How to change frame name quad to custom name on mission planner

Luiz-HSSD · August 14, 2018, 1:14pm

i need change framestring on misssion planner quad to blue drone

rmackay9 · August 14, 2018, 11:38pm

The frame name string is held in ArduCopter/version.cpp so it should be possible to change it and then recompile and load it onto the flight controller.

By the way, I change the category from “Blog” to “ArduCopter” because this post was appearing on the front page of ardupilot.org.

vinnyferrari · February 1, 2022, 9:15pm

I can’t find version.cpp on 4.1.3, is changed?

Mustafa_Gokce · February 1, 2022, 10:19pm

github.com

ArduPilot/ardupilot/blob/master/ArduCopter/version.h

#pragma once

#ifndef FORCE_VERSION_H_INCLUDE
#error version.h should never be included directly. You probably want to include AP_Common/AP_FWVersion.h
#endif

#include "ap_version.h"

#define THISFIRMWARE "ArduCopter V4.2.0-dev"

// the following line is parsed by the autotest scripts
#define FIRMWARE_VERSION 4,2,0,FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_DEV

#define FW_MAJOR 4
#define FW_MINOR 2
#define FW_PATCH 0
#define FW_TYPE FIRMWARE_VERSION_TYPE_DEV

#include <AP_Common/AP_FWVersionDefine.h>

vinnyferrari · February 1, 2022, 10:58pm

Yeah, i found the .h file, but were is the veichle name?