Revision as of 11:58, 1 December 2010

• Project Name: PFC-Drone01

• Authors: Ángel Rojo Román and Álvaro Botas

• Email Addres: infarr00@estudiantes.unileon.es

• Academic Year: 2010-2011

• Degree: undergraduate

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• Technology: c, opencv, ARDrone API: sdk 1.5

• State: Developing

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Configuring ARDrone API: sdk 1.5 with Ps3pad in Linux (25 nov 2010)

Downloading sdk 1.5

• You should register in ARDRONE open API platform.
• Download sdk 1.5.
• Unpack the archive ARDrone_SDK_1_5_Version_20101004.tar.gz

Configure example files

• sdk_demo: It's the most simple example, you should change two files, so:

      cd (SKD)/Examples/Linux/sdk_demo/Sources

The first file is ardrone_testing_tool.c, it contains the main function in the project. You need to edit the input device, so copy this line into your file:

      ardrone_tool_input_add( &ps3pad );

The other file is /UI/gamepad.h and serves to configure Ps3pad buttons, you can copy the next values:

    #define GAMEPAD_PLAYSTATION3_ID 0x054C0268
    typedef enum
    {
         PS3BTN_SELECT=0,
         PS3BTN_L3=1,
         PS3BTN_R3=2,
         PS3BTN_START=3,
         PS3BTN_UPARROW=4,
         PS3BTN_RIGHTARROW=5,
         PS3BTN_DOWNARROW=6,
         PS3BTN_LEFTARROW=7,
         PS3BTN_L2=8,
         PS3BTN_R2=9,
         PS3BTN_L1=10,
         PS3BTN_R1=11,
         PS3BTN_TRIANGLE=12,
         PS3BTN_CIRCLE=13,
         PS3BTN_CROSS=14,
         PS3BTN_SQUARE=15,
         PS3BTN_PS3=16,
    }PS3PAD_BUTTONS;

• Navigation: This is a more complete example, the change is exactly the same as the second step in the sdk_demo example.

Compile and Running the examples

• The first step is get some libraries that let us compile ARDONE skd:

      $sudo apt-get install libsdl-dev libgtk2.0-dev libiw-dev

• Next you must build the ARDroneLIB library

      $cd SDK /ARDroneLib/Soft/Build
      $make

• Compile the sdk_demo example:

      $cd SDK /Examples/Linux/sdk_demo/Build
      $make

• Compile the Navigation example:

      $cd SDK /Examples/Linux/Navigation/Build
      $make

Now, you should have two executable files in (SDK)/Examples/Linux/Build/Release. Plug your ps3pad and prepare yourself to fly the PARROT ARDrone.

• Execute the sdk_demo example:

      ./linux_sdk_demo

• Execute the Navigation example:

      ./ardrone_navigation