How Do I Install APMRover 2 in Pixhawk 2

ArduRover
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Hi!

We have tried to install APMrover2 with Mission Planner and Ubuntu terminal on using make Pixhawk2 with no success. Has anyone installed APMRover2 firmware on a Pixhawk2?

V/R

Jose L. Orozco

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@orozcojl,
Are you sure that you have a Pixhawk2 and not a Pixhawk1?
Regards,
TCIII AVD

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Sir, Yes, we took it out of a 3DR Solo. We needed one and the prices were going down on the 3DR Solo so we bought one and took it apart. It is a cube.

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I have - works fine. Mission Planner should detect it correctly. Let me know if you have any problems.

Thanks, Grant.

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Grant, Did you use it with the Solo board or the Pixhawk 2 board?

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I’ve done it with both through Mission Planner installing the stable firmware and both work. Try that and if it doesn’t work let me know.

Thanks, Grant.

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Actually I do have a problem with the Solo PH2. It seems to upload ok but when I reboot its not working. The lights go out after a little while and I get only half way through the musical tones. I uploaded the Plane firmware through Mission Planner and that worked fine. I’ll investigate.

Hmmm but I can connect to it ok through Mission Planner and it seems to be working ok. Weird.

Thanks, Grant.

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To clarify the lights don’t seem to work properly and the musical tones are a bit weird but I got the firmware onto the Solo Pixhawk Cube ok through Mission Planner and it seems to be working fine. Let me know what you find.

Thanks, Grant.

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I’ve been advised that the lights not being on is a feature. Apparently they interfere with the compasses so they are simply turned off.

So for me its all working. Let me know how you get on.

Thanks, Grant.

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The lights are off by design