Setup Pixracer

Requirements

• PixRacer firmware version 4.0.9

• Micro USB cable

• QGroundControl installed

• time: 30 min

Parts

• SD card 8 GB

• PixRacer

Check firmware

• Start QGroundControl

• Connect PixRacer with USB cable

• Check message log for ArduPlane version

  • Log should contain a message with "ArduPlane V4.0.9"

Update firmware

• Start QGGroundControl

• Open Vehicle Setup menu

• Open Firmware menu

• Follow instruction for firmware upgrade

Load parameters

• Download parameters from Gitlab

  • https://gitlab.com/searchwing/operational/searchwing-config/-/blob/master/ardupilot/v4.0.3/LATEST.params

• Upload Parameters

  • Start QGC

  • connect Pixracer via USB

  • Go to Menu->VehicleSetup->Parameters->Tools->Load from File

  • Choose file "LATEST.params"

  • do not panic! confirm need to reboot (many times)

  • Reboot via Tools->Reboot

• TODO

Format SD Card to FAT32

Make sure to use the right device. If you use a wrong device you might format your laptops hard disk!

On Linux:

1. identify device with lsblk this example will use sda

2. create partition table with:

   sudo parted /dev/sda --script -- mklabel msdos

3. create partition with 100% FAT32:

   sudo parted /dev/sda --script -- mkpart primary fat32 1MiB 100%

4. Format partition:

   sudo mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sda1

On Windows:

1. right-click on device and use GUI

Configure SYSID_THISMAV

Configure the SYSID_THISMAV parameter with QGC:

• Go to Menu -> VehicleSetup -> Parameters

• Search for SYSID_THISMAV

• Configure a unique SYSID

• Document usage in the table below

SYSIDs:

UAV	SYSID
Maggy	1
Elly	2