9. Magnetometer MagDrone R1#

Note

The Sensor may be connected/disconnected only when the system is powered off.

  • Attach the Universal Heavy Payload mount to the bottom of your drone.

  • Attach the magnetometer to the Universal Heavy Payload mount.

  • Connect the USB data cable to SkyHub USB port #11.

  • Connect the power cable to SkyHub power output port #7.

Power on the system.

  • Establish either the drone link or auxiliary connection with the SkyHub in the UgCS-CPM software.

  • On the main screen of the UgCS-CPM, click on the “Payloads” button.

  • From the available payload list, enable the “Magnetometer:MagDrone R1”.

  • Press the “Save” button and confirm system reload.

Wait until the reload process is finished and the connection to the SkyHub is reestablished.

  • On the main screen of the UgCS-CPM, click the “Start” button.

  • From the drop-down widget list, select the “Magnetometer:MagDrone R1” and press the blue “plus” button.

  • To access the configuration menu, press on the “three-dot” icon on the upper right corner of the widget and select “Settings”.

9.1. Magnetometer MagDrone R1 Configuration Parameters#

Parameter

Default

Min

Max

Precision

Unit

Options

Description

Sensor data rate

250

Hz

200, 250

Sampling rate of the sensor (number of measurements per second)

Downsampling

0

0

100

1

ms

0 - disabled 1 - disabled as well 2 - every 2 measurements will be outputted as 1 … 100 - every 100 measurements will be outputted once

Downsampling type

Average

Average, Last sample, MAX ABS

Downsampling type

Offset forward

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.01

m

The offset of the sensor alongside the heading line, m Offset is calculated relative to the center of the GPS antenna or relative to the point for which coordinates are reported in 2x GPS antenna configurations like for DJI M300 RTK.

Altitude source

Default

Lightware SF30D, Ainstein US-D1, Nanoradar NRA24, Mavlink (autopilot), Default

Altimeter that will be used for altitude data

SkyHub connector

USB 1

Connector #4 (AMA3), Connector #5 (AMA4), USB 1, USB 2

SkyHub connector 4 or 5, USB port

Baud rate

115200

bps

115200, 230400

Connection port baud rate, 230400 recommended by manufacturer

Payload Id

192

192

220

1

Payload Id