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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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    error in opkg.conf file

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    Chad SweetC
    VOXL 2 uses apt, and not opkt. Check out the docs here: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-platform-release/ You should just need to run apt update apt upgrade
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    Please verify the front of the VOXL Flight is where the camera connectors are

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    And @tom, also thank you.
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    Executing a command line argument at startup

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    Thank you. I could not get video from the uvc device over voxl-streamer, though I could access the test video and the stereo cameras/anything plugged into the MIPI ports. I've had a problem with the newer UVC-server program. I need to check my notes it was a few weeks ago but somehow it wasn't working so I fell back on the ffmpeg due to time limits with the intent of going back to the UVC server application as it's a better solution. I will post a specific issue after looking it over again.
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    Molex antenna placement and potential range

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    We got maybe 1/10 mile in an urban setting, and have had reliability issues. We placed the antennae as far away from power and more than 2.6" from each other on both transmitter and drone. Any recommendations would be helpful. Thank you.
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    Hi res camera for tracking?

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    So it sounds like Dan bought the wrong cameras
  • Caleb RievleyC

    ESC acting weird.

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    We confirmed that the PWM is cutting off at the same time, so it's possibly an initial velocity difference thing, unless you guys have other thoughts.
  • Deeshant SharmaD

    QGround Control is not detecting my FS-iA6B 6 Channel receiver

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    Deeshant SharmaD
    @modaltb Thank You Sir
  • Davit MrelashviliD

    Info for an interested buyer

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    Chad SweetC
    That is largely dependent on your drone, sensors, and how well they are calibrated and integrated. Our reference drones can map fairly well with stereo image sensors in an outdoor environment, but they are setup with the source code for our customers to modify for their end application. You can check out voxl-mapper source code here. We are frequently updating it and making improvements. A specific metric is tough as there are so many variables.
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    6-in-1 ESC

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  • Kyungtaek OhK

    VOXL WiFi and Microhard connection Issue

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    Chad SweetC
    This sounds like a Linux networking issue. We don't have any experience doing what you are trying to achieve. VOXL runs Linux though. You'll likely have to set up the Linux networking to handle your usecase. It might be easier to try to get what you are attempting to do working on a Linux desktop and replicate those settings on VOXL
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    How can I get fixed pose via QGC or ROS

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    Trying to follow up this question: When I use apriltag to fix pose, Can I get fixed pose topic by using voxl_mpa_to_ros ? Thanks
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    VOXL Hires Camera Blurry/Out of focus

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    Thanks! I just had to manually focus it.
  • Nguyen Tien SuN

    Does voxl-tflite-server support Yolov5 model?

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    Nguyen Tien SuN
    Hi @Matt-Turi ! Thank your information!
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    seeker SLAM question

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    Steve TurnerS
    Dan, Check out this thread: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/589/flying-in-poorly-lit-conditions?_=1654205018092 TLDR is you need enough features for QVIO to pick points out for VIO. So you either need a diffuse light source that can illuminate features or some other low-light sensor that you would need to integrate with QVIO.
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    How to install and configure OpenVPN?

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    tomT
    @Djalma-Ribeiro You can create a systemd service file and enable it to run on boot and have it execute the OpenVPN connection command. Here is an example on how we have used it in the past on a VOXL: [Unit] After=voxl-time-sync.service Requires=voxl-time-sync.service [Service] Type=forking ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 2 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --script-security 2 --daemon --config /etc/openvpn/KEY_FILE [Install] WantedBy=default.target Won't be exactly the same as above but that's the general idea.
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    qvio error when connecting a rostopic subscriber to /qvio

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    I had the same issue. Updating the voxl_mpa_to_ros package resolved it for me: opkg update opkg install voxl-nodes
  • Deeshant SharmaD

    Unable to run Voxl-portal

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    Deeshant SharmaD
    Thank you so much sir, Its working now
  • Deeshant SharmaD

    wget: bad address 'voxl-packages.modalai.com' Collected errors: * opkg_download_backend: Failed to download http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/dev/Packages.gz, wget returned 1.

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    Deeshant SharmaD
    Thank you for your reply. Actually, I was using VOXL in a softAP mode and not in Station Mode that's why I was facing this issue.
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    ADB Device Not Detected After Connecting J2

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    @Alex-Gardner Thank you, that fixed the issue.