PX4 autopilot is an open-source autopilot system. The project started in 2009 at ETH Zurich and now it has a global adoption by many commercial drone vendors.
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How to flash a pixhawk from docker container?
I do my first step in developing on the PX4 using Docker.
Therefore I extend the px4io/px4-dev-nuttx image to px4dev with some extra installations.
Dockerfile
FROM px4io/px4-dev-nuttx
RUN apt-get update && \
apt-get install -y \
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Taking off using dronekit and PX4
I'm using an Intel Aero RTF drone with PX4 and I want to test a simple take off of this drone but the script I followed didn't give me results it just arms the dron and disarms but never takes off
This is the script:
#! /usr/bin/python
from…

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running px4 on rpi3 caused standard_init_linux.go:195: exec user process caused exec format error
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I tried to run the px4 autopilot in a container on raspberry pi 3. However, every time I tried to build it shows
standard_init_linux.go:195: exec user process caused "exec format error"
I installed docker on raspbian using the…

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Facing the following error: E: Unable to locate package python-empy
I am trying to install the toolchain for building Px4 on Linux.
I am facing the following error when I am giving the below command:
sudo apt-get install python-argparse git-core wget zip \ python-empy qtcreator cmake build-essential
E: Unable to…

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I am unable to pusblish rostopics using MAVLINK with gazebo and px4..getting errors
I am newbie to PX4 , I have installed gazebo , and Cloned the Firmware.
I am trying to publish ros topics. But I am getting the Errors .
Steps I followed :
Terminal1 :
roslaunch mavros px4.launch fcu_url:="udp://:14540@127.0.0.1:14557"
Terminal2…

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How to get current GPS location from Pixhawk?
I'm trying to write a program for the pixhawk that compares the drone's current location (GPS coordinates) to already pre-established locations in my program.
When the current location of the drone matches one of the pre-established location I want…

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PX4 software download error
I have windows 7 32-bit OS. I have downloaded Eclipse, Java, minGW, GIT Bash but am unable to download the firmware. In the steps for toolchain installation, it says to go to px4 toolchain->px4 software download and 3 directories firmware,…

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pyulog library Script 'ulog2csv' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
The pyulog Library states in its documentation the following:
All scripts are installed as system-wide applications (i.e. they be called on the command line without specifying Python or a system path), and support the -h flag for getting usage…

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Why is my Pixhawk 4 refusing to communicate over USB serial?
I'm developing a camera interface for my drone running PX4 on a Pixhawk 4. I have connected my development machine to the Pixhawk via the USB port on the side. Currently my code is this:
import time
from pymavlink import mavutil
def ping(device):
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Some bug problem from using Gazebo to simulate PX4 models
I am trying to use gazebo to simulate the PX4 model. I have followed the steps on the official website from PX4. But I keep encountering this issue. When i try to run the instruction " make px4_sitl gz_x500" the system will tell me that { error:…

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PX4 ROS Docker on 22.04
So I used to have 20.04 and created some packages for ROS Noetic.
I upgraded to 22.04 (PC hardware wouldn't work very well on 20.04)
Now I want to use docker for PX4 and ROS and use the Gazebo simulation as well as develop my packages for…

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QGC crashes every time when the AVD runs
I am trying to build the android version of QGC using Qt creator via an emulator.
The AVD that I have created runs with the QGC app installed successfully in it.
The app opens for 1 minute and then keeps on crashing.
Build details:
QT 5.15.2
ABI…

bismah abdullah
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Python script for reading autopilot binary and write csv only writes data from last argument to csv
I am using the sdlog2_dump.py script from here: https://github.com/dronecrew/px4tools/blob/master/test/sdlog2_dump.py to read a .px4log-file. This works well in general, but I don't need all variables from the autopilot. Ideally I want to chose…

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Px4:Issue with adding new airframe in fmu_v2
I tried adding a new airframe, following the steps indicated in the px4 documentation.
Unfortunately, the airframe I created doesn’t appear among the airframes of QGroundControl.
I’m suspecting the issue is due to constraints on the hardware I’m…
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mavsdk. Can't get telemetry
I'm actually 2 days in drones, trying to get started :) My friend lent me a pixhawk and gps module "Cirocomm T0010". Now i'm trying to get coordinates - latitude and longitude, but getting nothing.
I took the takeoff_and_land code from examples and…

Eugene
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