How can i build a ArduCopter.exe for MissionPlanner Simulator

David_Kim · June 28, 2023, 5:10am

Hello

I want to use custom build firmware in the Mission Planner simulator.

The mission planner simulator uses the firmware as an exe file, and I am looking for a way to create this exe file.

Thank you.

Yuri_Rage · June 28, 2023, 5:19am

You don’t need to build the Windows executable. Follow the instructions for starting SITL under WSL.

https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/using-sitl-for-ardupilot-testing.html

Then connect in MP using a TCP connection on the local host port 5760.

David_Kim · June 29, 2023, 2:20am

Hello Yuri

I am also familiar with WSL and how to use SITL.

However, the mission planner simulator is the simplest way to use SITL without installing WSL or any other program.

https://ardupilot.org/planner/docs/mission-planner-simulation.html

Instead, mission planner simulator uses firmware that has been turned into an exe (download binary from online), and I’m asking about how to build and use this myself.

Thank you

khancyr · June 29, 2023, 8:13am

Here is the rules to build the exe that Mission planner use. But as it was said before, it will be way faster and convenient to use WSL as cygwin is really slow

David_Kim · June 29, 2023, 9:45am

Could you share the link?
thank you

khancyr · June 29, 2023, 10:36am

github.com

ArduPilot/ardupilot/blob/master/.github/workflows/cygwin_build.yml#L156


      
          - name: Prepare ccache timestamp
            id: ccache_cache_timestamp
            shell: bash
            run: |
              NOW=$(date -u +"%F-%T")
              echo "timestamp=${NOW}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
              WORKFLOWNAME="${{github.workflow}}"
              NAME_DASHED=${WORKFLOWNAME//+( )/_}
              echo "cache-key=${NAME_DASHED}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          
          
- uses: cygwin/cygwin-install-action@master
            with:
              packages: cygwin64 gcc-g++=10.2.0-1 ccache python37 python37-future python37-lxml python37-pip python37-setuptools python37-wheel git procps gettext
              add-to-path: false
          # Put ccache into github cache for faster build
          - name: setup ccache
            env:
              PATH: /usr/bin:$(cygpath ${SYSTEMROOT})/system32
            shell: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -eo pipefail '{0}'
            run: >-
              mkdir -p /cygdrive/d/a/ardupilot/ardupilot/ccache &&

so copy-paste didn’t worked …

David_Kim · July 6, 2023, 3:31pm

Thanks for the answer, that’s not easy. haha