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  • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

    @Shivam-Sehgal , I have reviewed the log and unfortunately do not see any issues. The log terminates prematurely (before the crash), which may suggest that the PX4 process crashed (as opposed to a sensor issue or ESC issue, causing motor to stop, for example). But this is just a guess.

    SDK 1.1.2 is quite old, we recommend using latest SDK if possible, since we always make improvements and fixes.

    My recommendation is to get the vehicle back up and running and try to migrate to SDK 1.3.

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    wrote on last edited by
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    @Alex-Kushleyev i can update the system but I am unable to connect to voxl 2. How can I update the system?

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    • Shivam SehgalS Shivam Sehgal

      @Alex-Kushleyev i can update the system but I am unable to connect to voxl 2. How can I update the system?

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      @Shivam-Sehgal , quick question.. So after the crash, were you able to connect to VOXL2 (how? ADB or wifi) to get the log from it? And now it no longer connects using ADB?

      Here is unbricking procedure for VOX2 https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-unbricking/, however that is typically done when a software update fails or the file system.

      Can you please clarify whether you were able to use VOXL2 between the time after crash and now?

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      • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

        @Shivam-Sehgal , quick question.. So after the crash, were you able to connect to VOXL2 (how? ADB or wifi) to get the log from it? And now it no longer connects using ADB?

        Here is unbricking procedure for VOX2 https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-unbricking/, however that is typically done when a software update fails or the file system.

        Can you please clarify whether you were able to use VOXL2 between the time after crash and now?

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        wrote on last edited by Shivam Sehgal
        #8

        @Alex-Kushleyev Yes I was able to connect to drone both via wifi and adb that day, then next day I wasn't able to do so.

        (Some Observation if it helps)
        Also, I have 3 other starling drone in all of them there are four blue lights on the ESC that constantly flash.
        In the one that does not connect there is no flashing.

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        • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

          @Shivam-Sehgal , quick question.. So after the crash, were you able to connect to VOXL2 (how? ADB or wifi) to get the log from it? And now it no longer connects using ADB?

          Here is unbricking procedure for VOX2 https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-unbricking/, however that is typically done when a software update fails or the file system.

          Can you please clarify whether you were able to use VOXL2 between the time after crash and now?

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          wrote on last edited by
          #9

          @Alex-Kushleyev should I follow the unbricking process?

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          • Shivam SehgalS Shivam Sehgal

            @Alex-Kushleyev should I follow the unbricking process?

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            wrote on last edited by
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            @Shivam-Sehgal , Yes, you should try it, however i am not sure whether the recovery attempt will be successful. Typically unbricking is required when something goes wrong during SDK update or something like that, when the system is left in incomplete state. In your case, the drone was flying and stopped responding after a crash. The fact that it shut off during flight could mean there was a pre-existing issue (before the crash) which may be causing the board not to boot now. However, it is worth to try the unbricking and if does not work, please contact our RMA department, they will help you out.

            Alex

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            • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

              @Shivam-Sehgal , Yes, you should try it, however i am not sure whether the recovery attempt will be successful. Typically unbricking is required when something goes wrong during SDK update or something like that, when the system is left in incomplete state. In your case, the drone was flying and stopped responding after a crash. The fact that it shut off during flight could mean there was a pre-existing issue (before the crash) which may be causing the board not to boot now. However, it is worth to try the unbricking and if does not work, please contact our RMA department, they will help you out.

              Alex

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              @Alex-Kushleyev I did not unbrick it it had opened the voxl2 board and I was able to connect to it, then when I closed it it did not connect again.
              What I found out is when the hires and tracking camera are connected to the board I am unable to connect to the drone. What could be the reason for this?

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              • Shivam SehgalS Shivam Sehgal

                @Alex-Kushleyev I did not unbrick it it had opened the voxl2 board and I was able to connect to it, then when I closed it it did not connect again.
                What I found out is when the hires and tracking camera are connected to the board I am unable to connect to the drone. What could be the reason for this?

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                wrote on last edited by
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                @Shivam-Sehgal , most likely one of the camera flex cables is broken and it is shorting one of the power rails to ground, which prevents voxl2 from booting. I suggest trying to connect one camera at a time to narrow down the issue to a specific camera and then inspect the “bad” camera’s flex cable or extension flex cable.

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                • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

                  @Shivam-Sehgal , most likely one of the camera flex cables is broken and it is shorting one of the power rails to ground, which prevents voxl2 from booting. I suggest trying to connect one camera at a time to narrow down the issue to a specific camera and then inspect the “bad” camera’s flex cable or extension flex cable.

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                  @Alex-Kushleyev I connected both cameras to the other connector on which tof sensor was connected. I could connect to the board. Also the tof sensor worked on the other board.

                  But I could not connect to the tracking and hires camera, I could only connected to TOF sensor.

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                  • Shivam SehgalS Shivam Sehgal

                    @Alex-Kushleyev I connected both cameras to the other connector on which tof sensor was connected. I could connect to the board. Also the tof sensor worked on the other board.

                    But I could not connect to the tracking and hires camera, I could only connected to TOF sensor.

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                    @Shivam-Sehgal I connected the cameras back in their basic configration that it is shipped with.

                    Then I ran voxl-camera-cameras and set it to 06 - D0005 Starling pmd-tof imx214 hires ov7251 tracking.

                    voxl2:/$ voxl-configure-cameras 
                    
                    Available camera config IDs are as follows:
                    
                    01 - ov7251 tracking ov7251 stereo
                    02 - ov7251 tracking
                    03 - ov7251 tracking ov7251 stereo imx214 hires
                    04 - ov7251 tracking imx214 hires
                    05 - pmd-tof ov7251 tracking
                    06 - D0005 Starling pmd-tof imx214 hires ov7251 tracking
                    08 - imx214
                    09 - pmd-tof
                    10 - ov7251 stereo
                    11 - D0006 Sentinel
                    12 - ov9782 stereo
                    13 - ov9782 stereo imx214 hires
                    14 - ov9782 stereo pmd-tof ov7251 tracking (copy)
                    15 - D0008 dual 9782 tracking
                    16 - pmd-tof ov7251 dual tracking imx214 hires
                    17 - D0010 pmd-tof imx412 hires ov7251 tracking ov9782 stereo
                    18 - D0008 triple ov9782
                    19 - D0005 without tof imx214 hires ov7251 tracking
                    20 - D0011 imx412 hires ar0144 tracking
                    21 - old C6
                    22 - D0013 imx412 flipped ov7251
                    23 - D0010 without stereo
                     C - use user-defined custom camera config in
                         (/data/modalai/custom_camera_config.txt)
                     q - Quit The Wizard
                    
                    selection: 6
                    Selected numerical camera config
                    Camera Configuration: 6
                    
                    camera server config helper list:
                    tof:pmd-tof:0:
                    hires:imx214:1:
                    tracking:ov7251:2:
                    
                    driver binary list:
                    /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/irs1645/com.qti.sensormodule.irs1645_0.bin
                    /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/imx214/com.qti.sensormodule.imx214_2.bin
                    /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/ov7251/com.qti.sensormodule.ov7251_3.bin
                    
                    calling camera-server-config-helper tof:pmd-tof:0: hires:imx214:1: tracking:ov7251:2:
                    detected system image 1.7.1
                    using new imx214 defaults
                    successfully wrote this camera config to disk:
                    =================================================================
                    configuration for 3 cameras:
                    
                    cam #0
                        name:                tof
                        sensor type:         pmd-tof
                        isEnabled:           1
                        camId:               0
                        camId2:              -1
                        fps:                 5
                        en_rotate:           0
                        en_rotate2:          0
                    
                        en_preview:          1
                        pre_width:           224
                        pre_height:          1557
                        en_raw_preview:      1
                    
                        en_small_video:      0
                        small_video_width:   -1
                        small_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_large_video:      0
                        large_video_width:   -1
                        large_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_snapshot:         0
                        snap_width:          -1
                        snap_height:         -1
                    
                        ae_mode:             off
                        standby_enabled:     0
                        decimator:           5
                        independent_exposure:0
                    
                    cam #1
                        name:                hires
                        sensor type:         imx214
                        isEnabled:           1
                        camId:               1
                        camId2:              -1
                        fps:                 30
                        en_rotate:           0
                        en_rotate2:          0
                    
                        en_preview:          0
                        pre_width:           640
                        pre_height:          480
                        en_raw_preview:      0
                    
                        en_small_video:      1
                        small_video_width:   1024
                        small_video_height:  768
                    
                        en_large_video:      1
                        large_video_width:   4208
                        large_video_height:  3120
                    
                        en_snapshot:         1
                        snap_width:          4208
                        snap_height:         3120
                    
                        ae_mode:             isp
                        standby_enabled:     0
                        decimator:           1
                        independent_exposure:0
                    
                    cam #2
                        name:                tracking
                        sensor type:         ov7251
                        isEnabled:           1
                        camId:               2
                        camId2:              -1
                        fps:                 30
                        en_rotate:           0
                        en_rotate2:          0
                    
                        en_preview:          1
                        pre_width:           640
                        pre_height:          480
                        en_raw_preview:      1
                    
                        en_small_video:      0
                        small_video_width:   -1
                        small_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_large_video:      0
                        large_video_width:   -1
                        large_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_snapshot:         0
                        snap_width:          -1
                        snap_height:         -1
                    
                        ae_mode:             lme_msv
                        standby_enabled:     0
                        decimator:           1
                        independent_exposure:0
                    
                    =================================================================
                    camera_server_config_helper is done
                    copying required camera drivers in place
                    /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/irs1645/com.qti.sensormodule.irs1645_0.bin
                    /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/imx214/com.qti.sensormodule.imx214_2.bin
                    /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/ov7251/com.qti.sensormodule.ov7251_3.bin
                    enabling voxl-camera-server
                    
                    ------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Done Configuring Cameras
                    Please power cycle VOXL to load new drivers
                    camera server will start on next reboot
                    ------------------------------------------------------------------
                    

                    After this I manually restarted the voxl-camera-server and the connection broke after the output below.

                    voxl2:/$ voxl-camera-server 
                    detected system image 1.7.1
                    using new imx214 defaults
                    =================================================================
                    configuration for 3 cameras:
                    
                    cam #0
                        name:                tof
                        sensor type:         pmd-tof
                        isEnabled:           1
                        camId:               0
                        camId2:              -1
                        fps:                 5
                        en_rotate:           0
                        en_rotate2:          0
                    
                        en_preview:          1
                        pre_width:           224
                        pre_height:          1557
                        en_raw_preview:      1
                    
                        en_small_video:      0
                        small_video_width:   -1
                        small_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_large_video:      0
                        large_video_width:   -1
                        large_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_snapshot:         0
                        snap_width:          -1
                        snap_height:         -1
                    
                        ae_mode:             off
                        standby_enabled:     0
                        decimator:           5
                        independent_exposure:0
                    
                    cam #1
                        name:                hires
                        sensor type:         imx214
                        isEnabled:           1
                        camId:               1
                        camId2:              -1
                        fps:                 30
                        en_rotate:           0
                        en_rotate2:          0
                    
                        en_preview:          0
                        pre_width:           640
                        pre_height:          480
                        en_raw_preview:      0
                    
                        en_small_video:      1
                        small_video_width:   1024
                        small_video_height:  768
                    
                        en_large_video:      1
                        large_video_width:   4208
                        large_video_height:  3120
                    
                        en_snapshot:         1
                        snap_width:          4208
                        snap_height:         3120
                    
                        ae_mode:             isp
                        standby_enabled:     0
                        decimator:           1
                        independent_exposure:0
                    
                    cam #2
                        name:                tracking
                        sensor type:         ov7251
                        isEnabled:           1
                        camId:               2
                        camId2:              -1
                        fps:                 30
                        en_rotate:           0
                        en_rotate2:          0
                    
                        en_preview:          1
                        pre_width:           640
                        pre_height:          480
                        en_raw_preview:      1
                    
                        en_small_video:      0
                        small_video_width:   -1
                        small_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_large_video:      0
                        large_video_width:   -1
                        large_video_height:  -1
                    
                        en_snapshot:         0
                        snap_width:          -1
                        snap_height:         -1
                    
                        ae_mode:             lme_msv
                        standby_enabled:     0
                        decimator:           1
                        independent_exposure:0
                    
                    =================================================================
                    GPS server Connected 
                    Starting Camera: tof (id #0)
                    Using gain limits min: 54 max: 8000
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    Starting Camera: hires (id #1)
                    Using gain limits min: 54 max: 431
                    WARNING: Port Def 0:
                    	Count Min: 8
                    	Count Actual: 16
                    	Size: 0x180000
                    	Buffers Contiguous: Yes
                    	Buffer Alignment: 0
                    WARNING: Port Def 1:
                    	Count Min: 4
                    	Count Actual: 16
                    	Size: 0x5a0000
                    	Buffers Contiguous: No
                    	Buffer Alignment: 0
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    WARNING: Port Def 0:
                    	Count Min: 8
                    	Count Actual: 16
                    	Size: 0x17a0000
                    	Buffers Contiguous: Yes
                    	Buffer Alignment: 0
                    WARNING: Port Def 1:
                    	Count Min: 4
                    	Count Actual: 16
                    	Size: 0x5ec000
                    	Buffers Contiguous: No
                    	Buffer Alignment: 0
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                    Starting Camera: tracking (id #2)
                    Using gain limits min: 54 max: 3451
                    setting ov7251 BLC register for cam id 2
                    
                    ------ voxl-camera-server: Started 3 of 3 cameras
                    
                    ------ voxl-camera-server: Camera server is now running
                    
                    
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                    • Shivam SehgalS Shivam Sehgal

                      @Shivam-Sehgal I connected the cameras back in their basic configration that it is shipped with.

                      Then I ran voxl-camera-cameras and set it to 06 - D0005 Starling pmd-tof imx214 hires ov7251 tracking.

                      voxl2:/$ voxl-configure-cameras 
                      
                      Available camera config IDs are as follows:
                      
                      01 - ov7251 tracking ov7251 stereo
                      02 - ov7251 tracking
                      03 - ov7251 tracking ov7251 stereo imx214 hires
                      04 - ov7251 tracking imx214 hires
                      05 - pmd-tof ov7251 tracking
                      06 - D0005 Starling pmd-tof imx214 hires ov7251 tracking
                      08 - imx214
                      09 - pmd-tof
                      10 - ov7251 stereo
                      11 - D0006 Sentinel
                      12 - ov9782 stereo
                      13 - ov9782 stereo imx214 hires
                      14 - ov9782 stereo pmd-tof ov7251 tracking (copy)
                      15 - D0008 dual 9782 tracking
                      16 - pmd-tof ov7251 dual tracking imx214 hires
                      17 - D0010 pmd-tof imx412 hires ov7251 tracking ov9782 stereo
                      18 - D0008 triple ov9782
                      19 - D0005 without tof imx214 hires ov7251 tracking
                      20 - D0011 imx412 hires ar0144 tracking
                      21 - old C6
                      22 - D0013 imx412 flipped ov7251
                      23 - D0010 without stereo
                       C - use user-defined custom camera config in
                           (/data/modalai/custom_camera_config.txt)
                       q - Quit The Wizard
                      
                      selection: 6
                      Selected numerical camera config
                      Camera Configuration: 6
                      
                      camera server config helper list:
                      tof:pmd-tof:0:
                      hires:imx214:1:
                      tracking:ov7251:2:
                      
                      driver binary list:
                      /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/irs1645/com.qti.sensormodule.irs1645_0.bin
                      /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/imx214/com.qti.sensormodule.imx214_2.bin
                      /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/ov7251/com.qti.sensormodule.ov7251_3.bin
                      
                      calling camera-server-config-helper tof:pmd-tof:0: hires:imx214:1: tracking:ov7251:2:
                      detected system image 1.7.1
                      using new imx214 defaults
                      successfully wrote this camera config to disk:
                      =================================================================
                      configuration for 3 cameras:
                      
                      cam #0
                          name:                tof
                          sensor type:         pmd-tof
                          isEnabled:           1
                          camId:               0
                          camId2:              -1
                          fps:                 5
                          en_rotate:           0
                          en_rotate2:          0
                      
                          en_preview:          1
                          pre_width:           224
                          pre_height:          1557
                          en_raw_preview:      1
                      
                          en_small_video:      0
                          small_video_width:   -1
                          small_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_large_video:      0
                          large_video_width:   -1
                          large_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_snapshot:         0
                          snap_width:          -1
                          snap_height:         -1
                      
                          ae_mode:             off
                          standby_enabled:     0
                          decimator:           5
                          independent_exposure:0
                      
                      cam #1
                          name:                hires
                          sensor type:         imx214
                          isEnabled:           1
                          camId:               1
                          camId2:              -1
                          fps:                 30
                          en_rotate:           0
                          en_rotate2:          0
                      
                          en_preview:          0
                          pre_width:           640
                          pre_height:          480
                          en_raw_preview:      0
                      
                          en_small_video:      1
                          small_video_width:   1024
                          small_video_height:  768
                      
                          en_large_video:      1
                          large_video_width:   4208
                          large_video_height:  3120
                      
                          en_snapshot:         1
                          snap_width:          4208
                          snap_height:         3120
                      
                          ae_mode:             isp
                          standby_enabled:     0
                          decimator:           1
                          independent_exposure:0
                      
                      cam #2
                          name:                tracking
                          sensor type:         ov7251
                          isEnabled:           1
                          camId:               2
                          camId2:              -1
                          fps:                 30
                          en_rotate:           0
                          en_rotate2:          0
                      
                          en_preview:          1
                          pre_width:           640
                          pre_height:          480
                          en_raw_preview:      1
                      
                          en_small_video:      0
                          small_video_width:   -1
                          small_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_large_video:      0
                          large_video_width:   -1
                          large_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_snapshot:         0
                          snap_width:          -1
                          snap_height:         -1
                      
                          ae_mode:             lme_msv
                          standby_enabled:     0
                          decimator:           1
                          independent_exposure:0
                      
                      =================================================================
                      camera_server_config_helper is done
                      copying required camera drivers in place
                      /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/irs1645/com.qti.sensormodule.irs1645_0.bin
                      /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/imx214/com.qti.sensormodule.imx214_2.bin
                      /usr/share/modalai/chi-cdk/ov7251/com.qti.sensormodule.ov7251_3.bin
                      enabling voxl-camera-server
                      
                      ------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Done Configuring Cameras
                      Please power cycle VOXL to load new drivers
                      camera server will start on next reboot
                      ------------------------------------------------------------------
                      

                      After this I manually restarted the voxl-camera-server and the connection broke after the output below.

                      voxl2:/$ voxl-camera-server 
                      detected system image 1.7.1
                      using new imx214 defaults
                      =================================================================
                      configuration for 3 cameras:
                      
                      cam #0
                          name:                tof
                          sensor type:         pmd-tof
                          isEnabled:           1
                          camId:               0
                          camId2:              -1
                          fps:                 5
                          en_rotate:           0
                          en_rotate2:          0
                      
                          en_preview:          1
                          pre_width:           224
                          pre_height:          1557
                          en_raw_preview:      1
                      
                          en_small_video:      0
                          small_video_width:   -1
                          small_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_large_video:      0
                          large_video_width:   -1
                          large_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_snapshot:         0
                          snap_width:          -1
                          snap_height:         -1
                      
                          ae_mode:             off
                          standby_enabled:     0
                          decimator:           5
                          independent_exposure:0
                      
                      cam #1
                          name:                hires
                          sensor type:         imx214
                          isEnabled:           1
                          camId:               1
                          camId2:              -1
                          fps:                 30
                          en_rotate:           0
                          en_rotate2:          0
                      
                          en_preview:          0
                          pre_width:           640
                          pre_height:          480
                          en_raw_preview:      0
                      
                          en_small_video:      1
                          small_video_width:   1024
                          small_video_height:  768
                      
                          en_large_video:      1
                          large_video_width:   4208
                          large_video_height:  3120
                      
                          en_snapshot:         1
                          snap_width:          4208
                          snap_height:         3120
                      
                          ae_mode:             isp
                          standby_enabled:     0
                          decimator:           1
                          independent_exposure:0
                      
                      cam #2
                          name:                tracking
                          sensor type:         ov7251
                          isEnabled:           1
                          camId:               2
                          camId2:              -1
                          fps:                 30
                          en_rotate:           0
                          en_rotate2:          0
                      
                          en_preview:          1
                          pre_width:           640
                          pre_height:          480
                          en_raw_preview:      1
                      
                          en_small_video:      0
                          small_video_width:   -1
                          small_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_large_video:      0
                          large_video_width:   -1
                          large_video_height:  -1
                      
                          en_snapshot:         0
                          snap_width:          -1
                          snap_height:         -1
                      
                          ae_mode:             lme_msv
                          standby_enabled:     0
                          decimator:           1
                          independent_exposure:0
                      
                      =================================================================
                      GPS server Connected 
                      Starting Camera: tof (id #0)
                      Using gain limits min: 54 max: 8000
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      Starting Camera: hires (id #1)
                      Using gain limits min: 54 max: 431
                      WARNING: Port Def 0:
                      	Count Min: 8
                      	Count Actual: 16
                      	Size: 0x180000
                      	Buffers Contiguous: Yes
                      	Buffer Alignment: 0
                      WARNING: Port Def 1:
                      	Count Min: 4
                      	Count Actual: 16
                      	Size: 0x5a0000
                      	Buffers Contiguous: No
                      	Buffer Alignment: 0
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      WARNING: Port Def 0:
                      	Count Min: 8
                      	Count Actual: 16
                      	Size: 0x17a0000
                      	Buffers Contiguous: Yes
                      	Buffer Alignment: 0
                      WARNING: Port Def 1:
                      	Count Min: 4
                      	Count Actual: 16
                      	Size: 0x5ec000
                      	Buffers Contiguous: No
                      	Buffer Alignment: 0
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                      Starting Camera: tracking (id #2)
                      Using gain limits min: 54 max: 3451
                      setting ov7251 BLC register for cam id 2
                      
                      ------ voxl-camera-server: Started 3 of 3 cameras
                      
                      ------ voxl-camera-server: Camera server is now running
                      
                      
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                      @Shivam-Sehgal , sorry, can we please take one step back and clarify something..

                      Does the VOXL2 board now boot with all the cameras plugged into the original configuration?

                      Also, when you say After this I manually restarted the voxl-camera-server and the connection broke after the output below. -- which connection are you referring to?

                      If you are able to connect all cameras to their original slots, but something is still not working, i suggest that you test with only one camera enabled at a time and figure out if there is still one camera that is not working.

                      Alex

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                      • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

                        @Shivam-Sehgal , sorry, can we please take one step back and clarify something..

                        Does the VOXL2 board now boot with all the cameras plugged into the original configuration?

                        Also, when you say After this I manually restarted the voxl-camera-server and the connection broke after the output below. -- which connection are you referring to?

                        If you are able to connect all cameras to their original slots, but something is still not working, i suggest that you test with only one camera enabled at a time and figure out if there is still one camera that is not working.

                        Alex

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                        @Alex-Kushleyev I hope this clears somethings out, its confusing for me too.

                        no it does not boot now with all the camera's plugged in original physical connections.
                        It was not about the physical connections, but when the camera service started then the connection broke.

                        First I shifted the physical connections of the camera's as mentioned above, after which I could boot but the hires and tracking camera did not work or start. (https://forum.modalai.com/post/19383)

                        Then restored the original physical connnections, set the voxl-configure-camera to it original configuration it's shipped with and then restarted the voxl-camera-server.

                        When I started the service this the output of it, after this output the adb and ssh connection broke and I was unable to connection to the voxl2 board.

                        voxl2:/$ voxl-camera-server 
                        detected system image 1.7.1
                        using new imx214 defaults
                        =================================================================
                        configuration for 3 cameras:
                        
                        cam #0
                            name:                tof
                            sensor type:         pmd-tof
                            isEnabled:           1
                            camId:               0
                            camId2:              -1
                            fps:                 5
                            en_rotate:           0
                            en_rotate2:          0
                        
                            en_preview:          1
                            pre_width:           224
                            pre_height:          1557
                            en_raw_preview:      1
                        
                            en_small_video:      0
                            small_video_width:   -1
                            small_video_height:  -1
                        
                            en_large_video:      0
                            large_video_width:   -1
                            large_video_height:  -1
                        
                            en_snapshot:         0
                            snap_width:          -1
                            snap_height:         -1
                        
                            ae_mode:             off
                            standby_enabled:     0
                            decimator:           5
                            independent_exposure:0
                        
                        cam #1
                            name:                hires
                            sensor type:         imx214
                            isEnabled:           1
                            camId:               1
                            camId2:              -1
                            fps:                 30
                            en_rotate:           0
                            en_rotate2:          0
                        
                            en_preview:          0
                            pre_width:           640
                            pre_height:          480
                            en_raw_preview:      0
                        
                            en_small_video:      1
                            small_video_width:   1024
                            small_video_height:  768
                        
                            en_large_video:      1
                            large_video_width:   4208
                            large_video_height:  3120
                        
                            en_snapshot:         1
                            snap_width:          4208
                            snap_height:         3120
                        
                            ae_mode:             isp
                            standby_enabled:     0
                            decimator:           1
                            independent_exposure:0
                        
                        cam #2
                            name:                tracking
                            sensor type:         ov7251
                            isEnabled:           1
                            camId:               2
                            camId2:              -1
                            fps:                 30
                            en_rotate:           0
                            en_rotate2:          0
                        
                            en_preview:          1
                            pre_width:           640
                            pre_height:          480
                            en_raw_preview:      1
                        
                            en_small_video:      0
                            small_video_width:   -1
                            small_video_height:  -1
                        
                            en_large_video:      0
                            large_video_width:   -1
                            large_video_height:  -1
                        
                            en_snapshot:         0
                            snap_width:          -1
                            snap_height:         -1
                        
                            ae_mode:             lme_msv
                            standby_enabled:     0
                            decimator:           1
                            independent_exposure:0
                        
                        =================================================================
                        GPS server Connected 
                        Starting Camera: tof (id #0)
                        Using gain limits min: 54 max: 8000
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        Starting Camera: hires (id #1)
                        Using gain limits min: 54 max: 431
                        WARNING: Port Def 0:
                        	Count Min: 8
                        	Count Actual: 16
                        	Size: 0x180000
                        	Buffers Contiguous: Yes
                        	Buffer Alignment: 0
                        WARNING: Port Def 1:
                        	Count Min: 4
                        	Count Actual: 16
                        	Size: 0x5a0000
                        	Buffers Contiguous: No
                        	Buffer Alignment: 0
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        WARNING: Port Def 0:
                        	Count Min: 8
                        	Count Actual: 16
                        	Size: 0x17a0000
                        	Buffers Contiguous: Yes
                        	Buffer Alignment: 0
                        WARNING: Port Def 1:
                        	Count Min: 4
                        	Count Actual: 16
                        	Size: 0x5ec000
                        	Buffers Contiguous: No
                        	Buffer Alignment: 0
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        gbm_create_device(156): Info: backend name is: msm_drm
                        Starting Camera: tracking (id #2)
                        Using gain limits min: 54 max: 3451
                        setting ov7251 BLC register for cam id 2
                        
                        ------ voxl-camera-server: Started 3 of 3 cameras
                        
                        ------ voxl-camera-server: Camera server is now running
                        
                        
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                          @Shivam-Sehgal , sorry, can we please take one step back and clarify something..

                          Does the VOXL2 board now boot with all the cameras plugged into the original configuration?

                          Also, when you say After this I manually restarted the voxl-camera-server and the connection broke after the output below. -- which connection are you referring to?

                          If you are able to connect all cameras to their original slots, but something is still not working, i suggest that you test with only one camera enabled at a time and figure out if there is still one camera that is not working.

                          Alex

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                          @Alex-Kushleyev I was able to point out maybe it's the hires camera that's the issue. I don't know why but I was singly able to run all other camera's but not the hires camera.

                          What defect should I look for?

                          Also, while doing all that I broke the tracking camera's connector and the 2 in 1 camera boards. I will be ordering those. How can I remove the 2 in 1 camera board from the voxl2 board?

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                            @Alex-Kushleyev I was able to point out maybe it's the hires camera that's the issue. I don't know why but I was singly able to run all other camera's but not the hires camera.

                            What defect should I look for?

                            Also, while doing all that I broke the tracking camera's connector and the 2 in 1 camera boards. I will be ordering those. How can I remove the 2 in 1 camera board from the voxl2 board?

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                            @Alex-Kushleyev any update?
                            How can can I remove the 2 in 1 camera board?

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                            • Shivam SehgalS Shivam Sehgal

                              @Alex-Kushleyev any update?
                              How can can I remove the 2 in 1 camera board?

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                              @Shivam-Sehgal , sorry for the delay!

                              Can you please contact our RMA department and send them the pictures of the current state of the board and camera adapter interposers. Our production team can evaluate the pictures. On some products the interposer boards may be glued in place for robustness, so they can suggest best way to handle it.

                              In general, here is a diagram from the Hirose's product manual that shows how typically you should remove these connnectors:

                              image (25).png

                              image (26).png

                              Alex

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                                @Shivam-Sehgal , sorry for the delay!

                                Can you please contact our RMA department and send them the pictures of the current state of the board and camera adapter interposers. Our production team can evaluate the pictures. On some products the interposer boards may be glued in place for robustness, so they can suggest best way to handle it.

                                In general, here is a diagram from the Hirose's product manual that shows how typically you should remove these connnectors:

                                image (25).png

                                image (26).png

                                Alex

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                                @Alex-Kushleyev Yes Alex, it's glued to the board. Sorry, how can I connect with RMA department?

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                                  @Alex-Kushleyev Yes Alex, it's glued to the board. Sorry, how can I connect with RMA department?

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                                    @Alex-Kushleyev It's a form to send my drone for repair, can't I repair it myself? I have already ordered all the parts required. I just need to understand how to remove the glue.

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                                      @Alex-Kushleyev It's a form to send my drone for repair, can't I repair it myself? I have already ordered all the parts required. I just need to understand how to remove the glue.

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                                      @Shivam-Sehgal I will see if a member from our production team can chime in here

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                                        @Alex-Kushleyev It's a form to send my drone for repair, can't I repair it myself? I have already ordered all the parts required. I just need to understand how to remove the glue.

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                                        @Shivam-Sehgal
                                        The glue is an easy to remove RTV silicone adhesive. If you follow the instructions posted by Alex, you should be successful. I've done this myself a couple of times.

                                        After removing you will need to clean away as much of the remaining glue on the voxl2 as possible before installing the new adapter board. You don't necessarily need to apply glue when installing the new board, but we find it helps with keeping the adapter from accidentally teetering at the hirose connector.

                                        Please let me know if you need further help with this matter

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                                          @Shivam-Sehgal
                                          The glue is an easy to remove RTV silicone adhesive. If you follow the instructions posted by Alex, you should be successful. I've done this myself a couple of times.

                                          After removing you will need to clean away as much of the remaining glue on the voxl2 as possible before installing the new adapter board. You don't necessarily need to apply glue when installing the new board, but we find it helps with keeping the adapter from accidentally teetering at the hirose connector.

                                          Please let me know if you need further help with this matter

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                                          @Jeremy-Schmidt So I don't need heat or any special tool for it I can directly remove by hand?

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