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mark miner replied to mark miner's discussion Firmware is fine, but then Mavlink won't connect.
"Ok,  I was using the five pin cable that came with the ublox.  I needed the six wire cable.  the connector is the same in both cases, just the number of wires is different.

Solved..."
Feb 23, 2014
mark miner replied to Duffy's discussion Pixhawk and mavlink problem
"My six wire connector came with the pixhawk.  The five wire one was in the package with the ublox.

Mark Miner

It is in there, or at least it was with mine.  remember, use the six wire."
Feb 23, 2014
mark miner replied to Duffy's discussion Pixhawk and mavlink problem
"Ok, says mag is the problem, but try this...   for me it was the plug for the GPS.  I had the five wire plug (same exact size as the 6 wire plug) in instead of the six wire.  Just count your wires going into the gps.  it should be six.  fixing that…"
Feb 23, 2014
mark miner posted a discussion
Hello All,This is a brand new pixhawk, just received yesterday.I flashed my copter firmware without difficulty and immediately afterward, mavlink won't connect.   I was pulling my hair out and then remembered (from reading here ALOT) to look at the…
Feb 22, 2014
mark miner replied to Duffy's discussion Pixhawk and mavlink problem
"I just set mine up.  Take the card out and look at the boot log.  My flash went fine then no mavlink hookup.  Mine is because it would not recognize the external magnetometer.  (  U blox failed, just the compass portion.)  If I unplug the mag part…"
Feb 22, 2014