Change Pwm channel

[John Mccarty]

Hello my flight deck pwm connections is broke.Now I cant use channel 3 it does not recieve any signal from this channel..I want to use channel 6 instead of channel 3.How can i do this can you help me.

[modaltb]

Hi @John-Mccarty ,

I haven't done this myself, but I think it should be possible with some hacking with PX4 mixers:

Mixing and Actuators | PX4 User Guide (v1.12)

PX4 is the Professional Autopilot. Developed by world-class developers from industry and academia, and supported by an active world wide community, it powers all kinds of vehicles from racing and cargo drones through to ground vehicles and submersibles.

(docs.px4.io)

I've stuck to the default quad for everything I've ever done (same as default on your Fligh Deck), but you might be able to override using the SD card?

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(docs.px4.io)

[John Mccarty]

Thanks for your fast response I have not much experience in px4 code.I need more details. How do i change it and how do i integrate my changed codes into voxl ? I need help. Thanks again.

[John Mccarty]

@modaltb I tried what you wrote in your post,its work on pixhawk when you change mixers file and override with sdcard but on voxl it doesnt work what is the differences between voxl px4 and pixhawk px4 ?

[modaltb]

Hi @John-Mccarty ,

They 'should' operate the same. One quick thing to check, there are two SD cards on VOXL-Flight, one accessible by the Yocto Linux side, the other by PX4 FW. You want to use the bottom right one in this picture for this use case.

VOXL Flight Connectors

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

ModalAI Technical Docs (docs.modalai.com)

[John Mccarty]

thanks for your fast response I inserted the sd card in the right place as in the picture but it still use default mixers file. I placed the changed mixer file in to /etc/mixers/ directory inside sd card.

[John Mccarty]

It has solved. The problem was the hardware connection .Now I could change pwm channel with hacking mixers file and overriding with sd card.Thanks for your helping.

[modaltb]

Alright! Thanks for the update, I'll likely use this post to get some updates to our docs, appreciate it!