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Parrot AR.Drone VSM User Guide
UgCS 2.7.125
Copyright © 2015, Smart Projects Holdings Ltd

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  • Page 1 Parrot AR.Drone VSM User Guide UgCS 2.7.125 Copyright © 2015, Smart Projects Holdings Ltd...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Contents Connecting AR.Drone to UgCS First time vehicle connection ........1.1.1 Multiple drones connection .

  • Page 3: Connecting Ar.drone To Ugcs

    1. AR.Drone should have Flight Recorder installed. See manufacturer manual for details as well as official web-site: http://ardrone2.parrot.com/ 2. The connection to the drone is based on Wi-Fi network. The drone creates Wi-Fi access point (typically named "ardrone2_XXXXXX") to which your PC should connect (the one where VSM is running).

  • Page 4: Multiple Drones Connection

    AR.Drone vehicles to the same computer without doing non-standard vehicle reconfiguration. Community written instructions about how to do it exist, but they are not officially supported by AR.Drone manufacturer Parrot. The easiest way how to connect multiple AR.Drone vehicles to U[g]CS is to connect each vehicle to its own computer with AR.Drone VSM running on it:...

  • Page 5: Mission Execution Specifics

    That is, for example, AR.Drone on PC1 will have serial number 1, but AR.Drone on PC2 will have serial number 2: Add these lines to the first VSM: vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.system_id = 1 vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.model_name = AR.drone 2.0 vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.serial_number = 1 And these lines to the second one: vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.system_id = 1 vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.model_name = AR.drone 2.0...

  • Page 6: Command Execution Specifics

    CONTENTS Takeoff Wait Camera by time Camera by distance Please carefully check your flight plan for maximum distance from ground station. It is worth not to fly far (maximum 30-50 meters) from a GS because the AR.Drone is equipped with a short-range Wi-Fi. In each route for AR.Drone you should always have landing points.

  • Page 7: Telemetry Information Specifics

    1.5 Telemetry information specifics Note Sometimes ArDrone will report itself as "Armed" even though it sits on the ground with motors off. It can happen after "LAND" command issued from the client. This is a flaw in ArDrone firmware and can be ignored. The state returns to "Disarmed"...

  • Page 8: Model Name And Serial Number Override

    U[g]CS. • Example: vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.system_id = 2 vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.model_name = AR.drone 2.0 vehicle.ardrone.custom.my_drone.serial_number = 123456 1.8 Common configuration file parameters VSM configuration file is a text file specified via command line argument - -config of the VSM application. Example: --config /etc/opt/ugcs/vsm-ardupilot.conf...

  • Page 9: Logging Configuration

    1.8 Common configuration file parameters 1.8.2 Logging configuration 1.8.2.1 Level Optional. • Name: log.level = [error warning info debug] • Description: Logging level. • Default: info • Example: log.level = debug 1.8.2.2 File path Optional. • Name: log.file_path = [path to a file] •...

  • Page 10: Serial Port Configuration

    CONTENTS 1.8.3 Serial port configuration Optional. VSM which communicates with vehicles via serial ports should define at least one serial port, otherwise VSM will not try to connect to the vehicles. Port name and baud rate should be both defined. [prefix] is unique for each VSM.

  • Page 11: Network Connection Configuration

    1.8 Common configuration file parameters 1.8.4 Network connection configuration Optional. VSM which communicates with vehicles via network should define at least one network connection, otherwise VSM will not try to connect to vehicles. [prefix] is unique for each VSM. 1.8.4.1 Local IP-address for UDP Optional.

  • Page 12: Automatic Service Discovery

    CONTENTS 1.8.6 Automatic service discovery VSM can respond to automatic service discovery requests form UgCS server. When this parameter is not configured, service discovery is disabled. Optional. • Name: service_discovery.vsm_name = [Service name] • Description: Human readable service name. • Example: service_discovery.vsm_name = Ardupilot VSM 1.8.7 Proxy configuration Optional.

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