You can use the OpenPilot Ground Control Station (GCS) both to configure yourcontroller board and to control and monitor your aircraft during flight. Morecommonly, you would use a conventional radio control transmitter to controlyour vehicle, but the GCS is also capable of doing so.
All OpenPilot products use the same Ground Control Station. OpenPilot GCS iscurrently available for the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.
Warning
OPENPILOT WAS DISCONTINUED!
OpenPilot also scored well on its driver engagement thanks to its sophisticated Driver Monitoring System (DMS). The Comma Two uses its driver-facing camera to determine the position of the driver's. Openpilot is an open source driving agent with a much better lane keep assist than General Motors cars come with from the factory, and a ton of other features. While openpilot already supports many GM cars, many more GM cars with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) package can be added using this guide as a reference.
Use LibrePilot instead.
Downloading the GCS installer¶
The first step is to download the appropriate GCS installer. Using the releasetable below, select the Download Link that corresponds to your computer’soperating system.
If updating from a previous release, you may wish note the current settings foryour vehicle first by creating a .UAV file or taking screenshots of vehiclesettings.
Important
The software on this page comes with no warranty. Use it at yourown risk and please be careful!
Visit the OpenPilot forums if you havequestions and/or suggestions. Extensive documentation about how the systemworks and how to install and configure it is available in this wiki.
Latest version can be found here: http://www.openpilot.org/download/.
RELEASE – OP-15.05.02 – Revolution Nano, Revo, OPLM and Platinum GPS¶
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Openpilot Cc3d Driver Download
Please note that CC3D is NOT supported by this release. To findthe latest release for the CC3D, please see Release – 15.02.02 below.
Windows NSIS Installer
Uninstall previous version first.
Mac OS X distribution image
Open as a standard distribution image.
Linux 64 bit Debian package
Uninstall previous version first, then use your system package installer toinstall.
Note
Please note that Linux .debs will only work with Linux versions Ubuntu14.04 or later, due to lack of popularity we are no longer building 32 Bit.debs but if needed you can build them easily using the source below and the‘make package’ command.
Source code
Openpilot Driver Updater
(Previous) RELEASE – OP-15.02.02 – Revo, CC3D, Atom, CC and v9 GPS¶
This version supports the CopterControl, CC3D, Atom, and Revo as well as theOPLink Modems.
Windows NSIS Installer
Uninstall previous version first.
Openpilot Cc3d Usb Driver Download
Mac OS X distribution image
Open as a standard distribution image.
Linux Debian packages
| 32 bit: | openpilot_15.02.02-1_i386.deb |
|---|---|
| 64 bit: | openpilot_15.02.02-1_amd64.deb |
Uninstall previous version first, then use your system package installer toinstall.
Note
Please note that Linux .debs will only work with Linux versions Ubuntu14.04 or later.
Installation of the GCS¶
Openpilot Version
Open the GCS installer file that you downloaded and follow these steps:
- Choose a language from the drop-down list on the first page, then click OK.(You can cancel installation at any point by clicking Cancel.)
- The OpenPilot Welcome screen appears. Click Next.
- Review the conditions of the license agreement and then click I Agree toaccept the terms.
- You can select which components to install in the Choose Components dialogbox. Click Next to accept the default selections.
Note
Note that the Mesa OpenGL driver may be required by older operatingsystems and is a required component for the GCS interface. If major elementsof the GCS user interface fail to display, re-installation with selection ofthe Mesa OpenGL driver may help.
You can specify where to install OpenPilot GCS in the Choose Install Locationdialog box. Click Browse to choose a location or Install to install thesoftware in the default location shown in the text box.
Previous installations of the OpenPilot GCS were installed in the Documentsand Settings directory on Windows machines. The latest default GCS locationis the standard Program Files location on Windows machines.
OpenPilot GCS installs on your computer. Click Next when installation iscomplete.
If you have have chosen the default setup, Windows will now install the CDCdriver for the Virtual Comm Port of your OpenPilot board.
Note
Note that the CDC driver is not required to connect and configureyour OpenPilot board with the GCS. You need the CDC driver for VirtualComm Port support.
- Click Finish to complete installation. (Clear the check box if you don’t wantOpenPilot GCS to run immediately.)
- If you choose to run OpenPilot GCS immediately, click OK to load the defaultconfiguration file.
- The OpenPilot GCS start page appears. Congratulations! You can exploreOpenPilot GCS or proceed to the next step, Installing or Updating YourFirmware.