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UAV-1005202-001

 Rev A 

 

 

1.2  microLink 

  Connect the PixHawk2 TELEM 1 port to the microLink USER port 

(top connector). 

  Connect the microFYX GPS to the microLink CNTL radio port (bottom 

connector). 

 

Figure 1-2 Airborne microLink connections.

 

 

 

  Apply power to your pixHawk. The TELEM 1 port supplies power to 

the microLink and to the microFYX. 
 

1.3  skyLinkApp and Mission Planner 

  Launch the skyLinkApp.exe application. The skyStation and 

skyLinkApp will discover one another and automatically connect. 
Note the IP address of the skyStation is displayed in the upper left 
corner of skyLinkApp. This is the address you will connect to from the 
Mission Planner application. 

Summary of Contents for microLink

Page 1: ...UAV 1005202 001 Rev A microLink Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...ion Note that the radios depend on a GPS 3D fix in order to connect A GPS signal repeater is typically required for indoor operation Also note that some firewalls antivirus antimalware and network switches may block communication on certain network ports Unblocking TCP ports 30011 and 30013 as well as UDP ports 30010 and 30012 may be necessary 1 1 skyStation Connect the skyStation to the Power Dat...

Page 3: ...tions Apply power to your pixHawk The TELEM 1 port supplies power to the microLink and to the microFYX 1 3 skyLinkApp and Mission Planner Launch the skyLinkApp exe application The skyStation and skyLinkApp will discover one another and automatically connect Note the IP address of the skyStation is displayed in the upper left corner of skyLinkApp This is the address you will connect to from the Mis...

Page 4: ...A Figure 1 3 Automatic discovery The IP address of the skyStation appears in the upper left If you encounter a message from Windows Defender Firewall when launching skyLinkApp select Private Networks and press Allow Access ...

Page 5: ...2 001 Rev A Connect Mission Planner to the skyStation using a TCP connection the skyStation IP Address and port number 30011 Figure 1 4 Select TCP connection type Figure 1 5 Enter the IP address of the skyStation ...

Page 6: ...gure 1 6 Enter the USER Data Port number from the skyStation 30011 default Use skyLinkApp to verify that the radios are connected Once connected and all the parameters are downloaded you are ready to plan your mission and fly ...

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