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  • How to use custom libmodal_pipe in MPA service

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    Steve AriasS
    @James-Strawson thanks for the suggestions!
  • having trouble using docker on the sdcard

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    @JoeC Seems like it is an SD card issue. I was able to recreate the problem when using a SanDisk Extreme 32GB card. But when using a SanDisk Ultra 16GB card everything works fine.
  • Recording camera frames to file using MPA

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    @czarsimon omx has a very limited set of input formats. I would add format NV12 (or NV21) to your caps filter in between videotestsrc and omx.
  • using boost c++ library on VOXL

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    I believe you should just be able to clone boost and perform a make install inside the docker. You can then save the state of that docker so you don't need to repeat that step later.
  • m500 accessing camera and image stream data

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    yu zhangY
    @Eric-Katzfey Thanks, all right I will have a look at it then.
  • RB5 WiFi antennas

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    Thanks! I think there was some confusion about which connector to plug into, but that clarifies it. Also, any reason why the RB5 ships with a different antenna type than the VOXL?
  • TOF SLAM

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    @Matt-Turi thanks so much!
  • m500 firmware update

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    yu zhangY
    Hi @RichieRich , I fixed the issue as I disordered the instruction. Anyways, thanks so much
  • m500 Failed take-off: CPU load too high 100%

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    yu zhangY
    @RichieRich , I may find an issue with one of the batteries (the blue one in the above pic). I was trying to charge it with 4S 14.8v, 3.3A settings, but the charger tells that the blue one is recognized as only 3S and breaks the charging every time. It's quite weird why the charger tests the battery as a 3S setting. The green one works well, and no CPU error happened after fully charging. So, I think I may have to contact the battery provider to double-check the quality of the blue one. Since the blue one cannot charge at the time, I may not be able to test this error with logs. I will get back if the battery provider could advise me how to charge it.
  • VOXL m500 GPS not working and no light indicating

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    yu zhangY
    @RichieRich , It's great to know about it. Thanks! I will then try to update to see how it goes
  • voxl-streamer client repetitive connect/disconnect

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    @Eric-Katzfey Got it working about 50% of the time. It seems like most of the time it is just the uvc server trying to connect. I am going to see if I can create a service file around it. Maybe restarting on fail will get it to work with a bit of delay in between. A bandaid for the issue, but at least it will work
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  • Minimum Tracking Camera standoff

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    Hi Jeff, There's not so much a minimum height as a minimum amount for it to see. If you look at our seeker platform, the tracking camera is only 3cm above the ground, but to compensate for this the drone sits leaning back so that the camera is angled slightly upward when it's landed. If your drone sits on the body and the camera is facing down, you won't be able to take off with VIO, so you'll need to find some combination of height off the ground and angle that allows the camera to see a decent amount of its field of view in order to take off successfully.
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    Hi James, Thank you for your help! I am yet to inspect the VOXL flight deck for the connectors. I would like to test out the new branch. Thanks and regards, Mohammed Naveed
  • Shutter Speed of Image Sensors on m500

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    yu zhangY
    @Chad-Sweet Thanks Chad, and I will double-check the detail with OmniVision then.
  • Component offsets

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    Pavel ArdashovP
    @Alex-Gardner thank you very much
  • unable to run voxl-cross

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    Steve AriasS
    @Eric-Katzfey yep it worked! Thanks for the quick reply.
  • Address not mapped

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    If you could run camera server manually with additional debug prints (i.e. voxl-camera-server -d 0) and paste the output here, you'll be able to see more info about whats going on that'll make it easier to debug
  • setting up voxl-portal

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    @Steve-Arias, Once you have voxl-portal started either via the command line or as a service, you can access the webserver on a device within the same network just by navigating to your voxl's IP address.
  • Which Vibration dampers are you using with the Voxl flight?

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    Chad SweetC
    These are the dampeners we are using on VOXL Flight The dampening may needed to be tuned for your flight platform though, and can definitely be different depending on flight dynamics. We have had a lot of success sticking a piece of foam between the plate and the frame. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073LPTHCL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1