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Installing firmware for the PixHawk. |
Download the QGroundControl AppImage from the following link:
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Extract the downloaded archive by running the following in the terminal
{% hint style="warning" %} First navigate to the folder where the download is stored. {% endhint %}
Go to the folder where the AppImage has been downloaded by:
cd ~
cd Downloads/
chmod +x ./QGroundControl.AppImage
./QGroundControl.AppImage (or double click)If everything has been done correctly, you should see a window of the world showing.
Follow the instructions here to install the PX4 toolchain:
{% content-ref url="px4-toolchain-setup.md" %} px4-toolchain-setup.md {% endcontent-ref %}
Run the following in the terminal:
# creates install directory. Change this if required.
mkdir -p ~/src
cd ~/src
# download Firmware
git clone https://github.com/PX4/Firmware.git
cd Firmware
#The following is what you have to do when you are going to work on a board.... Wait for it :)
# building
make px4fmu-v2_default
# upload to board
make px4fmu-v2_default uploadFor a more detailed and extensive build, check this:
{% embed url="https://docs.px4.io/main/en/dev_setup/building_px4.html" %}