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Permalink Reply by luca on February 9, 2011 at 2:43pm

I'd really like to upload and send command to the UAV during the flight. I understood that is possible with the MAVLink protocol linked to QGroundControl but also with the new HappyKillmore. The problem is that the ML it's not so updated (nov '10)... I really hope it will soon available. I also use Paparazzi and the GCS is really more sophisticated but at the same the whole system is not so "user friendly" like the APM and the basic hw don't use IMU.

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DeveloperPermalink Reply by Doug Weibel on February 9, 2011 at 9:36pm

The development team is very busy working this issue right now.  Currently if you try the trunk APM code with the latest development build of QGroundControl you CAN upload and download waypoints.  This functionality is limited and likely to be broken and fixed frequently over the next week or two.

 

Right now we are negotiating some changes to the MAVLink protocol so that it will better support uploading and downloading APM missions.

 

Also FYI we are now able to change APM parameters from QGroundControl

 

HappyKillmore is on board and building the same functionality for his ground station.  That also is a bit of a work in process as the protocol and APM processing is still in a bit of flux.

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Permalink Reply by luca on February 10, 2011 at 12:12pm

Thank you Doug for your answer. I joined the project only few weeks ago and so I need some more infos.

To try the GCS do I have to use the "mavlink branch r1497" and to download the QGC 0.83? Does it work with Arduino 0022?

 

Thanks again,

luca 

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DeveloperPermalink Reply by Doug Weibel on February 10, 2011 at 1:45pm

The mavlink branch is a no longer supported development branch.  Mavlink functionality has been moved into the trunk.

 

We reached an agreement on a new waypoint/command format in the MAVLink protocol yesterday.  There is a new build of QGroundControl today using that new format.  However, APM is not ready for it yet.  You would have to use build 12 of QGC with the current revision of APM.  As I mentioned this is all currently under development and likely to be either working or not day by day for a while.

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