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    planch98
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    Hi,

    I'm trying to setup the tag-detector module to perform relocalization with fixed apriltags. I've enabled the service through the command: voxl-configure-tag-detector and setup the files according to the guide, even though some files and parameters names are different.

    The command voxl-vision-hub -m detects properly the distances between camera and tag.
    Also by running voxl-vision-hub -p it seems that the coordinates that the scripts returns are correct.
    However, when I tried to start the drone offset from the origin and I framed the tag nothing happened. I am expecting that the odometry of the drone shifts to the fixed frame coordinate.

    How can I solve the issue?

    Here below all the information that I think could be relevant:

    voxl-version output:

    system-image: 1.4.1-M0054-14.1a-perf
    kernel: #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 13 17:48:16 UTC 2022 4.19.125

    hw version: M0054

    voxl-suite:

    Packages:
    Repo: http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/ qrb5165 staging
    Last Updated: 2023-05-31 14:22:56
    List:
    libmodal-cv 0.3.1-202305281402
    libmodal-exposure 0.0.8-202305241844
    libmodal-journal 0.2.2-202211021731
    libmodal-json 0.4.3-202209281920
    libmodal-pipe 2.8.4-202305292215
    libqrb5165-io 0.2.0-202212220203
    libvoxl-cci-direct 0.1.5-202210121755
    libvoxl-cutils 0.1.1-202210072352
    mv-voxl 0.1-r0
    qrb5165-bind 0.1-r0
    qrb5165-dfs-server 0.1.0-202210072209
    qrb5165-imu-server 0.6.0-202303302223
    qrb5165-slpi-test-sig 01-r0
    qrb5165-system-tweaks 0.1.7-202304211703
    qrb5165-tflite 2.8.0-2-202210071637
    voxl-camera-server 1.5.4
    voxl-ceres-solver 1.14.0-9-202208221901
    voxl-configurator 0.2.3-202305261144
    voxl-cpu-monitor 0.4.5-202305271751
    voxl-eigen3 3.4.0-202210121638
    voxl-esc 1.1.1
    voxl-jpeg-turbo 2.1.3-4-202305271611
    voxl-lepton-server 1.1.0
    voxl-libuvc 1.0.7
    voxl-mapper 0.1.9-202304271751
    voxl-mavcam-manager 0.3.0
    voxl-mavlink-server 1.0.5
    voxl-modem 1.0.4-202305251139
    voxl-mongoose 7.7.0-1-202210072105
    voxl-mpa-to-ros 0.3.6-202304141005
    voxl-mpa-tools 1.0.1-202305021817
    voxl-nlopt 2.5.0-4-202210072358
    voxl-opencv 4.5.5-1-202305271610
    voxl-portal 0.5.8-202305271939
    voxl-qvio-server 0.9.2-202305041224
    voxl-slpi-uart-bridge 1.0.1-202304261509
    voxl-streamer 0.6.1-202305271548
    voxl-tag-detector 0.0.4-202206302112
    voxl-tflite-server 0.3.1-202209141826
    voxl-utils 1.3.0-202304261309
    voxl-uvc-server 0.1.4
    voxl-vision-hub 1.6.5
    voxl-voxblox 1.1.3-202209261707
    voxl2-system-image 1.4.1-r0
    voxl2-wlan 1.0-r0

    /etc/modalai/voxl-vision-hub.conf:

    {
    "config_file_version": 1,
    "en_localhost_mavlink_udp": false,
    "localhost_udp_port_number": 14551,
    "en_vio": true,
    "vio_pipe": "qvio",
    "secondary_vio_pipe": "mvio",
    "en_reset_vio_if_initialized_inverted": true,
    "vio_warmup_s": 3,
    "send_odom_while_failed": false,
    "horizon_cal_tolerance": 0.5,
    "offboard_mode": "figure_eight",
    "follow_tag_id": 0,
    "figure_eight_move_home": true,
    "robot_radius": 0.300000011920929,
    "collision_sampling_dt": 0.1,
    "max_lookahead_distance": 1,
    "en_tag_fixed_frame": true,
    "fixed_frame_filter_len": 5,
    "en_transform_mavlink_pos_setpoints_from_fixed_frame": true,
    "en_voa": true,
    "voa_upper_bound_m": -0.15000000596046448,
    "voa_lower_bound_m": 0.15000000596046448,
    "voa_voa_memory_s": 1,
    "voa_max_pc_per_fusion": 100,
    "voa_pie_max_dist_m": 20,
    "voa_pie_min_dist_m": 0.25,
    "voa_pie_under_trim_m": 1,
    "voa_pie_threshold": 3,
    "voa_send_rate_hz": 20,
    "voa_pie_slices": 36,
    "voa_pie_bin_depth_m": 0.15000000596046448,
    "voa_inputs": [{
    "enabled": true,
    "type": "point_cloud",
    "input_pipe": "dfs_point_cloud",
    "frame": "stereo_l",
    "max_depth": 8,
    "min_depth": 0.300000011920929,
    "cell_size": 0.079999998211860657,
    "threshold": 4,
    "x_fov_deg": 68,
    "y_fov_deg": 56,
    "conf_cutoff": 0
    }, {
    "enabled": true,
    "type": "point_cloud",
    "input_pipe": "stereo_front_pc",
    "frame": "stereo_front_l",
    "max_depth": 8,
    "min_depth": 0.300000011920929,
    "cell_size": 0.079999998211860657,
    "threshold": 4,
    "x_fov_deg": 68,
    "y_fov_deg": 56,
    "conf_cutoff": 0
    }, {
    "enabled": true,
    "type": "point_cloud",
    "input_pipe": "stereo_rear_pc",
    "frame": "stereo_rear_l",
    "max_depth": 8,
    "min_depth": 0.300000011920929,
    "cell_size": 0.079999998211860657,
    "threshold": 4,
    "x_fov_deg": 68,
    "y_fov_deg": 56,
    "conf_cutoff": 0
    }, {
    "enabled": true,
    "type": "tof",
    "input_pipe": "tof",
    "frame": "tof",
    "max_depth": 6,
    "min_depth": 0.15000000596046448,
    "cell_size": 0.079999998211860657,
    "threshold": 3,
    "x_fov_deg": 106.5,
    "y_fov_deg": 85.0999984741211,
    "conf_cutoff": 125
    }, {
    "enabled": true,
    "type": "rangefinder",
    "input_pipe": "rangefinders",
    "frame": "body",
    "max_depth": 8,
    "min_depth": 0.300000011920929,
    "cell_size": 0.079999998211860657,
    "threshold": 4,
    "x_fov_deg": 68,
    "y_fov_deg": 56,
    "conf_cutoff": 0
    }]
    }

    /etc/modalai/voxl-tag-detector.conf :

    {
    "detector_0": {
    "enable": true,
    "input_pipe": "tracking",
    "en_fast_mode": true,
    "n_threads": 1,
    "en_undistortion": true,
    "undistort_scale": 0.600000023841858,
    "overlay_name": "tracking_tag_overlay",
    "lens_cal_file": "/data/modalai/opencv_tracking_intrinsics.yml",
    "skip_n_frames": 5
    },
    "detector_1": {
    "enable": false,
    "input_pipe": "stereo",
    "en_fast_mode": true,
    "n_threads": 1,
    "en_undistortion": true,
    "undistort_scale": 0.899999976158142,
    "overlay_name": "stereo_tag_overlay",
    "lens_cal_file": "/data/modalai/opencv_stereo_intrinsics.yml",
    "skip_n_frames": 5
    },
    "detector_2": {
    "enable": false,
    "input_pipe": "extra",
    "en_fast_mode": true,
    "n_threads": 1,
    "en_undistortion": false,
    "undistort_scale": 1,
    "overlay_name": "extra_tag_overlay",
    "lens_cal_file": "/data/modalai/opencv_extra_intrinsics.yml",
    "skip_n_frames": 5
    }
    }

    /etc/modalai/tag_locations.conf:
    {
    "locations": [{
    "id": 0,
    "name": "prova0",
    "loc_type": "fixed",
    "size_m": 0.147,
    "T_tag_wrt_fixed": [10, 20, 0],
    "R_tag_to_fixed": [[0, -1, 0], [1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1]]
    },
    {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "prova1",
    "loc_type": "fixed",
    "size_m": 0.147,
    "T_tag_wrt_fixed": [5, 1, 0],
    "R_tag_to_fixed": [[0, -1, 0], [1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1]]
    }],
    "default_size_m": 0.40000000596046448
    }

    voxl-inspect-services:

    Service Name | Enabled | Running | CPU Usage

    modallink-relink | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-camera-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-cpu-monitor | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-dfs-server | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-imu-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-lepton-server | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-mapper | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-mavcam-manager | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-mavlink-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-modem | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-portal | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-qvio-server | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-softap | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-static-ip | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-streamer | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-tag-detector | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-tflite-server | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-time-sync | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-uvc-server | Disabled | Not Running |
    voxl-vision-hub | Enabled | Running | 0.0
    voxl-wait-for-fs | Enabled | Completed |

    The same happens when running the script on another board with another version reported here below. Other parameters are the same.

    voxl-version

    system-image: 1.4.1-M0054-14.1a-perf
    kernel: #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 13 17:48:16 UTC 2022 4.19.125

    hw version: M0054

    voxl-suite: 0.9.5

    Packages:
    Repo: http://voxl-packages.modalai.com/ ./dists/qrb5165/sdk-0.9/binary-arm64/
    Last Updated: 2023-05-26 15:27:09
    List:
    libmodal-cv 0.2.3
    libmodal-exposure 0.0.7
    libmodal-journal 0.2.1
    libmodal-json 0.4.3
    libmodal-pipe 2.8.2
    libqrb5165-io 0.1.0
    libvoxl-cci-direct 0.1.5
    libvoxl-cutils 0.1.1
    mv-voxl 0.1-r0
    qrb5165-bind 0.1-r0
    qrb5165-dfs-server 0.1.0
    qrb5165-imu-server 0.5.0
    qrb5165-slpi-test-sig 01-r0
    qrb5165-system-tweaks 0.1.5
    qrb5165-tflite 2.8.0-2
    voxl-bind 0.0.1
    voxl-camera-calibration 0.2.3
    voxl-camera-server 1.3.5
    voxl-cpu-monitor 0.3.0
    voxl-docker-support 1.2.4
    voxl-gphoto2-server 0.0.10
    voxl-jpeg-turbo 2.1.3-4
    voxl-libgphoto2 0.0.4
    voxl-libuvc 1.0.7
    voxl-logger 0.3.4
    voxl-mavlink 0.1.0
    voxl-mavlink-server 0.3.0
    voxl-modem 0.16.1
    voxl-mongoose 7.7.0-1
    voxl-mpa-to-ros 0.3.6
    voxl-mpa-tools 0.7.6
    voxl-opencv 4.5.5-1
    voxl-portal 0.5.0
    voxl-px4 1.12.31
    voxl-px4-imu-server 0.1.2
    voxl-qvio-server 0.8.2
    voxl-remote-id 0.0.5
    voxl-streamer 0.4.1
    voxl-suite 0.9.5
    voxl-tag-detector 0.0.4
    voxl-tflite-server 0.3.1
    voxl-utils 1.2.2
    voxl-uvc-server 0.1.3
    voxl-vision-px4 1.4.0
    voxl2-system-image 1.4.1-r0
    voxl2-wlan 1.0-r0

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