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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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    ROS2-PX4 Bridge on RB5 Drone

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    tomT
    @hs775 The instructions here: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-px4-build-guide/ are meant to be run on your PC, not the drone.
  • Isabella YuI

    Subscribe to voxl_mpa_to_ros topics

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    @Isabella-Yu, If there is no tflite_data pipe, you may be using a version of voxl-tflite-server that does not have the ai_detection_t added yet. This feature was added in v0.2.0, so make sure you are using the latest available version!
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    voxl-vision-px4 not working

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    SHofmeesterS
    Hi @Alex-Gardner, We resolved the issue using this forumpost: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/1050/position-flight-is-not-available-after-firmware-update?_=1658251944919 Thanks for the help
  • Steve TurnerS

    PX4 UART Warning

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    Steve TurnerS
    @DarkKnightCH to followup on this -- a reflash of the VOXL Flight Core solved the problem for me. It was in an unresponsive state and I was unable to change parameters or talk to the Flight Core until I reflashed the current release of firmware from ModalAI.
  • Isabella YuI

    voxl-tflite-server abort

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    Isabella YuI
    @Matt-Turi Yep, turns out switching to wall power fixed it. My battery power was too low. Thanks!
  • Jonathan JeffJ

    ALTİTUDE MODE

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  • bensusanaB

    ekf2_aid - flying without gps

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    Hi, PX4 does not currently support the smooth handling of transitions in/out of stable vision odometry data. We're been working on this with the PX4 team but generally right now PX4's ekf doesn't have any support for handling quality metrics/resets. For both this reason and the fact that the vision data accuracy decreases with distance, we don't really recommend running VIO outdoors. We have done flights outdoors with it, but it requires the right conditions and flying relatively low (and this still will not play nicely with GPS).
  • Slade VillenaS

    Is it possible to increase the payload capacity of a Sentinel 2?

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    Chad SweetC
    The VOXL 2 Flight Deck exists just for this purpose. You can use that to build your own drone around VOXL 2 to meet your specifications
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    Using Motion Capture Systems (Optitrack) for Position Estimation

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    I tried another way to implement this. Currently my flight core is disconnected to the VOXL. I use my laptop as the companion computer, and then I add a ESP Wifi module to Flight Core TELEM1, so my laptop will get the motion capture pose by using vrpn_client_ros, the mavros will transfer the motion capture pose to mavlink data and then send to flight core. In this case, my EKF2 will converge. The new issue is that the modalAI cannot hover at it's height on flight mode or hold mode, and the modalAI will drift. Also, the mavros terminal will show:"RTT too high for timesync: 78 ms". I am not sure if this is the reason that the modalAI will drifting in position mode. Any suggestion?
  • Isabella YuI

    docker load -i roskinetic-xenial-opencv.tar gives no such file or directory error

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    Isabella YuI
    Actually, using docker import fixed it, nvm!
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    connecting Voxl cam and pixhawk cube

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    @Zachary-Lowell thanks a lot, will surely try
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    Recording video from stereo camera

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    Okay thank you
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    how to set home position as local for mavros?

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    how to set home position with mavros / no GPS?

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    hello , did you figure out the solution to this problem? If so please post it here , would be helpful to others. Thank you
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    RTL not working in VIO

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    VOA in QGC

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    @Alex-Gardner okay, will try enabling dfs server Thank you
  • Steve TurnerS

    Extensions and tracking camera

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    Yes, We have a RMA process which can be found here
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    Modifying mpa-to-ros

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    Chad SweetC
    Looks like ROS supports the CompressedImage format
  • Caleb RievleyC

    PWM Pinout 5 only has signal with camera trigger.

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    modaltbM
    Hi @Caleb-Rievley I've only seen channels 5/6 work. I myself am not versed much in the use of mixers etc, but I'm sure it's possible.
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    SET_POSITION_TARGET_LOCAL_NED invalid

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