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--- drone_programming [2022/09/24 22:45] – jhagstrand
+++ drone_programming [2022/09/29 08:36] (current) – [Drone Programming] jhagstrand
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 ====== Drone Programming ======
+see spreadsheet of Quadcopter software: \\
+https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByidsAQcVcUUOHpFZzFsaThTazg?resourcekey=0-mSHd_O56fPVihNa7uVd_bw
+===== Flight Controller (FC) Firmware =====
+Open Source FC firmware, onboard
+^ Name        ^ fork*^ FPV ^ Autonomous ^                                                    ^
+| Betaflight  | Yes  | Yes |    No      | Most popular, much supported hardware, many users. |
+| Cleanflight | Yes  | Yes |    No      | Ancestor of betaflight, now the same as.           |
+| Flight One  |  No  | Yes |    No      | Latest version: FalcoX. Easy setup.                |
+| KISS        |  No  | Yes |    No      | Hardware specific KISS hardware, pricey.           |
+| EmuFlight   | Yes  | Yes |    No      |                                                    |
+| INAV        | Yes  | Yes |   Yes      | Autonomous flight on Betaflight hardware.          |
+| Ardupilot   |  No  |  No |   Yes      | Not good for small drones.                         |
+| Silverware  |  No  | Yes |    No      | Specific for Tiny Hoops.                           |
+* originaly forked from Betaflight.  This means it runs on all the same hardware as Betaflight.
+Comparative Review, Josha Bardwell \\
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTurdXkSJsg
+Comparative Review, Pawel Spychowski \\
+https://quadmeup.com/what-is-the-best-flight-controller-firmware-betaflight-ardupilot-or-inav/
+PID Tuning
+==== ArduPilot ====
+hardware : Pixhawk 4 mini, and GPS module
+First Experience
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DnflN9C3cc
+Mission Planner software to configure ArduPilot
+development began on Arduino
+Ardupilot FPB with DJI \\
+How to setup Arduino \\
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8GC1UFGVos
+with DJI
+F745, F765, or F405
+S lithium ion
+ArduPilot used MAVLink
+Tracer and Crossfire
+INAV loiter is really good, but ArduPilot is better
+surveilance
+EKF 3, Extended Kalman Filter
+INAV and Betaflight have horizon inertial drift, ArduPilot does not
+receiver, crossfire, MAVLink
+motor mixer
+inch drone
+autotune
+PID tune
+OSD = on screen display, telemetry data laid over the video feed, similar to HUD
+CRSF = crossfire, proprietary two-way radio by Team Blacksheep, from controller to drone
+===== Intro =====
 How do you fly a drone from a program?
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 ===== QGroundControl =====
 https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/index.html
+vehicle must be running ArduPilot or PX4
 ===== Robot Operating System (ROS) =====
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       * companion computer
-===== Offboard =====
+==== Offboard ====
 DJI Ground Control products run on Android and IOS. \\
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   * Windows SDK
     * evidently a port of the Mobile SDK to Windows
-    * support Mavic 2 and Mavic Air (Wifi mode)
+    * supports only Mavic 2 and Mavic Air Wifi mode
 Here is a video made by a company that builds custom apps using DJI SDKs.