Operation

Veronte VSA can be used for three different applications:

  • Visualize an aircraft in real time with a real autopilot.

  • Display previous recorded missions.

  • Simulate with SIL visualizing an aircraft.

The following steps explain how to configure VSA to visualize the aircraft in a simulator.

  1. Establish the connection through Veronte Link.

    Note

    This first step varies depending on the application. Nonetheless, the rest of the steps to operate Veronte VSA are the same for all applications.

    • In case of using a real autopilot:

    • In case of displaying previous recorded missions, users have to play the desired session from Veronte Link sessions, as the recorded mission information is stored and managed as such.

      For this application, start playing the desired session before proceeding to step 2. To know more about these sessions, read the Sessions - Operation section of Veronte Link manual.

    • In case of using SIL, read the Configuration section of SIL Simulator manual.

  2. Open VSA and wait a few seconds until the autopilot (real or simulated) is detected.

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    VSA detection of connected autopilot


    Note

    VSA will run minimized in the System Tray:

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    Minimized running


    Once the autopilot has been detected, VSA will display the following menu:

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    Veronte VSA - Main menu


    a. Simulator icon: The icon of the selected simulator is displayed.

    b. Status of the autopilot: Ready, Running, Failed load conf, Maintenance mode or Offline.

    Note

    In case of connecting an Autopilot 4x instead of a 1x, the displayed ‘Status’ of the 4x will correspond to the status of the selected UAV. In addition, the index of the 1x selected by the arbiter with its unit name will also be displayed.

    c. Status of the simulation:

    • Not started.

    • Once started, simulation frequency parameters are displayed.

      • To Simulator: Frequency of data transmission to the external simulator selected.

      • To Platform: Frequency of data transmission to the autopilot.

    d. Autopilot ID and firmware version

    Note

    In case of connecting an Autopilot 4x instead of a 1x, this will be replaced by the Autopilot 4x name as “Veronte Group (4x)” and its ID.

    e. Autopilot mode

    Important

    The autopilot must be in Normal Mode to start the simulation. Refer to Unable to start VSA - Troubleshooting section of this manual for further details.

    f. Select simulator button.

  3. Choose a simulator.

    Click on plane to choose a simulator.


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  4. Configure VSA simulation parameters (optional).

    Default configuration parameters are recommended. To change them, click on gear.


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  5. Configure the simulation parameters in the selected simulator software.

    The selected simulator must be configured with the same IP and port as VSA.

  6. Run the selected simulator software.

  7. Start VSA clicking on play.


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1x navigation variables

A real Autopilot 1x must be configured to send position and orientation variables to the selected simulator.

To do so, use 1x PDI Builder and configure a data vector to send the following variables:

RVar ID

Name

Units

6

Yaw

rad

7

Pitch

rad

8

Roll

rad

8192

UAV position

[rad, rad, m]

The variable “8192 UAV position” can be replaced with the following ones:

RVar ID

Name

Units

500

Longitude

rad

501

Latitude

rad

503

MSL (Height Above Mean Sea Level) – Altitude

m

Nonetheless, “8192 UAV position” is recommended instead, because it is more accurate.

Note

For further information on Veronte variables, please read the Real variables list of the 1x Software Manual.