Notes

11/08/2024 

 Meeting goals 

 Get ArduPilot up and running on Cube 

 Meeting Notes 

 What was completed? 

 

 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 

 

 What is in progress? 

 

 Looking in to telemetry radio - Matthew 

 Goal is to have software fully integrated by the end of semester

 

 Working control (Thrust & Steering) Working w/ RC Controller 

 Working GPS Working Telemetry Radio 

 

 

 

 

 What is the goal for the next meeting? 

 11/12/2024 

 Meeting goals 

 Meeting Notes 

 What was completed? 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 What is in progress? 

 

 

 

 What is the goal for the next meeting? 

 

 Get PWM Control working 

 

   

 11/15/2024 

 Meeting goals 

 

 Get PWM Control working with flight controller to control motor 

 

 Meeting Notes 

 What was completed? 

 

 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 

 

 What is in progress? 

 

 Finalizing GPS modules pick 

 Getting telemetry radio working 

 

 What is the goal for the next meeting? 

 

 Get telemetry radio connection between ground station and flight controller 

 

   

 1/14/2025 

 Meeting goals 

 

 Work on getting M8N GPS Module Connected 

 

 Meeting Notes 

 What was completed? 

 

 Resoldered the wires on the GPS using these colors to connect it to I2C:

 

 

 

 

 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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 What is in progress? 

 What is the goal for the next meeting? 

 

 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 

 

 

 

   

 

 

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