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content/drone-stuff/_index.md

@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ Click on a link in the list below to go to that page:
 1. [Miscellaneous](../../drone-stuff/miscellaneous)
 1. [Omnibus F4 V3 pinout](../../drone-stuff/omnibus-f4-v3-pinout)
 1. [Omnibus F4 pro servo diode](../../drone-stuff/omnibus-f4-pro-servo-diode)
+1. [QGroundControl to Mission Planner conversion script](../../drone-stuff/qgroundcontrol-to-mission-planner-conversion-script)
 1. [Transmitter external module pinout](../../drone-stuff/transmitter-external-module-pinout)
 1. [Transportable C1 Chaser](../../drone-stuff/transportable-c1-chaser)

content/drone-stuff/ardupilot-setup-checklist.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You should keep the [full list of ArduPilot parameters](https://ardupilot.org/pl
 
 Because building ArduPilot is a bit complicated, I've written a short script that uses Docker to build AP in a controlled environment.
 
-Copy it from here, save it to a file called `docker_build.sh` in the root of the ArduPilot repo, and run it with `docker_build.sh <your board>`. Output files will be stored in `build/<yourboard>/bin/`, and you can flash them with the [INAV configurator](https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav-configurator/releases) by putting your board in DFU mode and uploading the `.hex` file:
+Copy it from here, save it to a file called `docker_build.sh` in the root of the ArduPilot repo, and run it with `docker_build.sh <your board>`. Output files will be stored in `build/<yourboard>/bin/`, and you can flash them with the [INAV configurator](https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav-configurator/releases) by putting your board in DFU mode and uploading the `arduplane_with_bl.hex` file:
 
 ```bash
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@ fi
 
 BOARD=$1
 
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 
 git checkout Dockerfile
 echo "RUN pip install intelhex" >> Dockerfile
-echo "RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gcc-arm-none-eabi" >> Dockerfile
+echo 'ENV PATH="/home/ardupilot/.local/bin:/usr/lib/ccache:/ardupilot/Tools/autotest:/opt/gcc-arm-none-eabi-6-2017-q2-update/bin:${PATH}"' >> Dockerfile
-echo "RUN sudo apt-get clean  && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*" >> Dockerfile
 
 docker build . -t ardupilot
 git checkout Dockerfile
 
 docker run --rm -it -v "$(pwd)":/ardupilot ardupilot:latest ./waf configure --board="$BOARD"
 docker run --rm -it -v "$(pwd)":/ardupilot ardupilot:latest ./waf build
+
 ```
 
 
@@ -140,6 +142,6 @@ _(Many thanks to Michel Pastor for his help with everything in this note.)_
 * * *
 
 <p style="font-size:80%; font-style: italic">
-Last updated on February 24, 2021. For any questions/feedback,
+Last updated on February 27, 2021. For any questions/feedback,
 email me at <a href="mailto:hi@stavros.io">hi@stavros.io</a>.
 </p>

content/drone-stuff/qgroundcontrol-to-mission-planner-conversion-script.md

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
++++
+title = "QGroundControl to Mission Planner conversion script"
+weight = 11
+sort_by = "weight"
+insert_anchor_links = "right"
++++
+If you have a parameter dump from QGroundControl, I wrote a small script that will convert it to a Mission Planner compatible file.
+
+Just save this script somewhere as `convert_qgc_params` and run it as `./convert_qgc_params <qgc params> <output file>`:
+
+```py
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+from decimal import Decimal
+
+
+def format_float(f):
+    return "{0:f}".format(Decimal(f).quantize(Decimal("1.0000000")).normalize())
+
+
+def main(infile, outfile):
+    with open(infile) as ins:
+        inputs = ins.read()
+
+    lines = []
+    for line in inputs.split("\n"):
+        if not line or line.startswith("#"):
+            continue
+        vehicle_id, component_id, name, value, type = line.split("\t")
+        v = value
+        if type == "9":
+            v = format_float(float(value))
+        lines.append(f"{name},{v}\n")
+
+    with open(outfile, "wt") as outs:
+        outs.writelines(lines)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
+```
+
+* * *
+
+<p style="font-size:80%; font-style: italic">
+Last updated on February 27, 2021. For any questions/feedback,
+email me at <a href="mailto:hi@stavros.io">hi@stavros.io</a>.
+</p>

content/drone-stuff/transmitter-external-module-pinout.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 +++
 title = "Transmitter external module pinout"
-weight = 11
+weight = 12
 sort_by = "weight"
 insert_anchor_links = "right"
 +++

content/drone-stuff/transportable-c1-chaser.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 +++
 title = "Transportable C1 Chaser"
-weight = 12
+weight = 13
 sort_by = "weight"
 insert_anchor_links = "right"
 +++