Advanced autonomous vehicle control quick start guide.
Parts.
Getting started with the help of px4 firmware, pixhawk mini turns any rc plane, copter, or rover into a full-featured personal drone. Once you have a fully assembled vehicle, follow this guide to install pixhawk mini. Mount use the provided foam pads to mount pixhawk mini as close as possible to you...
Connect radio control for ppm receivers for spektrum dsm receivers connect motor output.
Install qgroundcontrol px4 firmware is the brains of your autopilot and must be installed before using pixhawk mini. To load firmware onto the pixhawk mini, install qgroundcontrol on your computer. Qgroundcontrol is cross platform and available on windows, os x, and linux. Application available for ...
Load firmware using qgroundcontrol you can install the latest versions of the firmware on your board..
Airframe select the specific airframe from the dropdown within the group which best matches your vehicle. Radio radio setup is used to map your main control sticks to channels and set min/max values for these..
Sensors sensors marked with red means that something needs to be set up before flight, while marked in green means that is working properly. To start the individual calibration steps, you can click on each sensor's button. Flight modes here you can set up your designated flight modes..
Power here you can set the specifics of your battery and the power sensor that will be used. Safety the safety setup page allows you to configure various failsafe settings as well as return home details..
Specifications main processor : stm32f427 rev 3 io processor : stm32f103 sensors accel/gyro/mag: mpu9250 accel/gyro: icm20608 barometer: ms5611 voltage ratings: power module output: 4.1~5.5v max input voltage: 45v (10s lipo) max current sensing: 90a usb power input: 4.1`5.5v servo rail input: 0~10...
Pin outs custom installations may require custom made cables. Here’s a handy description of all pixhawk mini’s connectors and what they do. Just in case... Telem port 1 (red) vcc +5v 2 (blk) tx1 (out) +3.3v 3 (blk) rx1 (in) +3.3v 4 (blk) gnd gnd can port 1 (red) vcc +5v 2 (blk) can-h +3.3v 3 (blk) c...
Gps & i2c port 1 (red) scl +3.3v 2 (blk) sda +3.3v 3 (blk) vcc +5v 4 (blk) tx3 +3.3v 5 (blk) rx3 +3.3v 6 (blk) gnd gnd power input port 1 (red) vcc +5v 2 (blk) vcc +5v 3 (blk) current +3.3v 4 (blk) voltage +3.3v 5 (blk) gnd gnd 6 (blk) gnd gnd.
Channel pin outs pin multirotos 4 channel planes rovers pin 1 motor 1 aileron - pin 2 motor 2 elevator - pin 3 motor 3 throttle throttle pin 4 motor 4 rudder steering pin 5 motor 5 - - pin 6 motor 6 - - pin 7 motor 7 - - pin 8 motor 8 - - for planes with configurations other than 4 channels, see px4...
