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mavlink / MAVSDK

API and library for MAVLink compatible systems written in C++17
https://mavsdk.mavlink.io
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ArduPilot/other mavlink autopilot compatiblity/support #205

Open khancyr opened 6 years ago

khancyr commented 6 years ago

Hello,

Do you plan to open compatibility/support for other mavlink based autopilot like ardupilot ? Will you accept a PRs in that objectifs ?

Kiwa21 commented 6 years ago

That would be real nice IMO !

hamishwillee commented 6 years ago

We would love to support other MAVLink autopilots, but:

  1. Our main priority is rock solid performance on Dronecode platform.
  2. We don't have time or resources to maintain the port.

So the short answer is yes, but only if the person making the contributions commits to maintaining them and helps to put in place the infrastructure needed to test them.

As an aside I think that as long as the DroneCore and Device classes work OK with another autopilot, the new architecture would give us lots of choices about how we might support said autopilot in the plugins.

@julianoes Is that a fair assessment of our position?