Stick¶
PPM Stick¶
General case: GND unit sends commands directly to the air unit¶
Follow the steps below to perform a correct stick configuration on the ground and air units.
Ground unit
Go to Input/Output menu \(\rightarrow\) Digital Input section.
Make sure that the following parameters have been configured:
Producer: CAP 1
Enabled
Select the pin to which the transmitter is connected (normally EQEP A (i.e., GPIO 17))
Edge detection: First rising edge
Consumer: PPM 1
Stick - Digital Input configuration¶
Go to Connections menu \(\rightarrow\) GPIO section.
Verify that the pin to which the transmitter is connected, in this case GPIO 17 (i.e., EQEP A), is set as input.
Stick - GPIO/EQEP configuration¶
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Transmitter 1 section \(\rightarrow\) PPM tab.
Select the brand of transmitter that applies.
Stick - PPM configuration¶
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Transmitter 1 section \(\rightarrow\) Output tab.
Click on Enable and on Remote to send the stick information to the air unit. Please check the recommended values for the configurable parameters described in the Ouput tab of the Stick section.
Stick - Output configuration¶
If all these settings are correct, users can check that ‘Stick PPM 1 not detected’ variable of the GND unit will be true.
Stick PPM 1 not detected variable - True¶
Air unit
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Transmitter 1 section \(\rightarrow\) PPM tab.
Select the brand of transmitter that applies (make the same configuration as the ground unit).
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Transmitter 1 section \(\rightarrow\) Output tab.
Just click on Enable.
Stick - Output configuration¶
Go to Block Programs menu \(\rightarrow\) Stick program \(\rightarrow\) Double click on the Stick block \(\rightarrow\) Edit sources.
Input the ground unit address to receive the stick information from that source and put it as the highest priority in the priority table. We recommend a Time Out of 0.4 s.
Stick block configuration¶
Then, if all is correct, users can check that ‘Stick not detected’ variable of the AIR unit will be true.
Stick not detected variable - True¶
And that means that the communication between the GND and the AIR unit is correctly configured.
Simulation case (HIL)¶
In this case, the user is only using one 1x autopilot.
So users will have to follow steps 1, 2 and 3 explained above for the ground unit, but also steps 2 and 3 of the air unit configuration. However, instead of entering the ground unit address, select the Local option.
On-board PPM receiver case¶
In that case, follow the next steps:
Ground unit
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Transmitter 1 section \(\rightarrow\) PPM tab.
Select the brand of transmitter that applies.
Stick - PPM configuration¶
Air unit
Go to Input/Output menu \(\rightarrow\) Digital Input section.
Make sure that the following parameters have been configured:
Producer: CAP 1
Enabled
Select the pin to which the transmitter is connected (normally EQEP A (i.e., GPIO 17))
Edge detection: First rising edge
Consumer: PPM 1
Stick - Digital Input configuration¶
Go to Connections menu \(\rightarrow\) GPIO section.
Verify that the pin to which the transmitter is connected, in this case GPIO 17 (i.e., EQEP A), is set as input.
Stick - GPIO/EQEP configuration¶
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Transmitter 1 section \(\rightarrow\) PPM tab.
Select the brand of transmitter that applies.
Stick - PPM configuration¶
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Transmitter 1 section \(\rightarrow\) Output tab.
Just click on Enable.
Stick - Output configuration¶
If all these settings are correct, users can check that ‘Stick PPM 1 not detected’ variable of the AIR unit will be true.
Stick PPM 1 not detected variable - True¶
Go to Block Programs menu \(\rightarrow\) Stick program \(\rightarrow\) Double click on the Stick block \(\rightarrow\) Edit sources.
Input the address as Local to receive the stick information from that source and put it as the highest priority in the priority table. We recommend a Time Out of 0.4 s.
Stick block configuration¶
Then, if all is correct, users can check that ‘Stick not detected’ variable of the AIR unit will be true.
Stick not detected variable - True¶
And that means that the communication between the GND and the AIR unit is correctly configured.
USB joystick¶
Veronte software is able to detect USB devices such as joystick. The axis of these devices can be read and configured to send stick information to Veronte Autopilot 1x.
To configure them:
Connect the USB joystick to the computer.
Configure a Virtual Stick as explained in Virtual Stick Integration.
Virtual Stick¶
To configure a virtual stick, follow the next steps:
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Virtual Stick section \(\rightarrow\) Input variable tab.
Enable the virtual stick and enter an update period (we recommend 0.02 s).
Virtual Stick configuration¶
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Virtual Stick section \(\rightarrow\) Output tab.
Just click on Enable.
Go to Block Programs menu \(\rightarrow\) Stick program \(\rightarrow\) Double click on the Stick block \(\rightarrow\) Edit sources.
Input App 2 to receive the stick information from the virtual stick widget and put it as the highest priority in the priority table. We recommend a Time Out of 0.4 s.
Configure a Virtual Stick Widget.
Please find an example of how to configure it in Virtual stick widget in the Integration examples section of the Veronte Ops manual.
If the user creates a virtual stick to process the information received through a different channel than PPM (e.g., by CAN or ADC), the user will also have to:
Go to Stick menu \(\rightarrow\) Virtual Stick section \(\rightarrow\) Input variable tab.
Add the variables containing the stick information in Input Variable.
Virtual Stick with Input variables configuration¶