MissionPlanner, MavProxy Installation Instruction

In this page, we show some instructions to install MissionPlanner, MavProxy and MavLink

Mission Planner Installation and Connection:

Installing Mission Planner:
Windows Installation: The following instructions in the webpage shows the installation procedure. link: https://ardupilot.org/planner/docs/mission-planner-installation.html
Install MissionPlanner in Windows computer
Linux Installation: It is possible to run most Windows based programs on many Linux Distributions using MONO. Mission Planner does run under MONO but will have occasional issues and/or crashes. Please follow the installation steps:
Download and install the latest version of MONO:
https://www.mono-project.com/download/stable/#download-lin
1. Add the Mono repository to your system
  The package repository hosts the packages you need, add it with the following commands.
2. Install Mono
  The package mono-devel should be installed to compile code.
3. Verify Installation
  After the installation completed successfully, it's a good idea to run through the basic hello world examples. Please check if you need.
  https://www.mono-project.com/docs/getting-started/mono-basics/

#after installing mono, we could use mono to open MissionPlanner
mono /MissionPlanner.exe

MavProxy Installation and Connection:

MavProxy installation in a Linux system:

For Debian based systems (including Ubuntu, WSL, Raspian):

sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-opencv python3-wxgtk4.0 python3-pip python3-matplotlib python3-lxml python3-pygame
pip3 install PyYAML mavproxy --user
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc

For Fedora based systems:

sudo dnf install python3-devel python3-opencv python3-wxpython4 python3-pip python3-matplotlib python3-pygame python3-lxml python3-yaml redhat-rpm-config
pip3 install PyYAML mavproxy --user
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc

For the updating code and other info, please find here:

https://ardupilot.org/mavproxy/docs/getting_started/download_and_installation.html

Find the info of Windows Installation:

https://ardupilot.org/mavproxy/docs/development/mavdevenvwindows.html

Using MavProxy to connect Pixhawk to MissionPlanner:

The Pixhawk features a USB interface. When converted into MAVLink packets and transmitted via UDP to the ground station, facilitates connection to the Ground Control Station (GCS). The Pixhawk doesn't come with pre-installed WiFi or networking capability, so these functionalities need to be added if required. Flyc-300 acts as a converter between the Pixhawk and the ground station.

To establish the connection, link the Pixhawk to the Flyc-300 via USB. MAVProxy is utilized to convert the Pixhawk's MAVLink packets into UDP packets sent to the ground station via the Flyc-300. MAVProxy commands are then used to connect Pixhawk and GCS(MissionPlanner).

mavproxy.py --master=/dev/ttyUSB0 -out=udp:<IP>:<PORT>

The IP refers to the ground station's IP address, while the port is the specific port the ground station is connecting on. By connecting the Flyc-300 and the ground station within the same local area network, you can obtain the IP address of the ground station to establish connectivity.