{"id":132,"date":"2020-02-08T03:14:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T03:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2020-02-08T03:16:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T03:16:28","slug":"loading-firmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"PX4:Loading Firmware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

QGroundControl<\/em> desktop<\/strong> versions can install PX4 Pro<\/a> or ArduPilot<\/a> firmware onto Pixhawk-family flight-controller boards. By default QGC will install the current stable version of the selected autopilot, but you can also choose to install beta builds, daily builds, or custom firmware files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QGroundControl<\/em> can also install the firmware for SiK Radios and PX4 Flow devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Loading Firmware is currently not available on tablet or phone versions of QGroundControl<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Connect Device for Firmware Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Before you start installing Firmware<\/strong> all USB connections to you vehicle must be disconnected<\/em> (both direct or through a telemetry radio). The vehicle must not be<\/em> powered by a battery.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

  1. First select the Gear<\/strong> icon (Vehicle Setup<\/em>) in the top toolbar and then Firmware<\/strong> in the sidebar.<\/li>
  2. Connect your device (Pixhawk, SiK Radio, PX4 Flow) directly to your computer via USB.Connect directly to a powered USB port on your machine (do not connect through a USB hub).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Select Firmware to Load<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Once the device is connected you can choose which firmware to load (QGroundControl<\/em> presents sensible options based on the connected hardware).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. For a Pixhawk-compatible board choose either PX4 Flight Stack vX.X.X Stable Release<\/strong> or ArduPilot Flight Stack<\/strong> radio buttons to download the current stable release<\/em>.If you select ArduPilot<\/em> you will also have to choose the specific firmware the type of vehicle (as shown below).<\/li>
    2. Check Advanced settings<\/strong> to select specific developer releases or install firmware from your local file system.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Update the firmware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      1. Click the OK<\/strong> button to start the update.The firmware will then proceed through a number of upgrade steps (downloading new firmware, erasing old firmware etc.). Each step is printed to the screen and overall progress is displayed on a progress bar.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Once the firmware has completed loading the device\/vehicle will reboot and reconnect. Next you will need to configure the airframe<\/a> (and then sensors, radio, etc.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        QGroundControl desktop versions can install PX4 Pro or ArduPilot firmware onto Pixhawk-family flight-controller boards. By default QGC will install the current stable version of the selected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132\/revisions\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.rctoysky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}