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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]
  • VOXL2 adb not working but fastboot does

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    Daniel RyuD
    @Chad-Sweet got it, thanks
  • Change Altitude of Take-off mode

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    @Chad-Sweet said in Change Altitude of Take-off mode: MIS_TAKEOFF_ALT I am able to set this value with the desired height. The issue is that why is it that the takeoff service height is ignored?
  • PX4 firmware version

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    TjarkT
    Thanks, I will try that
  • Futaba RC Receiver

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    @Chad-Sweet I believe this is what I need. Thanks.
  • Unable to flash VOXL2 image after installing QDL image

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    tomT
    @MartinP This is a bug that we have since fixed but requires flashing that the image you're trying to flash in order to fix... However, a work-around is to do the following when forcing the board into fastboot: disconnect power and USB press and hold fastboot button attach power attach usb wait a few seconds now release fastboot button
  • Microhard RSSI/SNR logs

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    tomT
    @Eli-Pollack It's not something we've tried ourselves. I would recommend reaching out to Microhard. If they have suggestions, I may be able to help with figuring out implementation.
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    KenK
    @Alex-Gardner @Matt-Turi Thank you for quick reply. It help me a lots. In conclusion, via cable, I can use adb pull to download file. via local network, I can use scp to download file. latest version, I can download file via voxl-portal Map page.
  • VOA suddenly stopped working

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    Hi, So sorry for the delay in response, Can you show an image of the dfs-disparity debug image, this is what gets piped into the voa monitor, and seeing what your stereo cameras are seeing will allow us to see if the issue is a sensor one or an integration one.
  • Sentinel drone randomly reboots

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    dleeD
    @tom Thank you. It works well
  • How do I issue an AT command (to modem) and get response?

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    Ed SutterE
    @Chad-Sweet Yet another update... after rebooting, and re-installing the EM7565, wwan0 did come up this time. But I still have the problem that I can't communicate with /dev/ttyUSB2.
  • Is platform 0.9 an upgrade from 3.8?

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    Ed SutterE
    Ok great. Thanks Alex
  • 0,0,1 not going where I think it will

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    張為超
    @Patrick-Hinchey looks like your pose didn't fixed according to apriltag this time. Maybe you can try to handhold the drone and inspect voxl-vision-px4 -f or inspect voxl-pose -f to see if the apriltag fix your position or not. If not maybe you can follow https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-tag-detector/ to setup. If it does change pose, check the value to make sure it's correct according to apirltag
  • VOXL CAM Power Distribution Board Recommendations

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    VinnyV
    Hi @Chase-Dunaway Voxl, VoxlFlight, Voxl CAM, and Voxl2 all use the same power module shown here: https://docs.modalai.com/power-module-v3-datasheet/ You want to make sure your 5V output specs match these specs in order to ensure a smooth PDB replacement option. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!
  • Can I use BLSP8__2_RX_GPIO6 as GPIO pin?

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    tomT
    @zkern5254 I'll see if I can get any other ideas from the team.
  • Does voxl-jpeg-turbo use any HW accelleration?

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    Dong LiuD
    @Eric-Katzfey I tried grep OMX.qcom from header files, could not find any. But, string libOmxCore.so only displayed video and audio codec. There is no image codec. voxl:/usr/include$ strings /usr/lib/libOmxCore.so |grep OMX.qcom OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc.dsmode OMX.qcom.video.decoder.mpeg4 OMX.qcom.video.decoder.vc1 OMX.qcom.video.decoder.wmv OMX.qcom.file.muxer OMX.qcom.video.decoder.divx4 OMX.qcom.video.decoder.divx OMX.qcom.video.decoder.divx311 OMX.qcom.video.decoder.h263 OMX.qcom.video.decoder.hevc OMX.qcom.video.decoder.vp8 OMX.qcom.video.decoder.vp9 OMX.qcom.video.encoder.mpeg4 OMX.qcom.video.encoder.h263 OMX.qcom.video.encoder.avc OMX.qcom.video.encoder.vp8 OMX.qcom.video.encoder.hevc OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.Qcelp13 OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.evrc OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.wma OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.wma10Pro OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.alac OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.ape OMX.qcom.audio.encoder.aac OMX.qcom.audio.encoder.qcelp13 OMX.qcom.audio.encoder.evrc OMX.qcom.audio.encoder.amrnb OMX.qcom.audio.encoder.g711mlaw OMX.qcom.audio.encoder.g711alaw OMX.qcom.audio.encoder.amrwb OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.g711mlaw OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.g711alaw OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.amrwb OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.amrnb OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.aac OMX.qcom.audio.decoder.multiaac 1
  • Using the Vicon Motion Capture System to Estimate Position and Heading

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  • Offboard -> Position mode transition with stick movement

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  • Redundant VIO via AprilTags?

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    Evan HertafeldE
    I was thinking of something simple, eg: Use tracking cam qvio until reported quality drops below a particular value (near blowup). If it does, switch to stereo qvio feed as long as the position + velocity were recently in agreement within some threshold and its reported quality is sufficient. If not, switch to manual mode and call an adult. Once the main qvio recovers, store the position offset (for future switchovers) and switch back. I'm sure proper fusion will obtain a smoother and more robust result, but I'd just like something that can handle a blowup without crashing.
  • Fatal error from hires camera

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    Turns out it was a bent pin in the hires port.