PX4 External Module Example

Template for developing PX4 external modules without modifying the core PX4 source code.

Requirements

• Ubuntu
• Python 3 packages: kconfiglib, pyros-genmsg
• Gazebo Harmonic
• just
• zellij

Important: Uninstall Anaconda/Miniconda if installed - they cause protobuf version conflicts with Gazebo.

Usage

just --list --unsorted   # List available commands

MAVLink Console Examples

Motor Testing

Test motor 1 by spinning it at 10% throttle for 2 seconds:

actuator_test set -m 1 -v 0.10 -t 2