# Notes

## <span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">11/08/2024</span>

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting goals</span>

Get ArduPilot up and running on Cube

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting Notes</span>

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What was completed?</span>

- Installed latest ArduPilot firmware to Cube 
    - Issue with flashing firmware on QGC (Ubuntu), worked with APM Mission Planner (Windows)
    - Once firmware updated, the FC was able to communicate with QGC
    - Experimented with calibrating accelerometer and compass
- Telemetry Radio [Manual](https://rfdesign.com.au/wp-content/uploads/x-Series-Datasheet-V2.0.pdf)

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is in progress?</span>

- Looking in to telemetry radio - Matthew
- Goal is to have software fully integrated by the end of semester 
    - Working control (Thrust &amp; Steering)  
        Working w/ RC Controller
    - Working GPS  
        Working Telemetry Radio

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is the goal for the next meeting?  
  
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## <span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">11/12/2024</span>

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting goals</span>

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting Notes</span>

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What was completed?</span>

- Issue w/ QGC finding firmware seems to be fixed, able to flash autopilot firmware from QGC
- Got RC Receiver working by connecting receiber to RCIN pins on controller and forcing SBUS protocol in ArduPilot parameters
- Configured motor parameters, servo functions 
    - Servo 1 - Steering
    - Servo 3 - Throttle

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is in progress?</span>

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#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is the goal for the next meeting?  
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- <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">Get PWM Control working</span>

## <span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">11/15/2024</span>

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting goals</span>

- <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Get PWM Control working with flight controller to control motor</span>

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting Notes</span>

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What was completed?</span>

- Researched GPS modules, trying to find one with the right connector and protocol to be recognized by AutoPilot
- Configured PWM output and got it working. Receiver is now controlling motor

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is in progress?</span>

- Finalizing GPS modules pick
- Getting telemetry radio working

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is the goal for the next meeting?  
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- <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Get telemetry radio connection between ground station and flight controller</span>

## <span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">1/14/2025</span>

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting goals</span>

- <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Work on getting M8N GPS Module Connected</span>

### <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);">Meeting Notes</span>

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What was completed?</span>

- Resoldered the wires on the GPS using these colors to connect it to I2C: 
    - [![image.png](https://secretlibrary.rccf.club/uploads/images/gallery/2025-01/scaled-1680-/ObK8Gc5PUsEvip96-image.png)](https://secretlibrary.rccf.club/uploads/images/gallery/2025-01/ObK8Gc5PUsEvip96-image.png)
    - Did not work
- I believe it should be this to connect it to the GPS 2 Module but unsure of how the colors line up: 
    - [![image.png](https://secretlibrary.rccf.club/uploads/images/gallery/2025-01/scaled-1680-/bzF2RSgs1uz1sGSJ-image.png)](https://secretlibrary.rccf.club/uploads/images/gallery/2025-01/bzF2RSgs1uz1sGSJ-image.png)
    - [![image.png](https://secretlibrary.rccf.club/uploads/images/gallery/2025-01/scaled-1680-/lYjVKjSTjae960eh-image.png)](https://secretlibrary.rccf.club/uploads/images/gallery/2025-01/lYjVKjSTjae960eh-image.png)

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is in progress?</span>

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">What is the goal for the next meeting?  
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- Resolder the 6 wires onto an 8 pin connector and test the GPS on the GPS2 Port 
    - If this does not work, pick out another GPS and order

#### <span style="color: rgb(185, 106, 217);">  
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