Emlid preconfigured release and Dronekit connect timeout

#1

I recently posted a question about a connection timeout in even the simplest Dronekit script. After beginning to think that maybe it’s a problem with the Emlid 2019-11-28 OS preconfigured release I did some searching and found a post on the Emlid forums detailing this problem and a response from Emlid in March indicating that they would look into the issue but so far no updates. I built my Drone around a Pi 4. My thinking was based on info I found on the web that older images won’t work on the Pi 4. Is anyone using Dronekit on a Pi 4 using this Emlid image from late 2019 successfully? I would like to base my Drone on a Pi 4 running Buster if at all possible. I suppose I could rebuild the Drone using a Pi 3 if absolutely necessary.

I would like to get Dronekit working on the latest Pi and Raspian that I can. I would appreciate any information from people if there is a Pi 4 combination that works. Any other suggestions on how I can get my Drone Dojo Drone running Dronekit into the air would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

#2

Problem Solved – Ok, I solved this problem by pulling the master branch from the repository and building it locally. I then set my locally built arducopter image to be ardupilot firmware controlled by the service as described in the Emlid documentation. Dronekit Vehicle.connect methods no longer timeout. Life is good.

#3

Glad to hear your problem is solved!
Happy flying djrounds

#4

I just received my Navio2 and was thinking of a Pi4 for it. Good to have this info. It will be a while before my quad build and don’t know which Emlid preload I got.