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Aircraft & Gimbal Operations
Radio Controller
Flight Controllers, Groundstation
Software, Maintenance
Battery Use
Cameras & Sensors
SYSTEM OPERATIONS
Ground Station Software
- The Mission Planner is a full-featured ground station application for the ArduPilot
open source autopilot project created by Michael Oborne. Read instructions, download and install the Mission
Planner at this website: http://planner.ardupilot.com/
• Available for Windows. Please always run the most current version of Mission Planner.
• Point-and-click multiple waypoint entries, using Google Maps/Bing/Open street maps/Custom WMS.
• Select mission commands from drop-down menus
• Download mission log files and analyze them
• Configure APM settings for your airframe
• Interface with a PC flight simulator to create a full hardware-in-the-loop UAV simulator.
• See the output from APM’s serial terminal
Compass Calibration
Advanced Compass Setup section of manual - http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-compass-setup-advanced/
Configuration Settings
The Mission Planner Compass Setup screen can be found in menu Initial Setup | Mandatory Hardware | Compass in
the sidebar. This screen is used for setting almost all compass configuration and tuning parameters.
Quick Configuration
Mission Planner supports automatic configuration of almost all parameters for the most common autopilot boards.
All you need to do is select the button corresponding to your autopilot controller:
For Pixhawk and PX4, select the button Pixhawk/PX4. You may be prompted for a specific ArduPilot version. For
APM 2.6, select APM with External Compass. For APM 2.5, select APM (Internal Compass).
If your external compass is in a non-standard orientation, you must manually select the orientation in the combo box
(change from ROTATION_NONE). Compass orientations are relative to the flight controller, not the airframe!
Most users will then only need to press the Live Calibration button and perform a Live Calibration.
TIP:
Some users recommend performing the calibration outdoors away from metal objects using wireless
telemetry (primarily so you don’t get tangled in the cable) – although, no tests have been performed to
confirm this is necessary.
Figures 2.17: Mission Planner Waypoints
