. Also you will see at this link that the recommended FPS for the tof is 5 fps. Thanks, Zach
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    Which FLIR Lepton breakout board

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    @Chad-Sweet said in Which FLIR Lepton breakout board: Sorry, J12 on the 5G (M0090) add-on should work fine. Any host port from a VOXL 2 add-on should work. ok thanks
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    Spektrum reciever won't bind using Sentinel

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    Taylor PresleyT
    @Isaac_j did you figure out a solution to this issue? I'm running into the same problem also using the Spektrum DSMX receiver and transmitter. QGC doesn't see any radio channels even though the transmitter/receiver pair are bound.
  • Daniel RyuD

    Cannot connect rb5 with VOXL SDK to QGC

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    tomT
    @José-Quintanilla You can see all the various options with voxl-configure-mpa -h but you'll probably want to use voxl-configure-mpa -p --family m500 --compute flight
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    usb 3

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    Thanks Vinny. The shipping cost $10 is I think excessive for every small item I buy from Modalai.com. Subtotal $19.99 Shipping $9.99 Estimated taxes $1.45 Thanks. suvasis
  • Sri Siddarth Chakaravarthy PS

    Voxl2 setup

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    Hi, it appears I do not have the voxl-dfs-server service. I'd like to know how I can install the service without reinstalling the whole suit and wiping everything off.
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    OpenVPN on Voxl/Seeker

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    @tom Tom, Thank you, but I feel like an idiot. I say that because I just clicked on all of the links you just posted in that reply, gave it 30 minutes worth of clicks, and for the life of me, I can't find any reference to: voxl-time-sync or vpn-start.service or any of the instruction you provided in your short post. Is it me? I really and truly appreciate your help, but I feel like everyone on your end feels like we're all at your level but we're not. We need hand holding sometimes.. even though we're pretty clever guys (and gals.. or whatever letters you use..) or we probably wouldn't be messing with this stuff. Honestly.. a concise, 2-3 page document for the currently released products containing commands, file locations, syntax and switches, configs (with included defaults) and an example or two would go a LONG ways toward keeping you guys busy at what you do best instead of answering my stupid questions..
  • yashas katteY

    VOXL2 not arming

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    Eric KatzfeyE
    @yashas-katte Could you please start a new forum question for these new ESC issues? Thanks!
  • Marta GonzalezM

    Cannot access through ADB and Fastboot RB5

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    tomT
    Hi @Marta-Gonzalez , just following up on this thread, have you had any success with getting the RB5 to boot correctly? If necessary I can setup a debug phone call with you to see if we can get things going.