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  • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

    @Jetson-Nano , you can stop the task and run it again or just look at the console output when you power on FC V2, so you see what happens when voxl_esc task prints when it start for the first time.

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    @Alex-Kushleyev

    nsh> voxl_esc stop
    ERROR [voxl_esc] timeout, forcing stop
    ERROR [voxl_esc] failed restoring uart to original state
    ERROR [voxl_esc] error closing uart
    nsh> voxl_esc start
    ERROR [px4_work_queue] wq:ttyS4 not available
    ERROR [px4_work_queue] init failed
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Starting VOXL ESC driver
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_CONFIG: 1
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_MODE: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_BAUD: 250000
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC1: 101
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC2: 104
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC3: 102
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC4: 103
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR1: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR2: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR3: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR4: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MIN: 5500
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MAX: 15000
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_PERC: 90
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_DEAD: 20
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_EXPO: 35
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_MINF: 0.150000
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_COSP: 0.990000
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_VLOG: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_PUB_BST: 1
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_WARN: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_OVER: 0
    INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: GPIO_CTL_CH: 0
    nsh> 
    

    can you verify whether it is a parameter related error. I have mentioned the parameters in the above thread.

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    • Jetson NanoJ Jetson Nano

      @Alex-Kushleyev

      nsh> voxl_esc stop
      ERROR [voxl_esc] timeout, forcing stop
      ERROR [voxl_esc] failed restoring uart to original state
      ERROR [voxl_esc] error closing uart
      nsh> voxl_esc start
      ERROR [px4_work_queue] wq:ttyS4 not available
      ERROR [px4_work_queue] init failed
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Starting VOXL ESC driver
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_CONFIG: 1
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_MODE: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_BAUD: 250000
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC1: 101
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC2: 104
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC3: 102
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC4: 103
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR1: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR2: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR3: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR4: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MIN: 5500
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MAX: 15000
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_PERC: 90
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_DEAD: 20
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_EXPO: 35
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_MINF: 0.150000
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_COSP: 0.990000
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_VLOG: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_PUB_BST: 1
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_WARN: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_OVER: 0
      INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: GPIO_CTL_CH: 0
      nsh> 
      

      can you verify whether it is a parameter related error. I have mentioned the parameters in the above thread.

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      wrote on last edited by
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      @Jetson-Nano said in VOXL FPV Racing 4-in-1 ESC with flight core v2 and voxl2:

      ERROR [px4_work_queue] wq:ttyS4 not available

      the error above seems like an issue.

      Also is your ESC actually running at 250K baud rate? Did you verify this using voxl-esc tools?

      Additionally, it seems the voxl_esc driver does not produce the prints I was expecting, let me check to make sure the FC V2 is using the latest voxl_esc implementation.

      Alex

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      • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

        @Jetson-Nano said in VOXL FPV Racing 4-in-1 ESC with flight core v2 and voxl2:

        ERROR [px4_work_queue] wq:ttyS4 not available

        the error above seems like an issue.

        Also is your ESC actually running at 250K baud rate? Did you verify this using voxl-esc tools?

        Additionally, it seems the voxl_esc driver does not produce the prints I was expecting, let me check to make sure the FC V2 is using the latest voxl_esc implementation.

        Alex

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        wrote on last edited by Jetson Nano
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        @Alex-Kushleyev
        Yes it is running in the 250k baud rate.
        I did not verify with the voxl-esc tools. I directly connected it to the FC.
        I am using the voxl-fpv-dev version of px4

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        • Jetson NanoJ Jetson Nano

          @Alex-Kushleyev
          Yes it is running in the 250k baud rate.
          I did not verify with the voxl-esc tools. I directly connected it to the FC.
          I am using the voxl-fpv-dev version of px4

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          @Jetson-Nano , what do you mean voxl-fpv-dev version of px4? can you provide the link to the exact release?

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          • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

            @Jetson-Nano , what do you mean voxl-fpv-dev version of px4? can you provide the link to the exact release?

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            @Alex-Kushleyev
            https://github.com/modalai/px4-firmware/tree/voxl-fpv-dev

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            • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

              @Jetson-Nano , if the voxl_esc driver is started by PX4 running on the Flight Core, it should print out debugging information to the UART console. The log below was taken from PX4 running on VOXL2 DSP, but the output should be the same when using Flight Core V2.

              Please also note that the Flight Core (V2), when powered up, starts immediately (as opposed to VOXL2 booting takes a few seconds), so FC V2 will try to detect the ESC before the ESC exits bootloader (which takes 1 second after power is applied) and will fail to detect the ESC. This was fixed in our FC V2 drone config, please check your voxl-esc driver behavior. Here is the commit that added the delay of 1.5 seconds before starting voxl esc driver on FC V2:

              • https://github.com/modalai/px4-firmware/pull/70/commits/55742d298bf9241a2af5aa2c7ba3a26788073356
              • https://github.com/modalai/px4-firmware/pull/70/commits/1c11e2e0ac3fcc19cb45ab59292b3cf5f4fdb348

              (voxl-esc driver log from VOXL2 DSP is below)

              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: Starting VOXL ESC driver
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: Opening UART ESC device 2, baud rate 2000000
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: Successfully opened UART ESC device
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: Detecting ESCs...
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	ESC ID     : 0
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Board Type : 37: ModalAi 4-in-1 ESC (M0134-1)
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Unique ID  : 0x203330385246571900480024
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Firmware   : version   39, hash eb6fb500
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Bootloader : version  183, hash b4fa2cf8
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Reply time : 1646us
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC:
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	ESC ID     : 1
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Board Type : 37: ModalAi 4-in-1 ESC (M0134-1)
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Unique ID  : 0x2033303852465719004D004D
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Firmware   : version   39, hash eb6fb500
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Bootloader : version  183, hash b4fa2cf8
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Reply time : 621us
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC:
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	ESC ID     : 2
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Board Type : 37: ModalAi 4-in-1 ESC (M0134-1)
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Unique ID  : 0x203330385246571900500042
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Firmware   : version   39, hash eb6fb500
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Bootloader : versiINFO  [qshell] Send cmd: 'voxl_esc start'
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Reply time : 1120us
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC:
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	ESC ID     : 3
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Board Type : 37: ModalAi 4-in-1 ESC (M0134-1)
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Unique ID  : 0x2033303852465719004D0050
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Firmware   : version   39, hash eb6fb500
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Bootloader : version  183, hash b4fa2cf8
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: 	Reply time : 617us
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC:
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: Use extened rpm packet : 1
              INFO  [muorb] SLPI: VOXL_ESC: All ESCs successfully detected
              
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              wrote on last edited by Jetson Nano
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              @Alex-Kushleyev here you had mentioned a version where the change has been made with respect to the delay.
              https://forum.modalai.com/post/21951

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              • Jetson NanoJ Jetson Nano

                @Alex-Kushleyev here you had mentioned a version where the change has been made with respect to the delay.
                https://forum.modalai.com/post/21951

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                @Jetson-Nano , from your above screen shot from QGC, it seems you are using TELEM2 for MAV0, so that is probably why the port is not able to open. You should probably set MAV_0_CONFIG to Disabled...

                ERROR [px4_work_queue] wq:ttyS4 not available
                
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                • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

                  @Jetson-Nano , from your above screen shot from QGC, it seems you are using TELEM2 for MAV0, so that is probably why the port is not able to open. You should probably set MAV_0_CONFIG to Disabled...

                  ERROR [px4_work_queue] wq:ttyS4 not available
                  
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                  @Alex-Kushleyev Thank you for the help . I changed the parameter and now the ESC has been initialised. motor are able to rotate.
                  Also is there any other parameter i should be aware of

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                  • Jetson NanoJ Jetson Nano

                    @Alex-Kushleyev Thank you for the help . I changed the parameter and now the ESC has been initialised. motor are able to rotate.
                    Also is there any other parameter i should be aware of

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                    @Jetson-Nano , since you are probably using a custom motor and propeller you should:

                    • first of all, update the ESC firmware to the latest
                    • calibrate the ESC for the motor/propeller and upload params
                    • update min and max rpm params in PX4 because they are used to scale the control output
                    • set the correct motor mapping and direction in px4 params
                    • i also recommend updating the baud rate to at least 921600 (or 1M). We are using 2Mbit for all latest ESC configs now. This reduces latency and ensures that you don't have ESC packet drops (depending on the update rate of your flight control loop)

                    In order to perform the updates and tuning, you will need to use voxl-esc tools. Please see the following page for more info: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-escs/faq/

                    Alex

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                    • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

                      @Jetson-Nano , since you are probably using a custom motor and propeller you should:

                      • first of all, update the ESC firmware to the latest
                      • calibrate the ESC for the motor/propeller and upload params
                      • update min and max rpm params in PX4 because they are used to scale the control output
                      • set the correct motor mapping and direction in px4 params
                      • i also recommend updating the baud rate to at least 921600 (or 1M). We are using 2Mbit for all latest ESC configs now. This reduces latency and ensures that you don't have ESC packet drops (depending on the update rate of your flight control loop)

                      In order to perform the updates and tuning, you will need to use voxl-esc tools. Please see the following page for more info: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-escs/faq/

                      Alex

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                      @Alex-Kushleyev Thank you for the support. I will make the changes you have mentioned.

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                      • Jetson NanoJ Jetson Nano

                        @Alex-Kushleyev Thank you for the support. I will make the changes you have mentioned.

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                        hey @Alex-Kushleyev
                        I am facing the same issue again, the ESC is not initialising when connected through fc v2 , i have followed all the suggestions you mentioned earlier. the FC as well as VOXL 2 is powered through ESC.

                        nsh> voxl_esc start
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] VOXL_ESC: Starting VOXL ESC driver
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_CONFIG: 1
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_MODE: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_BAUD: 2000000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC1: 101
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC2: 104
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC3: 102
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC4: 103
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR1: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR2: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR3: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR4: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MIN: 5500
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MAX: 15000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_PERC: 90
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_DEAD: 20
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_EXPO: 35
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_MINF: 0.150000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_COSP: 0.990000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_VLOG: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_PUB_BST: 1
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_WARN: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_OVER: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: GPIO_CTL_CH: 0
                        nsh> voxl_esc status
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] not running
                        nsh> voxl_esc start
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] VOXL_ESC: Starting VOXL ESC driver
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_CONFIG: 1
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_MODE: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_BAUD: 2000000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC1: 101
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC2: 104
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC3: 102
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC4: 103
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR1: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR2: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR3: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR4: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MIN: 5500
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MAX: 15000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_PERC: 90
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_DEAD: 20
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_EXPO: 35
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_MINF: 0.150000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_COSP: 0.990000
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_VLOG: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_PUB_BST: 1
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_WARN: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_OVER: 0
                        INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: GPIO_CTL_CH: 0
                        nsh> 
                        
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                        • Jetson NanoJ Jetson Nano

                          hey @Alex-Kushleyev
                          I am facing the same issue again, the ESC is not initialising when connected through fc v2 , i have followed all the suggestions you mentioned earlier. the FC as well as VOXL 2 is powered through ESC.

                          nsh> voxl_esc start
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] VOXL_ESC: Starting VOXL ESC driver
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_CONFIG: 1
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_MODE: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_BAUD: 2000000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC1: 101
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC2: 104
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC3: 102
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC4: 103
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR1: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR2: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR3: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR4: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MIN: 5500
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MAX: 15000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_PERC: 90
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_DEAD: 20
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_EXPO: 35
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_MINF: 0.150000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_COSP: 0.990000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_VLOG: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_PUB_BST: 1
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_WARN: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_OVER: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: GPIO_CTL_CH: 0
                          nsh> voxl_esc status
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] not running
                          nsh> voxl_esc start
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] VOXL_ESC: Starting VOXL ESC driver
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_CONFIG: 1
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_MODE: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_BAUD: 2000000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC1: 101
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC2: 104
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC3: 102
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_FUNC4: 103
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR1: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR2: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR3: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_SDIR4: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MIN: 5500
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_RPM_MAX: 15000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_PERC: 90
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_DEAD: 20
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_EXPO: 35
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_MINF: 0.150000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_COSP: 0.990000
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_VLOG: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_PUB_BST: 1
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_WARN: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: VOXL_ESC_T_OVER: 0
                          INFO  [voxl_esc] Params: GPIO_CTL_CH: 0
                          nsh> 
                          
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                          @Jetson-Nano ,

                          The primary causes of ESC not being detected by the FC (aside from hardware / wiring issues) is using incorrect UART port or incorrect baud rate. So you should make sure the ESC is running the latest firmware, double check the params that you want to use on the ESC (for your motor / prop) and you can also set the ESC baud rate in the ESC params. You should set up your ESC (using voxl-esc tools) before plugging it into your FC, so that you know exactly what your ESC is set up to do and then you just need to match your PX4 params to what you set in the ESC (baud rate, rpm limits, and use correct UART port).

                          Alex

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                            @Jetson-Nano ,

                            The primary causes of ESC not being detected by the FC (aside from hardware / wiring issues) is using incorrect UART port or incorrect baud rate. So you should make sure the ESC is running the latest firmware, double check the params that you want to use on the ESC (for your motor / prop) and you can also set the ESC baud rate in the ESC params. You should set up your ESC (using voxl-esc tools) before plugging it into your FC, so that you know exactly what your ESC is set up to do and then you just need to match your PX4 params to what you set in the ESC (baud rate, rpm limits, and use correct UART port).

                            Alex

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                            @Alex-Kushleyev Thank you for reverting, I didnt change anything with respect to the fc or ESC, the firmware is the same.
                            could you help me with understanding why it was working earlier , it is not now.
                            The firmware of the FC is voxl-fpv-dev version, and when i tried to build again it is giving error, and not building.
                            I still dont know whether the issue is with respect to FC firmware or ESC

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                              @Alex-Kushleyev Thank you for reverting, I didnt change anything with respect to the fc or ESC, the firmware is the same.
                              could you help me with understanding why it was working earlier , it is not now.
                              The firmware of the FC is voxl-fpv-dev version, and when i tried to build again it is giving error, and not building.
                              I still dont know whether the issue is with respect to FC firmware or ESC

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                              @Jetson-Nano , please confirm the ESC is working by using a usb to serial connection directly to the esc and voxl-esc Python tools on a Linux PC or VM.

                              You can run simple commands to detect the esc and perform spin tests if needed, this is all documented.

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                              If the esc is ok, then you will need to double check the FC v2 setup.

                              Alex

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                              • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

                                @Jetson-Nano , please confirm the ESC is working by using a usb to serial connection directly to the esc and voxl-esc Python tools on a Linux PC or VM.

                                You can run simple commands to detect the esc and perform spin tests if needed, this is all documented.

                                Link Preview Image
                                VOXL ESC FAQ

                                ModalAI technical documentation for VOXL and VOXL 2 Companion Computers for PX4 and ArduPilot Obstacle Avoidance and GPS-denied navigation, assembled in the USA

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                                ModalAI Technical Docs (docs.modalai.com)

                                If the esc is ok, then you will need to double check the FC v2 setup.

                                Alex

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                                Hey @Alex-Kushleyev , for the same setup I mentioned above my esc is not starting by default, while I run voxl_esc start in mavlink console, it starts and works.
                                what could be the reason for such behaviour. Please could you help me out

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                                  Hey @Alex-Kushleyev , for the same setup I mentioned above my esc is not starting by default, while I run voxl_esc start in mavlink console, it starts and works.
                                  what could be the reason for such behaviour. Please could you help me out

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                                  @Jetson-Nano , this is likely related to the fact that the FC starts quicker than the ESC bootloader's 1s wait time. We discussed this before.

                                  So if you are saying that delaying the start of voxl_esc driver in px4 on your FC solves the problem, then the issue is exactly that.

                                  Please delay the start of the voxl_esc driver in your px4 start-up script, for example you can see it at the bottom of the script here : https://github.com/modalai/px4-firmware/blob/bugfix-fpv-rev0-airframe/boards/modalai/fc-v2/init/rc.board_sensors

                                  if param greater VOXL_ESC_CONFIG 0
                                  then
                                  	usleep 1500000
                                  	voxl_esc start
                                  fi
                                  
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                                  • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

                                    @Jetson-Nano , this is likely related to the fact that the FC starts quicker than the ESC bootloader's 1s wait time. We discussed this before.

                                    So if you are saying that delaying the start of voxl_esc driver in px4 on your FC solves the problem, then the issue is exactly that.

                                    Please delay the start of the voxl_esc driver in your px4 start-up script, for example you can see it at the bottom of the script here : https://github.com/modalai/px4-firmware/blob/bugfix-fpv-rev0-airframe/boards/modalai/fc-v2/init/rc.board_sensors

                                    if param greater VOXL_ESC_CONFIG 0
                                    then
                                    	usleep 1500000
                                    	voxl_esc start
                                    fi
                                    
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                                    @Alex-Kushleyev I have already tried it, It was working fine earlier. since past 2 days the behaviour has changed, I have verified everything else and nothing else could be a reason for such behaviour , I even played around with delay to verify it, still the same issue.
                                    please excuse me for repeating the questions but is there any other reason that can cause this issue.

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                                      @Alex-Kushleyev I have already tried it, It was working fine earlier. since past 2 days the behaviour has changed, I have verified everything else and nothing else could be a reason for such behaviour , I even played around with delay to verify it, still the same issue.
                                      please excuse me for repeating the questions but is there any other reason that can cause this issue.

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                                      @Jetson-Nano ,

                                      Thank you for clarifying. Unfortunately, since I don't know what you changed between the working and non-working condition, it is hard to help. Also, since you are indicating that the ESC is responding if you manually start the esc driver, then the ESC itself should still be functional.

                                      Please try to backtrack your changes until you have a working setup again.

                                      Alex

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                                      • Alex KushleyevA Alex Kushleyev

                                        @Jetson-Nano ,

                                        Thank you for clarifying. Unfortunately, since I don't know what you changed between the working and non-working condition, it is hard to help. Also, since you are indicating that the ESC is responding if you manually start the esc driver, then the ESC itself should still be functional.

                                        Please try to backtrack your changes until you have a working setup again.

                                        Alex

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                                        @Alex-Kushleyev , I will backtrack the steps and try re-configuring the setup.

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                                        • Jetson NanoJ Jetson Nano

                                          @Alex-Kushleyev , I will backtrack the steps and try re-configuring the setup.

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                                          #30

                                          @Alex-Kushleyev @Eric-Katzfey
                                          Hello guys, I am facing a new error where when I try to use Optical flow by enabling the UAVCAN in the default.px4board, since it was commented out. Whenever try to enable it and build it is giving error. I want to use CAN port on the FC v2 for Optical Flow. It would be of great help , if you could help with this or guide me.

                                          FAILED: src/drivers/uavcan/CMakeFiles/drivers__uavcan.dir/uavcan_servers.cpp.obj 
                                          
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                                          In file included from /home/t/p/px4-firmware/src/drivers/uavcan/uavcan_servers.cpp:52:
                                          
                                          /home/t/p/px4-firmware/src/drivers/uavcan/uavcan_main.hpp:79:10: fatal error: uORB/topics/uavcan_parameter_request.h: No such file or directory
                                          
                                             79 | #include <uORB/topics/uavcan_parameter_request.h>
                                          
                                                |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                          
                                          compilation terminated.
                                          
                                          [596/1151] Building CXX object src/dri...rivers__uavcan.dir/uavcan_main.cpp.obj
                                          
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                                          In file included from /home/t/p/px4-firmware/src/drivers/uavcan/uavcan_main.cpp:63:
                                          
                                          /home/t/p/px4-firmware/src/drivers/uavcan/uavcan_main.hpp:79:10: fatal error: uORB/topics/uavcan_parameter_request.h: No such file or directory
                                          
                                             79 | #include <uORB/topics/uavcan_parameter_request.h>
                                          
                                                |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                          
                                          compilation terminated.
                                          
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                                          ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
                                          
                                          make: *** [Makefile:227: modalai_fc-v2_default] Error 1
                                          
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