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1.4

Telemetry information specifics

3

RETURN HOME

No

TAKEOFF

No

LAND

No

EMERGENCYLAND

No

CAMERA_TRIGGER

No

1.4

Telemetry information specifics

Nothing specific.

1.5

Fail-safe actions

GPS Lost:

Action

Result

Wait

Aircraft tries to maintain altitude

Land

Aircraft slowly decends

RC Lost:

Action

Result

Wait

Aircraft returns home and lands

Land

Aircraft returns home and lands

Return Home

Aircraft changes altitude to failsafe ALT(50m) and
returns home

Continue

Aircaft continues mission

Battery Low:

Action

Result

Wait

If possible aircraft returns home and lands, if not
possible slowly decends

Land

If possible aircraft returns home and lands, if not
possible slowly decends

Return Home

If possible aircraft returns home and lands, if not
possible slowly decends

Continue

Aircaft continues mission

1.6

Configuration file

Default configuration file of the Microdrones VSM suits most needs and it is generally not necessary to modify it.

Configuration file location:

On Microsoft Windows:

C:\Program Files (x86)\UgCS\bin\vsm-microdrones.conf

On GNU/Linux:

/etc/opt/ugcs/vsm-microdrones.conf

On Apple OS X:

/Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/UGCS/configuration/vsm-microdrones.conf

1.6.1

Common parameters

All VSMs share a common set of configuration file parameters described in

Common configuration file parameters

.

Microdrones VSM configuration file prefix is:

vehicle.microdrones

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Summary of Contents for VSM UgCS 2.11.227

Page 1: ...Microdrones VSM User Guide UgCS 2 11 227 Copyright 2017 SPH Engineering...

Page 2: ...ommon parameters 3 1 6 2 Serial port configuration 4 1 6 3 Model name override 4 1 7 Common configuration file parameters 4 1 7 1 UgCS server configuration 4 1 7 2 Logging configuration 5 1 7 3 Missio...

Page 3: ...the downlink wire on the drone bottom You can use manufacturer provided downlink equipment which uses video transmitter sound channel for telemetry data transferring and downlink decoder ground unit...

Page 4: ...a battery 1 2 Mission execution specifics Home location cannot be modified by UgCS It is controlled by the autopilot and is permanently bound to a take off position 1 3 Command execution specifics Co...

Page 5: ...ble aircraft returns home and lands if not possible slowly decends Return Home If possible aircraft returns home and lands if not possible slowly decends Continue Aircaft continues mission 1 6 Configu...

Page 6: ...configuration file is a text file specified via command line argument config of the VSM application Example config etc opt ugcs vsm ardupilot conf Each configuration parameter is defined as a line in...

Page 7: ...gle_max_size size Description Maximum size of a single log file When maximum size is exceeded existing file is renamed by adding a time stamp and logging is continued into the empty file size should b...

Page 8: ...port see Serial port configuration for details TCP link see TCP connection configuration for details UDP link see UDP connection configuration for details vsm proxy XBee see Proxy configuration for d...

Page 9: ...indexing name used when more than one exclude names are defined Example vehicle ardupilot serial_port exclude 1 dev ttyS Example vehicle ardupilot serial_port exclude com1 1 8 1 4 Serial port arbiter...

Page 10: ...r Description Local UDP port to listen for incoming packets on Example vehicle ardrone detector 1 udp_local_port 14550 1 8 3 3 Remote IP address for UDP Optional Name prefix detector con index udp_add...

Page 11: ...ilot tcp 1 port 5566 2 Disclaimer DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY a SPH ENGINEERING MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT OR...

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