LOAD FIRMWARE
APM firmware is the brains of your autopilot operation and must be installed before using Pixhawk.
To load firmware onto Pixhawk, install a mission planner application on your ground station computer. Choose
either Mission Planner (Windows) or APM Planner for (Windows, OS X, and Linux).
Both applications are available for free download from
ardupilot.com
.
For rovers, connect the throttle and steering
wires to the main output signal pins.
Pin 3 = Throttle
Pin 4 = Steering
Mission planner
firmware
FOR COPTERS
FOR PLANES
FOR ROVERS
Connect each signal wire from the PDB to
the main output signal (S) pins by motor
number. Connect one wire for each motor
to the corresponding pin.
Pin 1 = Motor 1 Pin 5 = Motor 5
Pin 2 = Motor 2 Pin 6 = Motor 6
Pin 3 = Motor 3 Pin 7 = Motor 7
Pin 4 = Motor 4 Pin 8 = Motor 8
For planes, connect the control channel
wires to the main output signal pins.
Pin 1 = Aileron
Pin 2 = Elevator
Pin 3 = Throttle
Pin 4 = Rudder
CONNECT OUTPUTS
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