From 3b8d1f519097918034c3960f8fbd255eed6c2fe8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Jose Carmelo O. Almadrones" Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:22:52 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] addressing Mavlink WiFi pitfall --- docs/software/mavlink.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/software/mavlink.md b/docs/software/mavlink.md index e131529cf..ae0952f33 100644 --- a/docs/software/mavlink.md +++ b/docs/software/mavlink.md @@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ To setup WiFi forwarding for MAVLink: 1. On your PC or other GCS device, open your GCS software (e.g. Mission Planner) and set the connection type to `UDP`. Click connect, and use the default UDP port of `14550`. The GCS should successfully connect to the craft and start downloading params. +!!! danger "Attention!" + DO NOT manually put the TX Backpack into wifi mode via `WiFi Connectivity -> Enable Backpack WiFi`. It's not in the steps above for a reason. + When you set `Telemetry` into `WiFi` mode, the backpack automatically starts its WiFi mode, and so, there's no need to manually kick it into WiFi mode. + ## Implementation Details ### RC Interleaving