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    VOXL-2 Drone M0054-2 Boot Issue After C26 Camera Update

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      antenna-eng
      last edited by antenna-eng 14 Jan 2025, 18:43 14 Jan 2025, 18:38

      Hi everyone,
      I recently upgraded my VOXL2 Starling drone to the C26 camera package. I didn’t have the TOF sensor and needed one to run the VOXL Mapper (and have obstacle avoidance). I disassembled the drone, removed the old camera interface modules. Then installed the new camera interface module (now a larger single board). I then reassembled the drone.

      I’m running into an issue with my VOXL-2 board (M0054-2) after attempting to update the camera to a C26 configuration. Here’s what I’ve done so far:

      1. I 3D printed the mounts and connected everything according to the C26 setup.
      2. After connecting the new camera, the drone powers on, plays the boot chime, and shows the following status lights:
        • D1: Green
        • DS1: Green

      However, the drone doesn’t fully boot and doesn’t show up via USB connection.
      Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

      • I tried putting the drone into fastboot mode, but it still didn’t register any USB connection. (I couldn’t confirm visually if it entered fastboot mode as there don’t seem to be any indicator lights for this.)
      • I followed the Emergency Download Mode guide (https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-unbricking/) to attempt a recovery. I reached the “Provision” step, where I was supposed to provision the device through the web UI. However, this step failed.
      • I could see Qualcomm’s chip listed in my USB devices, so there seems to be some connectivity at that level.
        At this point, I’m stuck and not sure how to proceed. Has anyone experienced something similar or have any suggestions on how to get the drone up and running again?

      Thanks,
      Daniel

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        tom admin @antenna-eng
        last edited by 14 Jan 2025, 19:32

        @antenna-eng Can you try removing any peripherals including cameras from the board and see if you can get it to enumerate?

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          antenna-eng
          last edited by 14 Jan 2025, 22:46

          Hi Tom,

          I did try removing all of the cameras. Still had the same result. After removing the cameras, I next removed the Wifi board to see if that was causing an issue. Also had the same result. At that point, the only board connected to the VOXL 2 was the power board.

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            tom admin @antenna-eng
            last edited by 14 Jan 2025, 23:39

            @antenna-eng When the switch is set to OFF and the board is powered and plugged in to your machine, what do you see with lsusb?

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              antenna-eng @tom
              last edited by 15 Jan 2025, 15:56

              @tom I ran lsusb before connecting and after to see the change. Only the normal system USB devices are appearing.

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                antenna-eng @tom
                last edited by 23 Jan 2025, 22:43

                @tom Is the VOXL2 board is malfunctioning? Is there any other way to test the board?

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                  tom admin @antenna-eng
                  last edited by 24 Jan 2025, 19:10

                  @antenna-eng Are you running linux natively on your machine or are you using a VM?

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                    antenna-eng @tom
                    last edited by 30 Jan 2025, 20:57

                    @tom I'm using WSL Ubuntu to connect to it. It was working well previously.

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                      tom admin @antenna-eng
                      last edited by 30 Jan 2025, 21:48

                      @antenna-eng It's possible that the board is booting into a mode that WSL doesn't recognize. I haven't used WSL myself, I would recommend booting a linux machine or dual booting your machine if possible.

                      Does the windows device manager recognize it at all? It may be enumerating as a different device type depending on the state of the board

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                        Vinny ModalAI Team @antenna-eng
                        last edited by 1 Feb 2025, 00:18

                        Hi @antenna-eng
                        I've tried WSL for years internally with no luck.. it just does not work!!
                        It's worth buying a $300 Ubuntu laptop and know your issues may all be solved!!! I just searched AMZN and found some for less than $250!!!

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                          Vinny ModalAI Team @Vinny
                          last edited by 1 Feb 2025, 00:19

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                            antenna-eng @Vinny
                            last edited by 4 Feb 2025, 21:17

                            @Vinny I also have other Linux systems (Ubuntu, Redhat, etc) that I can use. We were using WSL to connect to it and it was working fine. We can try some other systems to rule out that issue.

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                              antenna-eng @Vinny
                              last edited by 4 Feb 2025, 21:53

                              @Vinny I was reminded after my post that our team did try the system on Ubuntu. Just to check, one of my team members just tried it on a Ubuntu system we have and it doesn't show up as a USB device. What do you think we should do?

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                                Vinny ModalAI Team @antenna-eng
                                last edited by 5 Feb 2025, 17:30

                                Hi @antenna-eng ,
                                @tom has you covered, I was just expressing my experiences with WSL in the hopes it helped.
                                Thanks!

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                                  tom admin @antenna-eng
                                  last edited by 5 Feb 2025, 18:51

                                  @antenna-eng What do you see with lsusb?

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                                    antenna-eng @tom
                                    last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 14:25

                                    @tom
                                    The VOXL board isn't appearing when connected. I'm just seeing the system USB bus devices and things like the mouse/keyboard. Below is the output of lsusb

                                    drone@ubuntu:~$ lsusb
                                    Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2109:0822 VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.1 Hub
                                    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
                                    Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:c811 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 802.11ac NIC
                                    Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c31c Logitech, Inc. Keyboard K120
                                    Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. M90/M100 Optical Mouse
                                    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:2822 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
                                    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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                                      tom admin @antenna-eng
                                      last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 17:30

                                      @antenna-eng Can you run sudo dmesg -wH and then plug in the board to your machine and see if it's enumerating?

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                                        antenna-eng @tom
                                        last edited by 7 Feb 2025, 13:46

                                        @tom Using the dmesg -wH command you provided, I can't see the device enumerating after plugging it in. I also tried different USB cables just to check. Still no change.

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                                          tom admin @antenna-eng
                                          last edited by 7 Feb 2025, 17:34

                                          @antenna-eng How are you powering the board?

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                                            antenna-eng @tom
                                            last edited by 19 Feb 2025, 21:47

                                            @tom I connected it to the battery. I made sure the battery was charged.

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