Change PX4 to D0015 Architecture
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Hello everyone,
I would like to change the PX4 firmware on my VOXL2. I originally selected Sentinel, but need the firmware for a fixed-wing.
How can I change this?Best regards
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@TomP We do not currently support fixed wing with our implementation. D0015 is the configuration we are using for internal testing with fixed wing aircraft and we hope to be able to offer this as a supported configuration in a future SDK.
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@Eric-Katzfey I can configure the FC as a fixed wing in QGroundControl. That should work, right?
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@TomP Yes, but it won't change anything. We handle configuration of the vehicle via our SDK so until our SDK supports the configuration you would have to know how to do all this on your own. It requires starting the correct device drivers and setting the correct parameters for fixed wing use.
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@Eric-Katzfey I don't understand the point about the device drivers. Which aspects exactly cannot be set via the parameter list?
I have only worked with Ardupilot so far and there everything can be set via the parameter list.
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@TomP PX4 is setup quite differently than ArduPilot. We have a startup script (Can be seen in /usr/bin/voxl-px4-start) that starts the appropriate device drivers needed for the desired configuration.
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@Eric-Katzfey Can you provide us with a parameter list and a startup script for testing? Our fixed wing is very similar to your D0015 architecture wing. This could work directly.
We basically only need the standard functions. We do not use any special functions such as object avoidance. -
@TomP We cannot support that at the moment. You could contact Ascend Engineering (https://www.ascendengineer.com/) if you are not able to wait until we get this into our SDK.
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@Eric-Katzfey Is it a possibility that the function will be available within the next 8 months (with your SDK)?
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@TomP Yes, should be in by end of the year.
