voxl-configure-mpa failled on voxl-esc step

[Cai Bill]

@tom Yes, It still fail:

Here is the log:

$voxl-esc setup_sentinel_v1
enabling bridge
detected voxl-px4 is enabled
Removed /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/voxl-px4.service.
detected voxl-px4 is running, stopping it now
bridge enabled
[INFO] Scanning for ESC...
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
Received standard error event 2
Received standard error event 2
Couldn't configure flight_controller sensor
Error calling voxl_uart_init
[ERROR] Unknown board detected: 
disabling bridge
re-enabling voxl-px4
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/voxl-px4.service → /etc/systemd/system/voxl-px4.service.
restarting voxl-px4
bridge disabled
EXITING VOXL-ESC WITH ERROR

[tom]

@Cai-Bill I would inspect the ESC wiring, both power and data to voxl2. When power is given to the drone do the LEDs on the ESC light up? Does it make any noise?

[Cai Bill]

@tom
When I power on the drone, the ESC does light up blue and flash for a bit, then it turned off. The drone makes boot on noise. I check the wiring, all joint are connected to the broad.

[Cai Bill]

voxl2:~$ px4-qshell modalai_esc
INFO  [qshell] Send cmd: 'modalai_esc'
ERROR [uORB] Error Sending [qshell_req] topic data over comm_channel
ERROR [qshell] command timed out
ERROR [qshell] Command failed
voxl2:~$ px4-listener esc_status
never published

I also tried px4-qshell modalai_esc and px4-listener esc_status, Both of them failed

[Cai Bill]

@tom Hi Tom,
I'm still unable to figure out what happen to the ESC, I can only suspected the firmware or the wiring. Do you guys offer mailed in repair?

[tom]

@Cai-Bill We do: https://www.modalai.com/pages/rma

but I suspect it is a wiring / cable issue given the ESC is lighting up and the motors are chiming as expected

[smilon]

Any updates on this @Cai-Bill ? Was it a hardware-related issue? I am facing something similar.

[Alex Kushleyev]

@smilon Hello, if you are seeing the following error: Error calling voxl_uart_init , then there is some mismatch between the voxl-esc tools and libvoxl_io library or a similar issue.

Please update to the latest SDK 1.1.1 to get everything in sync.

Thank you

Alex

[Eric Katzfey]

@Alex-Kushleyev I agree, seems like a version mismatch. The newest SDK 1.1.2 was just released yesterday so we recommend you load that and try again.

[smilon]

@Alex-Kushleyev @Eric-Katzfey Thank you for clearing this up. I am trying to install SDK 1.1.2 but my host machine can't discover the VOXL2 as a fastboot device (I have made an issue here). I would appreciate if you have any recommendations to hop on there as it is an urgent issue.