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Questions regarding the Seeker SLAM Development Drone

  • Seeker Documentations

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    These are the propellers that were used for that drone https://www.getfpv.com/lumenier-6x4-slow-flyer-propeller-set-of-4-clear.html
  • Seeker failing to take off after several successful flights

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    @Cody , please double check the actual and desired roll / pitch / yaw values in the flight review. When the vehicle is level, then roll and pitch should be close to zero and desired roll/pitch will be zero as well if you don't touch RC sticks. If the attitude estimate is incorrect (for whatever reason) this can cause the vehicle to not be level during flight / take-off. Alex
  • Seeker MPA to ROS Pointcloud Topic

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  • QgroundControl don't detect transmitter

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    @Ariel-Saez I already fix the problem, any case someone have the same problem, you need to update the SDK with the proper SKU version, in my case the /data/modalai/sku.txt show me "MRB-D0003-1-V1-C7", and looking my modalai's bill, show I buy the MRB-D0003-2-V2-C7. Next I change my sku.txt with the right code: MRB-D0003-2-V2-C7, then I update my voxl and fix everything. update SDK documentation: https://docs.modalai.com/flash-system-image/ SKU config and documentation: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-configure-mpa/
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  • S.Bus Receiver Compatibility and ESC Firmware

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    Alex KushleyevA
    @NUMETRIX , in order to check and upgrade your ESC firmware, you can install the latest VOXL2 SDK, which comes with voxl-esc tools. scan: voxl-esc scan upgrade firmware: voxl-esc upgrade_firmware for reference: https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/voxl-sdk/utilities/voxl-esc/-/blob/master/scripts/voxl-esc?ref_type=heads (the voxl-esc tools are installed to /usr/share/modalai/voxl-esc-tools/) by the SDK. You can call the python scripts directly from there as well (as opposed to using voxl-esc wrapper). But make sure to stop PX4 first. Alex
  • 2 Seeker Drones for Sale (Switzerland)

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  • VOXL-CAMERA-SERVER GOING DOWN

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  • No RTSP video feed through voxl-streamer on SEEKER drone.

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    @tom Apologies for the delayed response, but I took your suggestion and had better luck on 0.9.5. Thanks!
  • Voxl-camera-server crash after undefined time

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    @Moderator We did two flight tests inside our office in a luminous environment. Temperature seems to be lower while flying (around 60°C), and voxl-camera-server didn't stop. Yet, we could not do extensive tests because in both cases the px4 changed the flight mode from Position to Stabilize for visual failures. We attach a screenshot from QGC.!! [image: 1692204449517-e0d21384-f846-454c-a016-22e7312ce0ea.jpg]
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  • Seeker Arming motor doesn’t work

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    @Eric-Katzfey I fixed the problem thanks after I download the Seeker's parameter at gitlab it success arm by my RC and It can fly now
  • Drone does not switch to Position mode indoors

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    OMG! The protective cap on the camera You're right! Just saw it minutes before checking it here. There was no cap on the first drone; it was probably dropped or something, so I did not even feel the need to look for it. Thank you, Adrian; sorry for the trouble. Case closed!
  • Many problems related to the cameras

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    The tracking camera calibration worked flawlessly after using the seeker in softAP mode, disabling the dfs-server and using the correct checkboard. Stereo camera calibration was much harder, and after many attempts there was always a failure in the exstrinsics calibration. We configured /etc/modalai/extrinsics.conf following this guide https://docs.modalai.com/configure-extrinsics/ . We tried manual control with Position flight mode and it worked fine. After we tried two simple autonomous flights with mavsdk inside docker, mainly using the set_position_ned() method. http://mavsdk-python-docs.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/plugins/offboard.html#mavsdk.offboard.Offboard.set_position_ned First mission: arm the drone, take off 1m from the ground, move forward 1.8m and then land. This one ended pretty badly, with a drone crash. Mission was not followed at all. The environment was an office sufficiently illuminated, and the Seeker drone started from the position where it was turned on. Second mission (simpler): arm the drone, take off 1m from the ground, land. In this one the drone took off around 2.5m from the ground, and then landed with relatively high speed, hitting the ground. I don't know if it can be an issue but in both tests dfs-server was disabled.
  • Avionics power

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    @g-ferrando You can safely ignore that message. PX4 doesn't have any filters on the power rail of the ADC so it flags any bit of noise on the 5V power rail. We've taken steps to improve that on FCv2. On both FCv1, and FCv2, our hardware can operate much lower than that default PX4 warning. If you use our power module and get reports that way of system voltage and current using the I2C bus, you can trust those numbers. Hope that helps.
  • Hires camera rotation

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    Alex KushleyevA
    Hello @JustinDev23 , Rotating Hires camera is not an option in the configuration menu, however you can still do this pretty easily. When you run voxl-configure-cameras, based on your use case, the script writes an appropriate configuration file to /system/etc/camera/camera_config.xml. In that file, you will see entries for all the cameras expected for the particular use case. Since you have already enabled the hires camera (IMX214), you already have an entry for it in camera_config.xml, so if you find it, you should see something like this <SensorName>imx214_rot180</SensorName> . What this does it tells the camera framework to load a dynamic library /usr/lib/libmmcamera_imx214_rot180.so - our default is the rotated version. To remove the rotation, you simply change the entry to <SensorName>imx214</SensorName>, which will in turn use /usr/lib/libmmcamera_imx214.so library after you reboot and the image should be right side up. Please remember that running voxl-configure-cameras again will overwrite the camera_config.xml that you may edit. Hope this helps! Alex
  • Manual Flight Mode to match Position Flight Mode

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  • Voxl-camera-server crash

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    Chad SweetC
    If you do reprogram your Seeker, this is the configure script voxl-configure-mpa -p --family seeker
  • Upside down TOF?

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    Hey Adrian, thanks for the reply! Chad also replied this morning affirming the inverted image in the portal is normal. I was afraid to fly it until I could confirm that. On the SIM, like I said in the other post, after inserting the new EIOT SIM I ordered and A: Killing the voxl modem service temporarily then B: booting up and killing the WiFi then running the shell script to configure the modem with the new custom APN for the new sim (which, by the way, is running on the same ATT network as the prepaid ATT phone sim I was trying to use.. it has to be the provisioning on the carrier side that keeps it from working in the modem) thus making the WWAN gateway the default gateway, I can now get a response to any ping I throw at the internet through the wan. I believe the issue with the SIM card socket that makes me have to take things apart to get the sim to actually click into place properly has to do with board "tweakage" or flexing just enough to make the rather delicate sim card locking mechanism bind. You know the board is basically held in position by the two corner silicone grommets and the B2B connector... it doesn't have any kind of screws or standoffs holding it precisely where you want it against the frame. It's just kind of sandwiched in there. if you were to continue to develop the product, I'd look into screwing it down,, Anyway, now that I have a working SIM, all I have to do is keep it active and hopefully never take the Voxl Cam apart again!