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DroneKit-Python library for communicating with Drones via MAVLink.
https://readthedocs.org/projects/dronekit-python/
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Dronekit-python with PX4 and polygonal geofence support #786

Open samacumen opened 6 years ago

samacumen commented 6 years ago

Hello,

A couple of questions, first of which I might want to raise a CR for.

1) I would like to know if there is "polygonal geofence-support" with dronkit-python? I could not find it being used in the SDK. Is there a plan for its support using dronekit?

2) I am using PX4 flight stack with Pixhawk. How well is it supported? I see most user base running Ardupilot flight stack on Pixhawk.

Thanks!

peterbarker commented 6 years ago

On Fri, 19 Jan 2018, Shyam Balasubramanian wrote:

I would like to know if there is "polygonal geofence-support" with dronkit-python? I could not find it being used in the SDK. Is there a plan for its
support using dronekit?

Not really - apart from the fact you can manufacture any mavlink message you like. There's no higher-level-protocol support for it, 'though.

I am using PX4 flight stack with Pixhawk. How well is it supported? I see most user base running Ardupilot flight stack on Pixhawk.

Some people definitely have it working - or have had in the past. There are some obvious issues that haven't been addressed - mission waypoint numbering springs to mind. And yes, most people seem to run ArduPilot against it.

hamishwillee commented 6 years ago

DK-Python was designed with ArduPilot in mind and does not work reliably with PX4 for some use cases - specifically missions (things like the fact that DK-Python assumes zero index mission items are the home position). It is a really great API for ArduPilot, but if you wish to use PX4, suggest you instead consider using https://docs.dronecore.io/v/develop/en/