Pixhawk use of AUX pin (55) to switch navigation light

Hello,I am struggling to understand how I can control the digital output pin #55 on Pixhawk.I want to switch navigation lights on my UAV via Mission Planner. I have the necessary logic to swith the leds but no idea, how to activate the pin via MP. All I read so far was with respect to camera trigger but I want simply to find a way to switch the leds on and off via MP.I have already "Googled" for some while but either i am missing the right key words or my problem was not yet discussed.I would appreciate your help very much.ThanksBest RegardsHarald

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            • the RC_Out 1..14 corresponds to the Output Pins of the Pixhawk; for the Outputs 1..4 the function is predefined, see

              http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-pixhawk-wiring-and-quick-st...

              under connecting motors

              for the other Outputs starting from 5 to 14 you can select 1 of 27 functions for that pin.

              see : http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/arducopter-parameters/

              One of those Options is RCPassThrough which means that the respective Input channel of your remote control is routed to the respective Output of Pixhawk. But up to now I did not find a way to change this 1 by 1 relation which you would need.

              But reading the connection hints I would suppose you have to connect each 2 of your motors to 1 of the 4 Outputs 1..4 which would leave you Output 5..8 for different function via RCPassThrough

              Hope this helps at least for your main issues

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                  • Did this setup work for you?  I've been struggling to get a PWM signal from CH8 to RC9.

                  • this sounds as if it would solve your Problem. The only thing you have to adapt is the  BRD_PWM_CNT=3 since you also want to use RC11.

                    Please report if you are successful.

                    Nevertheless I am still waiting to get some support on the original issue of this thread and honestly speaking, I am in some way disappointed that there is noone in this forum who at least tries to help.

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