issue connecting to UAV via telemetry module
Hello,
We are having trouble connecting to the UAV using just the telemetry module, if I connect the pixhawk directly to the computer we are able to connect to it, set waypoints, arm/disarm, etc. However, if we try to connect to it using just the usb module given it does not detect it in qgroundcontrol. We were able to connect to the UAV using mission planner and are able to see the UAV's location and flight data. Are there any steps available to help get this set up in qgroundcontrol? Thank you.
Hi Christian,
You will have to add a new connection to QgroundControl make telemetry work. Once you have plugged in the telemetry dongle, and assuming you have the correct driver (https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx), do the following.
1) On QGroundControl, add a new connection using "Comm Links-> Add". Choose, serial, and pick the file descriptor for the telemetry USB dongle (/dev/tty... )
Set connection specs to baud 57600 (8N1).
2) Finish adding, and click 'Connect'. QGC should connect with the pixhawk now.
-JD
Thank you, I was able to get it working earlier today. I just needed to update the firmware on the telemetry dongle, once I did that and reconnected in qgroundcontrol it started working. Thank you.