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Voxl2 Mini Failed to Configure px4

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  • tomT tom

    @Nicholas-Hansen Can you try flashing SDK 1.1.2 using the -w option which will wipe all the board's partitions like so:

    cd voxl2-mini_SDK_1.1.2
    ./install.sh -w
    
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    @tom That reflash with wiping all partitions fixed the configuring px4 issue, but has created another issue. The voxl-imu-server is enabled but not running. Attempting to start the server does not work.
    When you connect to QGroundControl the IMU is clearly working because the horizon changes as you move the voxl2 mini board.

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    • Nicholas HansenN Nicholas Hansen

      @tom That reflash with wiping all partitions fixed the configuring px4 issue, but has created another issue. The voxl-imu-server is enabled but not running. Attempting to start the server does not work.
      When you connect to QGroundControl the IMU is clearly working because the horizon changes as you move the voxl2 mini board.

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      @Nicholas-Hansen what do you see with systemctl status voxl-imu-server?

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      • tomT tom

        @Nicholas-Hansen what do you see with systemctl status voxl-imu-server?

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        @tom here is what I got 6db85361-8214-4252-a722-93f35483dfa3-image.png

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        • Nicholas HansenN Nicholas Hansen

          @tom here is what I got 6db85361-8214-4252-a722-93f35483dfa3-image.png

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          @Nicholas-Hansen Hmm what do you see if you run voxl-imu-server manually from the command line?

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          • tomT tom

            @Nicholas-Hansen Hmm what do you see if you run voxl-imu-server manually from the command line?

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            @tom here is what I get when I run that command ff9affb7-249b-4858-a3f6-e9b52cb020f5-image.png

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            • Nicholas HansenN Nicholas Hansen

              @tom here is what I get when I run that command ff9affb7-249b-4858-a3f6-e9b52cb020f5-image.png

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              @Nicholas-Hansen d423ca41-24e9-462f-872e-fafb69a07259-image.png

              Here is what my setup looks like with the same release.

              Can you confirm that your config file looks the same:

              voxl2-mini:/$ cat /etc/modalai/voxl-imu-server.conf 
              {
              	"imu0_enable":	true,
              	"imu0_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
              	"imu0_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
              	"imu0_rotate_common_frame":	true,
              	"imu0_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100,
              	"aux_imu1_enable":	false,
              	"aux_imu1_bus":	1,
              	"aux_imu1_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
              	"aux_imu1_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
              	"aux_imu1_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100,
              	"aux_imu2_enable":	false,
              	"aux_imu2_spi_bus":	14,
              	"aux_imu2_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
              	"aux_imu2_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
              	"aux_imu2_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100,
              	"aux_imu3_enable":	false,
              	"aux_imu3_spi_bus":	5,
              	"aux_imu3_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
              	"aux_imu3_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
              	"aux_imu3_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100
              }
              
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              • Nicholas HansenN Nicholas Hansen

                @tom here is what I get when I run that command ff9affb7-249b-4858-a3f6-e9b52cb020f5-image.png

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                @Nicholas-Hansen Can you also provide me with the board's serial number?

                It will be on a white sticker in the format MXXXXXXXXXX

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                  @tom here is what I get when I run that command ff9affb7-249b-4858-a3f6-e9b52cb020f5-image.png

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                  @Nicholas-Hansen Lastly can you provide the output of voxl-imu-server -t

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                  • tomT tom

                    @Nicholas-Hansen Can you also provide me with the board's serial number?

                    It will be on a white sticker in the format MXXXXXXXXXX

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                    @tom M22000006B0 is the serial number, and the output of voxl-imu-server -t is 963ed4e9-2164-46a9-93be-7e720fc358d9-image.png

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                    • tomT tom

                      @Nicholas-Hansen d423ca41-24e9-462f-872e-fafb69a07259-image.png

                      Here is what my setup looks like with the same release.

                      Can you confirm that your config file looks the same:

                      voxl2-mini:/$ cat /etc/modalai/voxl-imu-server.conf 
                      {
                      	"imu0_enable":	true,
                      	"imu0_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
                      	"imu0_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
                      	"imu0_rotate_common_frame":	true,
                      	"imu0_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100,
                      	"aux_imu1_enable":	false,
                      	"aux_imu1_bus":	1,
                      	"aux_imu1_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
                      	"aux_imu1_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
                      	"aux_imu1_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100,
                      	"aux_imu2_enable":	false,
                      	"aux_imu2_spi_bus":	14,
                      	"aux_imu2_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
                      	"aux_imu2_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
                      	"aux_imu2_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100,
                      	"aux_imu3_enable":	false,
                      	"aux_imu3_spi_bus":	5,
                      	"aux_imu3_sample_rate_hz":	1000,
                      	"aux_imu3_lp_cutoff_freq_hz":	92,
                      	"aux_imu3_fifo_poll_rate_hz":	100
                      }
                      
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                      @tom the config appears to match 151bac38-95dc-4f03-9f95-1ed30345be06-image.png

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                      • Nicholas HansenN Nicholas Hansen

                        @tom the config appears to match 151bac38-95dc-4f03-9f95-1ed30345be06-image.png

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                        @Nicholas-Hansen It seems as though there is a hardware issue preventing the IMU from communicating correctly.

                        Our factory test data all looks good so this failure must've occurred post shipment.

                        If you'd like, you can send this board in for an RMA: https://www.modalai.com/pages/rma

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                        • tomT tom

                          @Nicholas-Hansen It seems as though there is a hardware issue preventing the IMU from communicating correctly.

                          Our factory test data all looks good so this failure must've occurred post shipment.

                          If you'd like, you can send this board in for an RMA: https://www.modalai.com/pages/rma

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                          @tom Ok, thank you for you help & time in troubleshooting this issue

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