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Frequently Asked Questions (11)

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What is the difference between the G2 and G2.5 autopilots?

The G2.5 autopilot is the newer version of our G2 autopilot family. It currently is functionally the same as the older G2 style boards but…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Sep 26, 2017

How can I limit the distance the UAV can go and terminate the flight if it goes too far?

There are a few ways to automatically monitor the distance the UAV is flying. The Max Flight Distance field is for preventing waypoints fro…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Jul 29, 2016

Why is my USB to Serial Adapter not creating a COM port when I plug it into my computer?

The USB to Serial adapters MicroPilot supplies use an FTDI chipset. Other types can cause intermittent connection problems or fail to work…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Jun 22, 2016

Does Horizon support automatically downloading satellite imagery?

Yes, Horizon has an Online Maps feature that will download Bing Maps imagery for the area around the UAV location or the GCS location. To…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Nov 6, 2015

Can Horizon Video decode an H.264 stream?

Horizon Video uses DirectShow, you will need a codec that is able to decode the video format you are using. We found that the ffdshow codec…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Nov 6, 2015

Can I use Horizon to view my video feed?

Yes, Horizon Video is a plugin that allows you to view a video stream on the GCS computer. You can also overlay telemetry data onto the vid…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Nov 6, 2015

When I push the “<<” button in the vrs menu, will the current autopilot settings overwrite the selected .vrs file values and become the current value of the MicroPilot Autopilot?

Yes. Clicking this button will retrieve the values currently in the autopilot and saves them into the currently selected vrs file. We reco…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Jan 9, 2015

Why does the simulated plane crash when I run the simulator with my .vrs file selected?

When you run a simulation, the simulator uses the settings, gains etc. from the currently selected .vrs file. Even if these settings work w…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Jan 9, 2015

When I select a UAV in Horizon’s Autopilot Control list I see a message saying it is unable to create the UAV (error 3072).

User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista, 7 and 8 prevents the Horizon UAVs from being created unless you run Horizonmp as the Administr…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Jan 9, 2015

How do I record GPS time in the datalog?

To record GPS time, two fields need to be added the datalog, GPS_TIME (field # 1224) and a spare field to store the table result, in this e…

Started by Evan Schellenberg

0 Sep 24, 2014

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