Ignis Operations Manual
Drone Amplified
Procedure if drone exceeds flight limits:
What the drone should do if it exceeds the Max
Flight Altitude or Max Flight Radius. "No procedure" does nothing. "Warning" also does
nothing. "Hold position" makes the drone hover in place. "Return" makes the drone
return to the takeoff location. "Land" makes the drone land in place.
Px4 adds a bunch of complexity to the actual altitude the drone ascends to when it
returns. You can check a checkbox in the Return Altitude option to see more options.
Return Speed:
How fast the drone will fly when it's returning to the takeoff point.
Return Route:
What path the drone should take to return. Pick the recommended option.
The app doesn't support rally points or mission landing pattern start points, so the
distinctions between the options for this doesn't really matter. Fast-reverse mission to
home isn't going to be reliable with this app, because this app deletes any mission on
the drone if it's not supposed to be currently flying one.
Don't ascend to Return Altitude if the drone is already this close to home:
If the drone
is within a cylinder of this radius of the home point, it'll return home at its current
altitude instead of ascending to the Return Altitude.
Don't ascend to Return Altitude if the drone is already above this angle over the
horizon:
The previous setting defines a cylinder around the home point. This one
defines a cone.
Return Pause Altitude:
As the drone is auto landing, it will pause at this altitude above the
takeoff point. The drone will always ascend to at least this altitude, regardless of any of
these other settings, so you don't want this to be very high. You also don't want this to be
1 meter above the ground, because you want the drone to just land if it's already that
close instead of pausing for a long time.
Return Pause Time:
How long the drone should pause at the Return Pause Altitude for.
Keep this short.
7.7.6 Arducopter Compass Calibration
Pressing the Calibrate compass button from the Pixhawk Drone Setup screen while
connected to an Arducopter drone will show a new screen. At the bottom is a "Calibrate
Compass" button. Press this to begin the compass calibration. You have to just spin the
drone around in a bunch of random orientations until the flight controller beeps.
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Apr 13, 2022
