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3D RoboticsPermalink Reply by Chris Anderson on October 6, 2012 at 12:02pm

Tom, I'm delighted you're doing this. Once you have it clear, could you please edit the wiki to make it more helpful for newcomers? Let me know if you don't already have edit permission there.

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on October 6, 2012 at 12:34pm

Will do Chris. I can take material out of this discussion when it becomes available and bolster the ArduRover Wiki.

Regards,

TCIII

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on October 6, 2012 at 12:45pm

Since the ArduRover has been added to the 1.2.13 version of  the MP I am going to assume that the MP will adjust the ArduRover configuration file to match the hardware configuration (APM1 vs APM2, LITE vs Oilpan) as it does with the ArduPlane and ArduCopter. Comments?

Permalink Reply by Marooned on October 6, 2012 at 1:41pm

Hi Thomas.

ArduRover was in Mission Planner for a while. In the version you mentioned I just made it visible by adding an icon for it. It works the same as it did before by hitting CTRL+R "hidden" shortcut that many were unaware.

To be honest, I haven't checked what that code is doing, I just made it more visible.

And since it's all open source you could either suggest some patch to fix the issues you notice or if you are not feeling strong in changing the MP then you could post a list of required changes and maybe devs can have a look to address them.

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on October 7, 2012 at 7:39am

Hi Marooned,

Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.

Could you briefly describe, if you know, what the MP is doing when the ArduRover icon is selected in the Firmware Tab. Is the MP checking the configuration of the APM hardware so that the right configuration is selected (ie APM1 vs AMP2 or LITE vs Oilpan)?

Regards,

TCIII

Permalink Reply by Marooned on October 7, 2012 at 8:05am

From what I can see in the code it grabs this XML file and takes this info for ArduRover:

  <Firmware>
    <url>http://meee146-planner.googlecode.com/git/Tools/ArdupilotMegaPlanne...;
    <url2560>http://meee146-planner.googlecode.com/git/Tools/ArdupilotMegaPlanne...;
    <url2560-2>http://meee146-planner.googlecode.com/git/Tools/ArdupilotMegaPlanne...;
    <name>ArduRover v2.20b</name>
    <desc>
#define LITE  DISABLED

#define CLI_ENABLED         ENABLED
#define CLI_SLIDER_ENABLED  DISABLED
#define CLOSED_LOOP_NAV     ENABLED
#define AUTO_WP_RADIUS      DISABLED

#define TRACE               ENABLED

#include "APM_Config_Rover.h"

</desc>
    <format_version>13</format_version>
  </Firmware>

So as you can see it has three versions for different boards plus has some info (<desc> field) about used config, but this is what I just read from the code. I haven't used that.

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on October 7, 2012 at 8:19am

Hi Marooned,

Thanks for the quick response and analysis. Much appreciated! It looks like the APM_Config_Rover.h has no impact on the hardware configuration other than to enable the compass which is really necessary for good waypoint accuracy. The remainder of the hardware configuration can be accomplished in the MP Configuration Tab.

Regards,

TCIII

 

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on October 7, 2012 at 6:23pm

Marooned,

When the ArduRover is selected in the MP (v 1.2.13) should the Flight Modes change from "Stabilize" to "Learning"?

Regards,

TCIII

Permalink Reply by ben on January 16, 2013 at 6:18am

when i choose ardurover firmware it uploads to board but yellow led is solid and no.gps in mp. nothing happens. but if i load arduplane everything works fine ...any ideas ?

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on January 16, 2013 at 6:41am

@ben,

What version of the APM are you using? Have you tried using the CLI in the Terminal Mode to see what version of the ArduRover2 code has been loaded and to do low level testing of the GPS and other sensors? You might try loading on the latest ArduRover code using the Arudpilot Arduino IDE 1.0.3. The latest code compiles without a problem. Just make sure that you follow the instructions about using the Ardupilot IDE 1.0.3 that are on the comment wall.

Regards,

TCIII

Permalink Reply by ben on January 16, 2013 at 12:30pm

ok il chek all.that and maybe i.mite hav to.load the updated ardurover software. easy to do ? i got a few updates but nt sure what i do next. which do i ooen in arduino ? there a link for instructions ? il try work.it out.

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on January 16, 2013 at 12:54pm

@ben,

Get the Ardupilot version of the Arduino IDE 1.0.3 here:  http://code.google.com/p/ardupilot-mega/downloads/detail?name=ArduP...

Then follow these instructions:

For those of you who want to compile and use the latest ArduRover V2.30 alpha code, here is what you need to do:

1) Download the ArduPilot version of the Arduino IDE 1.0.3 per the link provided above.

2) Run the ArduPilot IDE 1.0.3 and, using "ArduPilot" in the header bar, select the correct HAL Board from the drop down menu. Then restart the ArduPilot IDE.

3) Load in the latest V2.30 Sketch (See Comment Wall). The ArduRover Sketch code must reside in the same root directory as the ArduPilot IDE.

4) There is no need to define your APM configuration anywhere in the ArduRover code. The HAL Board drop down menu will do it for you.

5) Now run the compiler and you should have no problem with the compile. Don't forget that the lastest ArduPilot libraries must be in the same Sketch folder as the ArduRover2 folder: ie ArduRover_v230_firmware/ArduRover2 and ArduRover_v230_firmware/libraries. Remember, ArduRover_v230_firmware must be in the same root directory as the ArduPilot IDE.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

TCIII

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