PWM channel control for auxiliary functions
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Hi all,
How should I go about controlling the PWM channel 7 or 8 (hexacopter airframe) from VOXL2 code and/or remote control? I can't find where the AUX channels are mapped
Thx
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This was completed with the VOXL Flight Core: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxfyrUW3EyA
Not sure if it helps on the VOXL2 IO
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Yes, thanks. Although incomplete
Need to configurequad_x_io.main.mix(find / -name "filename") with the code below where X is the channel defined in the 2nd link below (AUX1 5 or AUX2 6)# Hexacopter X airframe config R: 6x ... # For each AUX channel M: 1 S: 3 X ...Writing this from home, sorry for '...' but simply copy the config to quad_x.main.mix to quad_x_io.main.mix, both these files are loaded on boot and if the io board is connected it overrides the former
AUX1 will be on pin7 and AUX2 on pin8.
- https://docs.px4.io/v1.12/en/concept/mixing.html
- https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-io-user-guide/#supported-mixers-and-airframe-setup
Or properly rename the file and change the name being loaded in the px4 startup script but I didn't do that to avoid issues in case it's used by something else too...
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Any tips on how to control this from ROS for offboard mode?
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