How to connect a PixHawk Cube or similar system - a simple overview
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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This is a reference video ! Thank you and the nice people from 3DXR.
Please make a video on how to connect 360° RP LIDARs with this cube pixhawk which are not mentioned in the full parameter list. Ex- LD robot DTOF LIDAR
Thank you for so a great informative video. I have had problems finding alot of parts lately. Any recommendations on best suppliers for x frames possible octa frame?
Brilliant video! Thank you Lee 3DXR! That will help me build my tarot iron man…
I built a Tarot 650 Sport but modified it a bit. It has three center plates - the bottom has the power distribution board and ESCs, the middle is where the arms are attached and wires connecting the ESCs to the motors and the top (flight deck) is where the RC receiver/flight controller are mounted. Because of my choice of motors/propellers (17”), I had to lengthen the arms a bit.
I chose an APM 2.8 controller as I was most familiar with it based on previous builds. I tried a test flight - simple takeoff and land to get a feel and to watch for any yaw/roll tendency on takeoff. It lifted off okay but seemed sluggish with throttle commands. I’m having trouble finding an archived version of Mission Planner that will give me access to the parameters I need to check, and I don’t know how to tweak the PIDs. I am thinking of replacing the APM with a more current f.c. so I can use the current version of MissionPlanner and perhaps get some guidance on tuning. I don’t want to replace the APM power module if I can avoid it as it will require disassembly of the aircraft to access the power distribution board. I was thinking of getting the Holybro Durandal controller. Any thoughts/suggestions?
I don't. The APM is a very old flight controller now... Best of luck
Can you frankenstein cables from the telem port to a digital VTX unit taking pwr, gnd, TX and RX? Or will this never work
Most VTX units need battery power, so I'd power them from the PDB or a V÷ pin... best of luck
hi painless, i have a problem with my pixhawk cube orange, it is said "Config Error: Board Validation $CHECK_BARO1_PRESEN" and "T failed" . do you know how to solve this problem? thank you
See the comment here - discuss.cubepilot.org/t/pixhawk-cube-orange-config-error-reboot/10637/9
"There can be two reasons, the sensor has broken or firmware has been unable to detect it. To verify its not the firmware, start by loading the latest stable, if that doesn’t resolve the issue load the latest beta, if even after that the issue persists, as a final test you need to load latest DEV release. To do so in mission planner select All options in Firmware update window and then select DEV from the list of releases."
Can the CubeOrange be configured via Wireless instead of USB?
You can use a telemetry radio to do a lot though - see my videos on it.
I appreciate this calm & competent review of pixhawk connections.
Since I have not dove in to pixhawk flight control, but inherited an old school pixhawk controller, I'm wondering how applicable this overview would be for older non-cube pixhawk controllers?
Very similar. Find the manual and connection diagram for the one you have. Also, check out the older Pixhawk series on the channel... Happy flying
this is so complicated can i pay you to help me figure this out. i have all the items i need just no idea how to hook it up or even where to start. i guess with the power module. i have the same mauch module. can you help me?
Check out my Ardupilot and Pixhawk for beginners series on the channel. They go through each step and made for those who are new to the topic... Best of luck
Fantastic video indeed! Thanks a bunch, Lee and Ben! 😃
Stay safe there with your families! 🖖😊
Hello Lee, have you tried using walksnail on a cube orange or the old 2.4.8 pixhawk? I am getting massive osd problems, osd works like 10% of the time and is flashing elements, the rest of the time its basically non existent, like I never enabled osd. I tried on all serial ports (with all baudrates), including DMA enabled serial ports. I contacted caddx and they said that they dont support pixhawk or the pixhawk cube since they don't have any of these fc's to test on their r&d department. I am wondering how it cannot be compatible since every other fc I tried plays (mostly) well with ardupilot and walksnail osd. What is it that makes pixhawk architecture boards stand out from the rest and not compatible with walksnail?
I've not, yet. I'll make some content when I do. Walksnail needs a full speed hardware UART/serial port running at 115200 baud on other flight controllers so I'd check that first. Best of luck
thank you very much! Happy flying@@Painless360
Can you use an APM power module to power the cube?
It won't have the right wiring and connector, but with some work - possibly. I'd just treat yourself to the right power module you need and avoid a lot of hassle... Best of luck
from your pov, which is better? pixhawk 6x or pixhawk cube orange in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability for fixed wing and quadcopters
Better in what way?
@@Painless360performance, IMUs quality as each use different IMUs while pixhawk 6x use 3 different IMUs
I doubt you would be able to see much of the difference in the flight performance. CUBE ORANGE PLUS, is the gold standard for integration, quality, and options. Best of luck
Let me start by saying thank you for all you do for the drone community. I want to ask if you can help fix and understand this issue " No Throttle." I am building a quadcopter using a Cube Orange Plus, with a Futaba T 14SG and four X Rotor X6 Combo all-in-one brushless motors, with two 6S batteries (for 12S). It's been two months since I have been trying to solve the problem. I can figure out why the system is beeping. No throttle signal was received, even after calibrating RC multiple times. Please help.
See my series from this year on how I set it up Arducopter/Pixhawk for beginners Series (2023): ruclips.net/p/PLYsWjANuAm4rXSCRfiZkpuBmUP0u-lLby
I'd also check the ESC protocol and calibration steps needed for the ESCs you have.
best of luck
How do we make the rover autonomous or autopilot using cube pilot..... would you mind helping me...
I've not done it here but lots of detail in the Ardurover documentation... Best of luck
Ohk thank you
It is exactly what is shown here... Happy flying 😁
_Man... Leee must have the 19, listen to his voice!_
Ben, you're a rock star, thank you sir. It's amazing how, even with the inclusion of LiDar and other advances sensors, it's not too different than my first PixHawk 10 years ago. The Inline Current Sensor takes me back to full nostalgia mode.
How do you connect the joysticks and set them up ??
Please see my Pixhawk for beginners playlist. There is one for multirotors and one for planes... Best of luck
ruclips.net/video/YcMQ3lJc0w0/видео.html will help. Happy flying!
hello, noob question, is it possible to use pixhawk gps waypoint without using orange cube?
The Orange Cube is the hardware flight controller that runs the Ardupilot software. Ardupilot can run on lots of different hardware flight controllers now. I hope that helps.
@@Painless360 thank you sir! and follow up question.. is it necesarry to use cube for autonomous waypoint navigation? or is there a cheaper option?
There are lots of cheaper options... Happy flying
Great video! Would love a video on herelink sbus out to a gimbal and setup.
Thank you, I really enjoyed this simple overview! Two things I am wondering about are the USB/buzzer JSTGH wire and the I2C board, which both come with the Orange+ baseboard set. Would it be possible to use that USB/buzzer wire to connect to a CC like the Raspberry Pi 4B? I see that it is usually connected via serial on any UART or Telem port, so it must be possible with the USB JSTGH wire that comes with the Cube, correct? Also, was that splitter board in the video exclusive to CAN devices? I see pictures of the I2C splitter that comes with the cube set and they look very similar. Is the splitter that comes with the cube set exclusive to I2C connections or does it accept CAN devices as well? Have a great one!
That is a CAN splitter. Cube Orange is the gold standard for many professional pilots but the HolyBro stuff is very good too, and a bit cheaper!
Good afternoon Painless 360 I hope you are well. We have recently been working on a quadcopter drone final year project and we are watching some videos from useful channel on RUclips. We are currently working on a drone using Cube Orange, and I want to ask you, is it possible to connect the motors to the pm06 power distributor without using the ESCs ?
Motors need to be connected to the ESCs. See my builds... Best of luck
Hi, great video. Can you please do next video how to connect NeoPixel LED to flight module like drone show. Really waiting for that. Many thanks.
That is not something I know anything about but there are a few places you can find out about it
ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-serial-led-neopixel.html
Best of luck
Hay amazing video help clear up some more things for me. Although I am still having issues finding how to hook up a DJI 03 air unit and a radiomaster RP3 ELRS receiver would you be able to offer any advice. For the DJI I believe I just need to change the connector for the DJI 03 the biggest issue I have is how to set up ELRS as it requires a some of the UART ports to be changed.
Check out my Ardupilot Pixhawk builds where I show both of those things... Best of luck
Thanks for the walkthrough! What I don't understand is why the Cube is so expensive. What does it do vastly better than say a simple F405 Wing that justifies its price?
I'm new to the hobby, so I really don't know.
Check out one of the many Pixhawk series on the channel where I cover that. H7 processor, redundant IMUs, internal temp control and lots of other things make it the choice for professional builds... Happy flying
Wonderful informative video! Definitely learned some new things. Hope you get over your cold soon
Great work, complete introduction series with building and VTOL.
Hey my friend ive been trying to set up my pixhawk and no matter what ive dont i cant get pass the bootloader part even though ive up dated the bootloader can u give me some kind of insight please
Check out my videos on how I set them up here... Best of luck
Haloo Lee, It is possible to use Elrs receiver in this autopilot ??
It is, with either CRSF or SBUS... Happy flying
does the cube control two drive motors independently for rover use?
Ardurover is very adaptable. See ardupilot.org/rover/docs/rover-motor-and-servo-configuration.html#skid-steering
Brilliant thanks
Great info! I've been studying your videos as of late trying to get set up on a tradheli. I finally got myself a px4 and connected the servos up trying to get them to move. I've connected a servo into Main 1, a 7.4v lipo pack into the rail, and power into POWER1, no RC at all for now. Through telemetry modem I tried to configure the swashplate setup, but I am not even getting a servo hum/buzz. What could I have left out?
I'd triple check that the outputs are moving in Mission Planner and they have power. I will try an Ardupilot Heli when the docs improve a little more, still a few areas of 'grey' in there and a heli is not something to take half measures with - those suckers are dangerous! :D
@@Painless360 good idea! The fact I do t have an RC receiver connected, would the px4 not work due to safety, and I have to override the safety parameter or something
I'd set it up properly and not try to cut corners. See my setup videos... Best of luck
What would suggest for a plane or jet? I like Walksnail so something along that line.
At the moment I'm hearing a few pilots struggling with Walksnail on stuff like Pixhawk do I would like at INAV right now... Happy flying
@@Painless360 Thanks
Hi so i have a question regarding flysky compability with this one. Have you tried connecting only the receiver into rc in? I am curious because tried wiring it via rc or telem socket, configuring into sbus and ppm output and still nothing works
I've not used those recievers with it. I use Frsky SBUS or CRSF recievers in my builds... Best of luck
@@Painless360 thank you
@@Painless360can i have another two questions?
Yes, does that count as one of them ;)