APM Planner

Project: http://github.com/diydrones/apm_planner

Files: https://github.com/diydrones/apm_planner

Credits: http://planner2.ardupilot.com/credits-and-contributors/

Documentation

see http://planner2.ardupilot.com

Mac OS X

To build on Mac OS X (10.6 or later):

Install SDL

1. Download SDL from: http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-1.2.14.dmg

2. From the SDL disk image, copy the sdl.framework bundle to /Library/Frameworks directory (if you are not an admin copy to ~/Library/Framewroks)

Install QT

1. Download Qt 4.8.x (Does not current work with Qt5.x)

2. Double click the package installer

Build APM Planner

1. From the terminal go to the apm_planner directory created when you cloned the repository.

2. Run qmake -spec macx-g++ qgroundcontrol.pro

3. Run make -j8

Linux

Building on Linux (tested against Ubuntu 13.10):

1. Install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install phonon libqt4-dev \
 libphonon-dev libphonon4 phonon-backend-gstreamer \
 qtcreator libsdl1.2-dev libflite1 flite1-dev build-essential \
 libopenscenegraph-dev libssl-dev

2. Clone the repository in your workspace:

cd ~/workspace
git clone https://github.com/diydrones/apm_planner

3. Build APM Planner:

cd ~/workspace/apm_planner
qtmake-qt4 qgroundcontrol.pro
make

4. Run APM Planner:

./release/apmplanner2

5. Permanent installation (optional, if you'd like to install APM Planner in a fixed location)

There are two ways to do this: a) You can build a .deb using scripts/LinuxBuildPackage.sh, and then install the deb via dpkg -i ~/Documents/APMPlanner2-$NOW.deb (where $NOW is today's date). This should add it to your launcher too.

b) Alternatively, run sudo make install. This will place the binary in your /bin/ folder and corresponding files in /share/.

Windows

GNU GCC / MINGW IS UNTESTED, COULD WORK VISUAL STUDIO 2008 / 2010 EXPRESS EDITION IS FREE!

Steps for Visual Studio 2008 / 2010:

Windows XP/7:

1. Download and install the Qt libraries for Windows from https://qt.nokia.com/downloads/ (the Visual Studio 2008 or 2010 version as appropriate)

2. Download and install Visual Studio 2008 or 2010 Express Edition (free) from https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio. If using Visual Studio 2010, make sure you are running at least SP1. There is a linking error you'll encounter otherwise that will prevent compilation.

3. Go to the QGroundControl folder and then to thirdParty/libxbee and build it following the instructions in win32.README

4. Open the Qt Command Prompt program (should be in the Start Menu), navigate to the source folder of QGroundControl and create the Visual Studio project by typing:

qmake -tp vc qgroundcontrol.pro

5. Now start Visual Studio and load the qgroundcontrol.vcproj if using Visual Studio 2008 or qgroundcontrol.vcxproj if using Visual Studio 2010

6. Compile and edit in Visual Studio. If you need to add new files, add them to qgroundcontrol.pro and re-run qmake -tp vc qgroundcontrol.pro

Repository Layout

qgroundcontrol:
	demo-log.txt
	license.txt 
	qgcunittest.pro - For the unit tests.
	qgcunittest.pro.user
	qgcvideo.pro
	qgroundcontrol.pri - Used by qgroundcontrol.pro
	qgroundcontrol.pro - Project opened in QT to run qgc.
	qgroundcontrol.pro.user 
	qgroundcontrol.qrc - Holds many images.
	qgroundcontrol.rc - line of code to point toward the images
	qserialport.pri - generated by qmake.
	testlog.txt
	testlog2.txt 
	user_config.pri.dist - Custom message specs to be added here. 
data: 
	Maps from yahoo and kinect and earth. 
deploy: 
	Install and uninstall for win32.
	Create a debian packet.
	Create .DMG file for publishing for mac.
	Audio test on mac.	
doc: 
	Doxyfile is in this directory and information for creating html documentation for qgc.
files: 
	Has the audio for the vehicle and data output. 
		ardupilotmega: 
			widgets and tool tips for pilot heading for the fixed wing.
			tooltips for quadrotor
		flightgear:
			Aircraft: 
				Different types of planes and one jeep. 
			Protocol: 
				The protocol for the fixed_wings and quadrotor and quadhil.holds info about the fixed wing yaw, roll etc. 					Quadrotor. Agian holds info about yaw, roll etc.
		Pixhawk:
			Widgets for hexarotor. Widgets and tooltips for quadrotor.
		vehicles: 
			different vehicles. Seems to hold the different kinds of aircrafts as well as files for audio and the hexarotor 			and quadrotor.
		widgets: 
			Has a lot of widgets defined for buttons and sliders.

images: 
	For the UI. Has a bunch of different images such as images for applications or actions or buttons.
lib: 
	SDL is located in this direcotry. 
	Msinttypes: 
		Defines intteger types for microsoft visual studio. 
	sdl:
		Information about the library and to run the library on different platforms. 
mavlink: 
	The files for the library mavlink. 
qgcunittest: 
	Has the unittests for qgc
settings: 
	Parameter lists for alpha, bravo and charlie. 
	Data for stereo, waypoints and radio calibrartion. 
src:
	Code for QGCCore, audio output, configuration, waypoints, main and log compressor.
	apps - Code for mavlink generation and for a video application.
	comm - Code for linking to simulation, mavlink, udp, xbee, opal, flight gear and interface.
	Has other libraries. Qwt is in directory named lib. The other libraries are in libs.
	lib - qwt library
	libs - eigen, opmapcontrol, qestserialport, qtconcurrent, utils.
	input - joystick and freenect code.
	plugins - Qt project for PIXHAWK plugins.
	uas - Ardu pilot, UAS, mavlink factory, uas manager, interface, waypoint manager and slugs.
	ui - Has code for data plots, waypoint lists and window congfiguration. All of the ui code.
thirdParty: 
	Library called lxbee.
	Library called QSerialPort.