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Mission Planner is a full-featured ground station application, compatible with Arducopter, the firmware installed in the HERCULES X8. Black Square will deliver a tested and approved version of Mission Planner together with each Drone.

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It is the responsibility of the operator to make sure that they use the provided Mission Planner version.

HERCULES X8 Drone

Figure 22. Mission Planer

Toolbars

1.DATA: Menu to monitor the status of the vehicle during the flight
2.PLAN: Menu to generate flight plans
3.SETUP: Menu to calibrate different vehicle subsystems
4.SIMULATION: Menu to perform hardware simulations in the loop with the vehicle
5.HELP: Window with version information and access to updates
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CONNECTION: Menu that controls the connection mode with the autopilot.

  • The menu on the left controls the connection method.
  • The menu in the center is used to select the baud rate.
  • The button on the right is used to establish the connection.