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Intalling QGroundControl

Video tutorial (18.04) at https://youtu.be/qLQQbhKDQ6M

Video Tutorial (20.04) at https://youtu.be/1FpJvUVPxL0

Overview

QGroundControl provides full flight control and vehicle setup for PX4 or ArduPilot powered vehicles. It provides easy and straightforward usage for beginners, while still delivering high end feature support for experienced users.

Key Features:

  • Full setup/configuration of ArduPilot and PX4 Pro powered vehicles.
  • Flight support for vehicles running PX4 and ArduPilot (or any other autopilot that communicates using the MAVLink protocol).
  • Mission planning for autonomous flight.
  • Flight map display showing vehicle position, flight track, waypoints and vehicle instruments.
  • Video streaming with instrument display overlays.
  • Support for managing multiple vehicles.
  • QGC runs on Windows, OS X, Linux platforms, iOS and Android devices.

for more detailed information please visit http://qgroundcontrol.com/

Install QGroundControl for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS or later:

Add current user accout to dialout group and remove modemmanager

sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER
sudo apt-get remove modemmanager

Download QGroundControl.AppImage

wget https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qgroundcontrol/latest/QGroundControl.AppImage

Change permissions and run

chmod +x ./QGroundControl.AppImage 
./QGroundControl.AppImage  (or double click)

Run SITL and connect with Q Ground

cd ~/ardupilot/ArduCopter/
sim_vehicle.py