Rangefinder on Pixhawk setup - sanity check

Got a new Pixhawk and setting it up on a rover. Stuck on the setup for Sonar. The Maxbotix sonar units are working fine, got power to the units and getting voltage back but Mission Planner (1.3.48 with APM Rover v3.1.2) isn’t registering the sonar units (got no voltage and no range). Got the bitty cable, plugged it into the ADC3 port (power, white=signal in, bk).

Changed sonar units and still no signal. made the changes in the Full Parameter List as suggested in the forum. Guessing that I still have something set up wrong

Can someone take a quick look at my parameters and see if something jumps out?

#NOTE: 5/24/2017 6:33:34 PM Frame :
AHRS_COMP_BETA,0.159682
AHRS_EKF_TYPE,2
AHRS_GPS_GAIN,1
AHRS_GPS_MINSATS,6
AHRS_GPS_USE,1
AHRS_ORIENTATION,0
AHRS_RP_P,0.2
AHRS_TRIM_X,0
AHRS_TRIM_Y,0
AHRS_TRIM_Z,0
AHRS_WIND_MAX,0
AHRS_YAW_P,0.2
ARMING_ACCTHRESH,0.75
ARMING_CHECK,76
ARMING_MIN_VOLT,0
ARMING_MIN_VOLT2,0
ARMING_REQUIRE,0
AUTO_KICKSTART,0
AUTO_TRIGGER_PIN,-1
BATT_AMP_OFFSET,0
BATT_AMP_PERVOLT,18.0018
BATT_CAPACITY,33020000
BATT_CURR_PIN,12
BATT_MONITOR,3
BATT_VOLT_MULT,1
BATT_VOLT_PIN,13
BATT2_AMP_OFFSET,0
BATT2_AMP_PERVOL,17
BATT2_CAPACITY,3300
BATT2_CURR_PIN,12
BATT2_MONITOR,0
BATT2_VOLT_MULT,10.1
BATT2_VOLT_PIN,13
BRAKING_PERCENT,0
BRAKING_SPEEDERR,3
BRD_IMU_TARGTEMP,-1
BRD_PWM_COUNT,0
BRD_SAFETY_MASK,16383
BRD_SAFETYENABLE,0
BRD_SBUS_OUT,0
BRD_SER1_RTSCTS,2
BRD_SER2_RTSCTS,2
BRD_SERIAL_NUM,0
BRD_TYPE,0
BTN_ENABLE,0
CAM_DURATION,10
CAM_FEEDBACK_PIN,-1
CAM_FEEDBACK_POL,1
CAM_MAX_ROLL,0
CAM_MIN_INTERVAL,0
CAM_RELAY_ON,1
CAM_SERVO_OFF,1100
CAM_SERVO_ON,1300
CAM_TRIGG_DIST,0
CAM_TRIGG_TYPE,0
CH7_OPTION,0
CLI_ENABLED,0
COMPASS_AUTODEC,1
COMPASS_CAL_FIT,8
COMPASS_DEC,0.2341006
COMPASS_DEV_ID,466441
COMPASS_DEV_ID2,131594
COMPASS_DEV_ID3,0
COMPASS_DIA_X,1.090457
COMPASS_DIA_Y,1.056517
COMPASS_DIA_Z,1.031325
COMPASS_DIA2_X,1.209156
COMPASS_DIA2_Y,1.256944
COMPASS_DIA2_Z,1.130105
COMPASS_DIA3_X,0
COMPASS_DIA3_Y,0
COMPASS_DIA3_Z,0
COMPASS_EXTERN2,0
COMPASS_EXTERN3,0
COMPASS_EXTERNAL,1
COMPASS_LEARN,1
COMPASS_MOT_X,0
COMPASS_MOT_Y,0
COMPASS_MOT_Z,0
COMPASS_MOT2_X,0
COMPASS_MOT2_Y,0
COMPASS_MOT2_Z,0
COMPASS_MOT3_X,0
COMPASS_MOT3_Y,0
COMPASS_MOT3_Z,0
COMPASS_MOTCT,0
COMPASS_ODI_X,0.01952749
COMPASS_ODI_Y,0.01129384
COMPASS_ODI_Z,-0.002913264
COMPASS_ODI2_X,-0.03091156
COMPASS_ODI2_Y,0.05691242
COMPASS_ODI2_Z,0.07834131
COMPASS_ODI3_X,0
COMPASS_ODI3_Y,0
COMPASS_ODI3_Z,0
COMPASS_OFS_X,22.64954
COMPASS_OFS_Y,-45.26127
COMPASS_OFS_Z,74.42951
COMPASS_OFS2_X,1.540928
COMPASS_OFS2_Y,191.2577
COMPASS_OFS2_Z,-203.6534
COMPASS_OFS3_X,0
COMPASS_OFS3_Y,0
COMPASS_OFS3_Z,0
COMPASS_ORIENT,0
COMPASS_ORIENT2,0
COMPASS_ORIENT3,0
COMPASS_PRIMARY,0
COMPASS_USE,1
COMPASS_USE2,1
COMPASS_USE3,1
CRUISE_SPEED,5
CRUISE_THROTTLE,50
EK2_ABIAS_P_NSE,0.005
EK2_ACC_P_NSE,0.6
EK2_ALT_M_NSE,3
EK2_ALT_SOURCE,0
EK2_BCN_DELAY,50
EK2_BCN_I_GTE,500
EK2_BCN_M_NSE,1
EK2_CHECK_SCALE,100
EK2_EAS_I_GATE,400
EK2_EAS_M_NSE,1.4
EK2_ENABLE,1
EK2_FLOW_DELAY,10
EK2_FLOW_I_GATE,300
EK2_FLOW_M_NSE,0.25
EK2_GBIAS_P_NSE,0.0001
EK2_GLITCH_RAD,25
EK2_GPS_CHECK,-97
EK2_GPS_DELAY,220
EK2_GPS_TYPE,0
EK2_GSCL_P_NSE,0.0005
EK2_GYRO_P_NSE,0.03
EK2_HGT_DELAY,60
EK2_HGT_I_GATE,500
EK2_IMU_MASK,3
EK2_LOG_MASK,1
EK2_MAG_CAL,2
EK2_MAG_I_GATE,300
EK2_MAG_M_NSE,0.05
EK2_MAGB_P_NSE,0.0001
EK2_MAGE_P_NSE,0.001
EK2_MAX_FLOW,2.5
EK2_NOAID_M_NSE,10
EK2_POS_I_GATE,500
EK2_POSNE_M_NSE,1
EK2_RNG_I_GATE,500
EK2_RNG_M_NSE,0.5
EK2_RNG_USE_HGT,-1
EK2_RNG_USE_SPD,2
EK2_TAU_OUTPUT,25
EK2_TERR_GRAD,0.1
EK2_VEL_I_GATE,500
EK2_VELD_M_NSE,0.7
EK2_VELNE_M_NSE,0.5
EK2_WIND_P_NSE,0.1
EK2_WIND_PSCALE,0.5
EK2_YAW_I_GATE,300
EK2_YAW_M_NSE,0.5
EK3_ENABLE,0
FORMAT_VERSION,16
FS_ACTION,2
FS_CRASH_CHECK,1
FS_GCS_ENABLE,0
FS_THR_ENABLE,1
FS_THR_VALUE,910
FS_TIMEOUT,5
GCS_PID_MASK,1
GND_ABS_PRESS,98883.6
GND_ALT_OFFSET,0
GND_EXT_BUS,-1
GND_PRIMARY,0
GND_TEMP,39.00492
GPS_AUTO_CONFIG,1
GPS_AUTO_SWITCH,1
GPS_GNSS_MODE,0
GPS_GNSS_MODE2,0
GPS_INJECT_TO,127
GPS_MIN_DGPS,100
GPS_MIN_ELEV,-100
GPS_NAVFILTER,8
GPS_POS1_X,0
GPS_POS1_Y,0
GPS_POS1_Z,0
GPS_POS2_X,0
GPS_POS2_Y,0
GPS_POS2_Z,0
GPS_RATE_MS,200
GPS_RATE_MS2,200
GPS_RAW_DATA,0
GPS_SAVE_CFG,0
GPS_SBAS_MODE,2
GPS_SBP_LOGMASK,-256
GPS_TYPE,1
GPS_TYPE2,0
INITIAL_MODE,0
INS_ACC_BODYFIX,2
INS_ACC_ID,1442826
INS_ACC2_ID,1114634
INS_ACC2OFFS_X,0.6021172
INS_ACC2OFFS_Y,0.1641923
INS_ACC2OFFS_Z,1.037817
INS_ACC2SCAL_X,0.9997613
INS_ACC2SCAL_Y,1.000006
INS_ACC2SCAL_Z,0.9971769
INS_ACC3_ID,0
INS_ACC3OFFS_X,0
INS_ACC3OFFS_Y,0
INS_ACC3OFFS_Z,0
INS_ACC3SCAL_X,0
INS_ACC3SCAL_Y,0
INS_ACC3SCAL_Z,0
INS_ACCEL_FILTER,10
INS_ACCOFFS_X,0
INS_ACCOFFS_Y,0
INS_ACCOFFS_Z,0
INS_ACCSCAL_X,1
INS_ACCSCAL_Y,1
INS_ACCSCAL_Z,1
INS_FAST_SAMPLE,0
INS_GYR_CAL,1
INS_GYR_ID,2360330
INS_GYR2_ID,2228490
INS_GYR2OFFS_X,0.0118289
INS_GYR2OFFS_Y,0.01959018
INS_GYR2OFFS_Z,-0.05977276
INS_GYR3_ID,0
INS_GYR3OFFS_X,0
INS_GYR3OFFS_Y,0
INS_GYR3OFFS_Z,0
INS_GYRO_FILTER,10
INS_GYROFFS_X,0.02779557
INS_GYROFFS_Y,-0.1730613
INS_GYROFFS_Z,0.005687449
INS_POS1_X,0
INS_POS1_Y,0
INS_POS1_Z,0
INS_POS2_X,0
INS_POS2_Y,0
INS_POS2_Z,0
INS_POS3_X,0
INS_POS3_Y,0
INS_POS3_Z,0
INS_PRODUCT_ID,88
INS_STILL_THRESH,0.1
INS_TRIM_OPTION,1
INS_USE,1
INS_USE2,1
INS_USE3,0
LEARN_CH,7
LOG_BACKEND_TYPE,3
LOG_BITMASK,16254
LOG_DISARMED,1
LOG_FILE_BUFSIZE,16
LOG_FILE_DSRMROT,1
LOG_REPLAY,1
MAG_ENABLE,1
MIS_RESTART,0
MIS_TOTAL,4
MNT_ANGMAX_PAN,4500
MNT_ANGMAX_ROL,4500
MNT_ANGMAX_TIL,4500
MNT_ANGMIN_PAN,-4500
MNT_ANGMIN_ROL,-4500
MNT_ANGMIN_TIL,-4500
MNT_DEFLT_MODE,3
MNT_JSTICK_SPD,0
MNT_LEAD_PTCH,0
MNT_LEAD_RLL,0
MNT_NEUTRAL_X,0
MNT_NEUTRAL_Y,0
MNT_NEUTRAL_Z,0
MNT_RC_IN_PAN,0
MNT_RC_IN_ROLL,0
MNT_RC_IN_TILT,0
MNT_RETRACT_X,0
MNT_RETRACT_Y,0
MNT_RETRACT_Z,0
MNT_STAB_PAN,0
MNT_STAB_ROLL,0
MNT_STAB_TILT,0
MNT_TYPE,0
MODE_CH,8
MODE1,10
MODE2,10
MODE3,2
MODE4,2
MODE5,0
MODE6,0
NAVL1_DAMPING,0.75
NAVL1_PERIOD,8
NAVL1_XTRACK_I,0.02
NTF_BUZZ_ENABLE,1
NTF_LED_BRIGHT,3
NTF_LED_OVERRIDE,0
PIVOT_TURN_ANGLE,30
RC1_DZ,30
RC1_MAX,1975
RC1_MIN,1142
RC1_REV,-1
RC1_TRIM,1501
RC10_DZ,0
RC10_FUNCTION,0
RC10_MAX,1900
RC10_MIN,1100
RC10_REV,1
RC10_TRIM,950
RC11_DZ,0
RC11_FUNCTION,0
RC11_MAX,1900
RC11_MIN,1100
RC11_REV,1
RC11_TRIM,1078
RC12_DZ,0
RC12_FUNCTION,0
RC12_MAX,1900
RC12_MIN,1100
RC12_REV,1
RC12_TRIM,877
RC13_DZ,0
RC13_FUNCTION,0
RC13_MAX,1900
RC13_MIN,1100
RC13_REV,1
RC13_TRIM,882
RC14_DZ,0
RC14_FUNCTION,0
RC14_MAX,1900
RC14_MIN,1100
RC14_REV,1
RC14_TRIM,886
RC2_DZ,0
RC2_FUNCTION,0
RC2_MAX,1933
RC2_MIN,1111
RC2_REV,1
RC2_TRIM,1523
RC3_DZ,30
RC3_MAX,1945
RC3_MIN,1106
RC3_REV,-1
RC3_TRIM,1556
RC4_DZ,0
RC4_FUNCTION,0
RC4_MAX,1501
RC4_MIN,1500
RC4_REV,1
RC4_TRIM,1500
RC5_DZ,0
RC5_FUNCTION,0
RC5_MAX,1556
RC5_MIN,1555
RC5_REV,1
RC5_TRIM,1556
RC6_DZ,0
RC6_FUNCTION,0
RC6_MAX,1501
RC6_MIN,1500
RC6_REV,1
RC6_TRIM,1500
RC7_DZ,0
RC7_FUNCTION,0
RC7_MAX,2080
RC7_MIN,960
RC7_REV,1
RC7_TRIM,1685
RC8_DZ,0
RC8_FUNCTION,0
RC8_MAX,2087
RC8_MIN,960
RC8_REV,1
RC8_TRIM,2078
RC9_DZ,0
RC9_FUNCTION,0
RC9_MAX,1900
RC9_MIN,1100
RC9_REV,1
RC9_TRIM,862
RCMAP_PITCH,2
RCMAP_ROLL,1
RCMAP_THROTTLE,3
RCMAP_YAW,4
RELAY_DEFAULT,1
RELAY_PIN,50
RELAY_PIN2,51
RELAY_PIN3,-1
RELAY_PIN4,-1
RNGFND_ADDR,0
RNGFND_DEBOUNCE,2
RNGFND_FUNCTION,0
RNGFND_GNDCLEAR,10
RNGFND_MAX_CM,1000
RNGFND_MIN_CM,20
RNGFND_OFFSET,0
RNGFND_PIN,14
RNGFND_POS_X,0
RNGFND_POS_Y,0
RNGFND_POS_Z,0
RNGFND_PWRRNG,0
RNGFND_RMETRIC,0
RNGFND_SCALING,2.06
RNGFND_SETTLE,50
RNGFND_STOP_PIN,-1
RNGFND_TRIGGR_CM,200
RNGFND_TURN_ANGL,45
RNGFND_TURN_TIME,1
RNGFND_TYPE,2
RNGFND2_ADDR,0
RNGFND2_FUNCTION,0
RNGFND2_GNDCLEAR,10
RNGFND2_MAX_CM,1000
RNGFND2_MIN_CM,20
RNGFND2_OFFSET,0
RNGFND2_PIN,15
RNGFND2_POS_X,0
RNGFND2_POS_Y,0
RNGFND2_POS_Z,0
RNGFND2_RMETRIC,1
RNGFND2_SCALING,2.04
RNGFND2_SETTLE,50
RNGFND2_STOP_PIN,-1
RNGFND2_TYPE,1
RSSI_ANA_PIN,0
RSSI_CHAN_HIGH,2000
RSSI_CHAN_LOW,1000
RSSI_CHANNEL,0
RSSI_PIN_HIGH,5
RSSI_PIN_LOW,0
RSSI_TYPE,0
RST_SWITCH_CH,0
SCHED_DEBUG,0
SCHED_LOOP_RATE,50
SERIAL0_BAUD,115
SERIAL0_PROTOCOL,1
SERIAL1_BAUD,57
SERIAL1_PROTOCOL,1
SERIAL2_BAUD,57
SERIAL2_PROTOCOL,1
SERIAL3_BAUD,38
SERIAL3_PROTOCOL,5
SERIAL4_BAUD,38
SERIAL4_PROTOCOL,5
SERIAL5_BAUD,57
SERIAL5_PROTOCOL,-1
SKID_STEER_IN,0
SKID_STEER_OUT,0
SPEED_TURN_DIST,2
SPEED_TURN_GAIN,50
SPEED2THR_D,0.2
SPEED2THR_I,0.2
SPEED2THR_IMAX,4000
SPEED2THR_P,0.7
SR0_EXT_STAT,2
SR0_EXTRA1,4
SR0_EXTRA2,4
SR0_EXTRA3,2
SR0_PARAMS,10
SR0_POSITION,2
SR0_RAW_CTRL,2
SR0_RAW_SENS,2
SR0_RC_CHAN,2
SR1_EXT_STAT,2
SR1_EXTRA1,2
SR1_EXTRA2,2
SR1_EXTRA3,2
SR1_PARAMS,10
SR1_POSITION,2
SR1_RAW_CTRL,2
SR1_RAW_SENS,2
SR1_RC_CHAN,2
SR2_EXT_STAT,1
SR2_EXTRA1,1
SR2_EXTRA2,1
SR2_EXTRA3,1
SR2_PARAMS,10
SR2_POSITION,1
SR2_RAW_CTRL,1
SR2_RAW_SENS,1
SR2_RC_CHAN,1
SR3_EXT_STAT,2
SR3_EXTRA1,2
SR3_EXTRA2,2
SR3_EXTRA3,2
SR3_PARAMS,10
SR3_POSITION,2
SR3_RAW_CTRL,2
SR3_RAW_SENS,2
SR3_RC_CHAN,2
STAT_BOOTCNT,120
STAT_FLTTIME,990
STAT_RESET,-504921600
STAT_RUNTIME,246683
STEER2SRV_D,0.005
STEER2SRV_FF,0
STEER2SRV_I,0.2
STEER2SRV_IMAX,1500
STEER2SRV_MINSPD,1
STEER2SRV_P,1.8
STEER2SRV_TCONST,0.75
SYS_NUM_RESETS,114
SYSID_ENFORCE,0
SYSID_MYGCS,255
SYSID_SW_TYPE,20
SYSID_THISMAV,1
TELEM_DELAY,0
THR_MAX,100
THR_MIN,0
THR_SLEWRATE,100
TURN_MAX_G,2
WP_RADIUS,2

Just confirmed after a day of testing. These settings are correct.

This issues are with the ADC in my particular Pixhawk clone.

hi jeff, i need an advice for set an maxbotix mb 1202 or 1242 on my pixhawk or pixfalconcoz i cannot make it work

Hello, if you still strugling check Mr Thomas Coyle’s posts on sonars. I could just add a bit of info i havent found to be mentioned. The HC SR04 based sonars (even cheap i2c)use 40 khz sound, while maxbotic sonars use 42khz.They seem to function verry well together and not picking each others rebouncing sound.I use cheap Lv EZ0 and I2c from aliexpress.Off course if you use stop pins you dont need that.But stop pins worked well on old APM 2.5 on APM rover2 3.5 i was not able to set them up.