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    • J
      Jetpack Pete
      last edited by

      So I'm building a manned aircraft/multicopter, using an Arduino-enabled set of joysticks for input. They're working fine and I can see them on QGC.

      My only issue is that my ESCs aren't recognizing that they're plugged into a FC. I've calibrated all sensors, added an external compass, etc. Everything seems fine with the VOXL. I'm getting a flaking alternating blue and green light though. If I arm the VOXL through the joysticks, it works, and I get a steady green for a few seconds, flying which time the ESCs still don't see the FC. But then it goes back to flashing blue and green.

      Not sure where to look. Guessing it's something simple but I'm out of ideas?

      Anyone have a thought or similar experience? Thanks

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      • modaltbM
        modaltb ModalAI Team
        last edited by

        Hi @Jetpack-Pete

        You should have our PX4 version by default on the flight controller (https://docs.modalai.com/flight-core-firmware/#v111-change-log), which has the UART ESC driver.

        Have you checked out this yet? https://docs.modalai.com/modal-esc-px4-user-guide/

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        • Chad SweetC
          Chad Sweet ModalAI Team
          last edited by

          It's unlikely Pete is using our ESCs. It sounds like the issue is connecting the digital joysticks properly using QGroundControl. The PX4 documentation is the best resource for this. Our Flight Core implementation should be identical to stock PX4 1.11 in this regard, the documentation is here: https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/SetupView/Joystick.html

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          • modaltbM
            modaltb ModalAI Team
            last edited by

            DOH! Totally made a wrong an assumption there...... OK holler if you're still having issues!

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            • J
              jbruell94 @modaltb
              last edited by

              @modaltb

              Is the Flight Controller on the VOXL compadible with BLHeli Suite (32 Bit) ESCs?

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              • modaltbM
                modaltb ModalAI Team
                last edited by

                Yes that shouldn’t be a problem.

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