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4 Setup the onboard firmware

4.1 PX4

– QGroundControl

Note: Please always use the latest QGroundControl version, available
from:

1. Launch QGroundControl software
2. Open Vehicle setup menu and go into the Firmware tab (unplug and replug
autopilot if needed).

Select the latest stable release of PX4 Flight Stack. Press the Ok button to flash the
autopilot.

3. Go to Parameters/Sensor Enable
In the field SENS_EN_TRANGER select your TeraRanger sensor type:

•

TROne

Press Save to confirm.

Summary of Contents for One Connection

Page 1: ...roduction 2 Compatibility table 3 Wiring Connection to Pixhawk 3 1 TeraRanger One wiring connection Pixhawk 2 1 3 2 TeraRanger One wiring connection Pixhawk 1 4 Setup the onboard firmware 4 1 PX4 QGro...

Page 2: ...Version compatibility TR One PX4 from Flight Stack v1 6 5 onwards APM from Copter v3 5 3 onwards 3 Wiring Connection to Pixhawk 3 1 TeraRanger One wiring connection Pixhawk 2 1 For brevity we will ref...

Page 3: ...ection as described below TR I2C Adapter pins Pixhawk 2 1 I2C port pins Color 1 VCC 1 VCC Orange 2 SCL 2 SCL Green 3 SDA 3 SDA Blue 4 GND 4 GND Black Now connect the I2C adaptor to the Pixhawk and the...

Page 4: ...cable to the I2C adapter as described below Now connect the I2C adaptor to the Pixhawk via a DF13 4S cable included in the Pixhawk box and the TR One to the I2C Adaptor TR I2C Adapter pins Pixhawk I2...

Page 5: ...download_and_install html 1 Launch QGroundControl software 2 Open Vehicle setup menu and go into the Firmware tab unplug and replug autopilot if needed Select the latest stable release of PX4 Flight S...

Page 6: ...on the left hand side select M1 DISTANCE_SENSOR current_distance The plot showing distance measurements should indicate that the sensor is working correctly 4 2 ArduCopter QGroundControl 1 Go to the F...

Page 7: ...One 48 RNGFND_MIN_CM TR One 20 RNGFND_MAX_CM TR One 1400 After setting the values in these fields please reboot the autopilot 3 To verify that the sensor is operational open an Analyze Widget Widgets...

Page 8: ...rial Port and Baud Rate for your device and press the Connect button 3 Go to Parameters RNGFND and update the following fields RNGFND_TYPE 14 TrOneI2c TeraRangerI2C each of these values should work bu...

Page 9: ...Baud Rate for your device and press the Connect button 3 Go to Parameters RNGFND and update the following fields RNGFND_TYPE 14 TrOneI2c TeraRangerI2C each of these values should work but they might a...

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