Since the 3X contains 3 separate autopilot boards that are in communication with each other they must all be configured properly in order for that to work.
Ensure they all have the same firmware by looking at the "BuildNum" value in the startup repor
Read more…Vehicles that transition from a hovering mode to forward flight are supported by our autopilots.
We have done countless transitions during our flight testing to now bring you the ability to have a VTOL fixed wing aircraft.
The standard mode of a qua
Read more…A new Micropilot support site, named Horizon Insight, is now released.
We will be using the new site exclusively, though the old site will still be available for now.
In addition to allowing you to download files, it also integrates flight records, d
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I can use external gps rtk with mp2128g2 board and then how to install it to use.
Read more…The fly file contains different sections and commands, understanding the structure of the fly file and how it works is crucial to configuring the autopilot behavior.
The PDF attached to this post is a supplementary document to help explain the sectio
Read more…The G2.5 autopilot is the newer version of our G2 autopilot family.
It currently is functionally the same as the older G2 style boards but in a slightly different form factor.
The location of the connectors has stayed the same. The largest differen
Read more…Vibration isolation is an important part of the physical autopilot installation. We have found that wire rope isolators work well for this purpose.
Our uLRC (microLRC) kit even comes with 3 wire rope isolators and an L-bracket mounting kit.
The wire r
Hello Micropilot team!
I've been looking throughout the manuals but I haven't found this piece of information: is the Autopilot ready condition (that triggers the READY cell at the bottom of Horizon's screen turning green) stored in any field, avail
Read more…Hi Micropilot team,
is it possible to establish an RS232 birectional communication channel where numerical values can transit? In Appendix B (Serial Ports & UARTs of the Autopilot's Manual) I read that UARTs are configurable to comply with many prot
Read more…Dear all,
I did auto take-off and first 20 meters the UAV was running along the runway but then suddenly turned left off the runway and we had to take over manually.
The runway heading is 12 degrees. The compass heading was around 0 and GPS heading
Read more…To use the 'override baud rate' options in the download options dialog box, you need to use a direction connection to the autopilot (not going through radio modems). It will fail if you try these options while connecting though radio modems because t
Read more…MicroPilot now offers an option to all payload designers to allow them to interface their product with the autopilot.
The EDP (Ecosystem Development Program) involves us providing the protocol framework along with our Protocol Tester software to the
Read more…The licensing system used by Horizon (Crypkey) was updated in versions of software 3.6.742.0 and 3.7.742.0 and newer.
Since only one Crypkey service can be installed at a time this means that you cannot use an older version before 3.6/7.742.0 while
Read more…There are a few ways to automatically monitor the distance the UAV is flying.
The Max Flight Distance field is for preventing waypoints from being outside that distance. So during well performing autonomous flight the UAV won't be commanded to go to
Read more…If you start a simulation and find that the communication link status is immediately red the most likely cause is that the Link Range Checking feature is turned on and the distance between the UAV and GCS is too far.
This feature will simulate the ra
Read more…The USB to Serial adapters MicroPilot supplies use an FTDI chipset. Other types can cause intermittent connection problems or fail to work properly when lots of data is flowing.
Not all versions of Windows will have the required FTDI drivers to reco
Read more…Hello everybody!
Looking inside Horizon's installation folder I can see a set of four .bin files (normal, FL, heli, heli3x) containing "G2" in the name, and an identical set with "G2x". I cannot find on the manual an explanation about these. Can some
Read more…Yes, Horizon has an Online Maps feature that will download Bing Maps imagery for the area around the UAV location or the GCS location.
To enable this, go to the "Maps" tab in Horizon Settings.
There will be a sub-tab called "Online Maps", select tha
Read more…Horizon Video uses DirectShow, you will need a codec that is able to decode the video format you are using.
We found that the ffdshow codec (http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/) will allow a wide range of video formats to work, including H.264.
Read more…Yes, Horizon Video is a plugin that allows you to view a video stream on the GCS computer. You can also overlay telemetry data onto the video screen.
Horizon video can open a DirectShow device, or a stream (RTSP, RTP, or UDP).
Configuring the Horiz
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