Is there a way to access the kernel serial debug port on M0090? It seems there are FTDI components but they are not populated.

@tahawaru Here is some documentation on configuring VIO https://docs.modalai.com/flying-with-vio/

PX4 does not currently handle GPS and VIO concurrently. It is something that we have worked with the PX4 developers on for more than 2 years.

It's a complicated problem though that we keep working to improve. To start experimenting, and hopefully helping to develop that feature, read through PX4's documentation on EKF2.

To debug VIO, look to this area of the documentation specifically https://docs.modalai.com/flying-with-vio/#troubleshooting-vio

@Jetson-Nano Looks like MPC_POS_MODE is needed as well per the documentation https://docs.px4.io/main/en/computer_vision/collision_prevention.html

voxl-mapper has been working on VOXL 2 for about a year. It should work out of the box on a Starling.

What you may be referring to is better documentation for using with stereo sensors instead of TOF sensors, but in general the voxl-mapper package is working.

This video shows how it works - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqlSKRP8prc&ab_channel=ModalAI

When making a request for support, there are some key pieces of information that really help speed up the support process. Please try to include the following when making a request:

• What hardware are you using? If you have specific SKU or serial number, that is also helpful
• What version of software are you using? voxl-version is very helpful for determining software version.
• How have you configured the software? What is the output of voxl-inspect-services
• Do you have any logs? Uploading PX4 logs to https://logs.px4.io can be very helpful. See details on PX4 logs here
• Can you share pictures of your setup?
• Have you looked at the source code? If so, can you point to any potential issues?

If you see the sensor in the portal, you have the sensor configured properly.

By fails to calibrate, are you using voxl-camera-calibration ?

if you viewed the data through voxl-portal, it would already be rotated properly.

The Starling's extrinsic parameters can be found here, which should help you configure your URDF

@Amir-Avni On VOXL 2, voxl-mapper runs < 10% of CPU in typical configurations, on VOXL 1 < 30% of CPU

@Sanket-Shah voxl-inspect-cam can be used to verify it's working and see related stats. You need a GUI of some kind to actually view the image, which requires a network

@tiralonghipol if you viewed the data through voxl-portal, it would already be rotated properly. It's not clear which viewer you are using for the data.

The Starling's extrinsic parameters can be found here, which should help you configure your tools

@Mouhamed-Ndoye Hi Mouhamed, the motor size is dictated by the ESC and not the flight controller. For that size drone, you likely need ESCs larger than we offer. In that case, you should use a flight controller that works with ESCs spec'd for your platform. VOXL 2 would be a companion computer in that case https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-external-flight-controller/

@olearypa Hi, we asked around. It seems like it should work as is, but we have not confirmed or tried it

@Peter-Milani Hi Peter, it's not possible for us to answer comprehensively about NDAA compliance. We can answer country of origin questions though.

Our M0107, M0161, M0166 for instance are built by ModalAI in the USA
M0149 is built by a partner in Taiwan

@Pete Starling 2 Max is probably easier to configure for this. You could mount the Doodle radio on the bottom. The M0151 is a good expansion board for this.

@JoeAR_21 to correct VIO drift, voxl-vision-hub can correct using an AprilTag without any ROS involvement. If you just need to send the data to ROS for another purpose, you should extend voxl-mpa-to-ros to support tag detections

Source: https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/voxl-sdk/utilities/voxl-mpa-to-ros/-/tree/master/catkin_ws/src/src/interfaces?ref_type=heads

We love incorporating merge requests if you do end up with something useful!

The Starling 2 and Starling 2 Max will be supported for the foreseeable future. The Sentinel is less popular, so it is likely to be deprecated in 2025 but is currently marked as "Active Production" on its website

Dash speed, or burst speed, is the airframes capability when full throttle is applied for a short period of time. Batteries are typically able to discharge more current when first applied, but not for a sustained period of time.

@anghung said in How to use the USB Type-C interface on the board's ADB shell as a regular USB interface?:

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That is a USB OTG interface which will negotiate automatically with its peer device

@Jetson-Nano The M0173 kits include the IR filter on all sensors.

@Chase-Riley the recommended approach is to use J18 ESC port directly: https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-external-flight-controller/#voxl-2-connecting-an-external-flight-controller

You can reach out at https://modalai.com/contact and we will work with getting you enabled