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Voxl2 flight deck -attitude estimator not running ( works fine before )

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  • Eric KatzfeyE Eric Katzfey

    @bensusana This is not something we have seen before so we will have to try to debug what you are seeing. The first thing that jumps out is the missing baro sensor failure. The barometer is physically soldered on to the VOXL2 board so if PX4 cannot set that up then it points to a hardware issue. What version of px4 are you using?

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    @Eric-Katzfey
    thanks for the quick reply ,
    version 1.12.31 beta , we didn't change any version from the versions provided with the flight deck .
    we tried also reset to default version parameters and nothing changed .

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    • bensusanaB bensusana

      @Eric-Katzfey
      thanks for the quick reply ,
      version 1.12.31 beta , we didn't change any version from the versions provided with the flight deck .
      we tried also reset to default version parameters and nothing changed .

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      @bensusana I'm guessing that the lack of barometer data is what is causing the trouble here so let's see if we can figure out what is going on with that. Can you log into the VOXL2 (adb or ssh) and type the command px4-listener sensor_baro? You should see barometer data and if you keep entering that command you should see that data changing.

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      • Eric KatzfeyE Eric Katzfey

        @bensusana I'm guessing that the lack of barometer data is what is causing the trouble here so let's see if we can figure out what is going on with that. Can you log into the VOXL2 (adb or ssh) and type the command px4-listener sensor_baro? You should see barometer data and if you keep entering that command you should see that data changing.

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        @Eric-Katzfey
        Hi Eric
        I’ve contacted through and shell
        When entering px4-listener sensor_baro
        I’m getting : “ never published “

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        • Eric KatzfeyE Eric Katzfey

          @bensusana I'm guessing that the lack of barometer data is what is causing the trouble here so let's see if we can figure out what is going on with that. Can you log into the VOXL2 (adb or ssh) and type the command px4-listener sensor_baro? You should see barometer data and if you keep entering that command you should see that data changing.

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          @Eric-Katzfey
          ok tried it again , I'm getting this : Capture.PNG

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          • bensusanaB bensusana

            @Eric-Katzfey
            ok tried it again , I'm getting this : Capture.PNG

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            @bensusana In that screenshot you have a few mispellings in the command,

            you're running px4 listner sensor_baro, you should be running px4-listener sensor_baro

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            • tomT tom

              @bensusana In that screenshot you have a few mispellings in the command,

              you're running px4 listner sensor_baro, you should be running px4-listener sensor_baro

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              @tom my bad ,
              So as I mentioned in the last comment, I’m getting “never published “ after checking baro status with the correct command.

              @Eric-Katzfey

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              • bensusanaB bensusana

                @tom my bad ,
                So as I mentioned in the last comment, I’m getting “never published “ after checking baro status with the correct command.

                @Eric-Katzfey

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                @bensusana Okay, that's not a good sign. Can you do the command px4-qshell icp10100 start -I -b 5 , wait a couple of seconds, and then try the px4-listener sensor_baro command again? If the barometer driver is not able to communicate with the barometer then that indicates some sort of hardware failure.

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                • Eric KatzfeyE Eric Katzfey

                  @bensusana Okay, that's not a good sign. Can you do the command px4-qshell icp10100 start -I -b 5 , wait a couple of seconds, and then try the px4-listener sensor_baro command again? If the barometer driver is not able to communicate with the barometer then that indicates some sort of hardware failure.

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                  @Eric-Katzfey baro2.PNG

                  I'm not getting anything...
                  hardware problem ?

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                    @bensusana could you try flashing the Voxl and then loading the latest PX4 helper files?

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                    • Adrian HidalgoA Adrian Hidalgo

                      @bensusana could you try flashing the Voxl and then loading the latest PX4 helper files?

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                      #13

                      @Adrian-Hidalgo @Alex-Kushleyev @Eric-Katzfey
                      UPDATE:
                      we have open the flightdeck and surprisingly discovered that the barometer sensor was stuck in his cover and ripped off
                      , look like it was glued to the barometer cover , that explain all.

                      you should check to see if something in this cover is too tight or glued .

                      we have 4 flightdeck's and now we afraid to move the voxl board from it
                      since we never took the board out of the deck or crashed it i cant see another reason .

                      PHOTO-2023-06-14-15-53-19.jpg PHOTO-2023-06-14-15-53-40.jpg PHOTO-2023-06-14-16-21-28.jpg .

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                      • bensusanaB bensusana

                        @Adrian-Hidalgo @Alex-Kushleyev @Eric-Katzfey
                        UPDATE:
                        we have open the flightdeck and surprisingly discovered that the barometer sensor was stuck in his cover and ripped off
                        , look like it was glued to the barometer cover , that explain all.

                        you should check to see if something in this cover is too tight or glued .

                        we have 4 flightdeck's and now we afraid to move the voxl board from it
                        since we never took the board out of the deck or crashed it i cant see another reason .

                        PHOTO-2023-06-14-15-53-19.jpg PHOTO-2023-06-14-15-53-40.jpg PHOTO-2023-06-14-16-21-28.jpg .

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                        @bensusana That'll cause the error for sure.
                        I can assure you that the barometer cap and foam are not glued to the barometer. There would have had to been a significant force applied to have it ripped off. A crash could inflict the above, but not regular disassembly.

                        We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. Please fill out our RMA form with all prevalent information and send it to: contact@modalai.com where one of our representatives will reach out.
                        Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience and hope to resolve this in a timely manner.

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