20 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Ramon Roche
9adda29da2
docs(sim): add Try PX4 quick-start and pre-built packages reference (#26957)
Adds documentation for the SITL containers and .deb packages introduced in #26495. The containers are now live on Docker Hub: [`px4io/px4-sitl:latest`](https://hub.docker.com/r/px4io/px4-sitl) and [`px4io/px4-sitl-gazebo:latest`](https://hub.docker.com/r/px4io/px4-sitl-gazebo).

The main addition is a [Try PX4 Simulation](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/dev_setup/try_px4) page that leads with a single `docker run` command and gets someone flying in under a minute. It lives in Getting Started, right after Recommended Hardware/Setup, so it's one of the first things new users see.

The existing `.deb` package reference has been moved from `packaging/px4_sitl_deb.md` to `simulation/px4_sitl.md` and expanded to cover both containers and `.deb` packages on one page. Sections are ordered by how people use them: what's available, install, configure, connect QGC/MAVSDK, connect ROS 2.

Other changes:
- README now has a "Try PX4" section with the docker one-liner above "Build from Source"
- Landing page (`index.md`) reworked to lead with "Try PX4" before "For Developers"
- Toolchain page (`dev_env.md`) gets a tip redirecting simulation-only users to pre-built packages
- `getting_started.md` and `SUMMARY.md` updated with links to the new pages
- Simulation index tip updated to mention containers alongside `.deb` packages

The SIH container image is published as `px4io/px4-sitl` (renamed from `px4io/px4-sitl-sih`) so the default lightweight option carries the simplest name. The Gazebo image remains `px4io/px4-sitl-gazebo`.

Also upgrades all GitHub Actions in the SITL workflow to Node.js 24 compatible versions (`actions/checkout@v6`, `actions/cache@v5`, `actions/upload-artifact@v7`, `actions/download-artifact@v8`, `docker/setup-buildx-action@v4`, `docker/build-push-action@v7`) to fix the Node.js 20 deprecation warning ahead of the June 2026 deadline.

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Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Hamish Willee <hamishwillee@gmail.com>
2026-04-09 08:51:22 -07:00
Ramon Roche
1d80fc317e docs(sim): restructure hardware sim pages and add SIH docs
Co-authored-by: Hamish Willee <hamishwillee@gmail.com>

Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
2026-03-31 17:01:10 -06:00
Jacob Dahl
4b2e0a6f59
feat(sensors/gps): add per-receiver GPS delay parameters (#26660)
* sensors: add per-receiver GPS delay parameters

Add SENS_GPS{0,1}_DELAY params to vehicle_gps_position, following the
same device-ID matching pattern used for antenna offsets. Each receiver
can now have its own measurement delay relative to the IMU.

The delay is applied to timestamp_sample before blending. When PPS time
correction is active it takes priority over the parameter-based delay.
When a GPS driver already provides its own timestamp_sample the
per-receiver delay is not applied on top of it.

* fix(ekf2): remove EKF2_GPS_DELAY and perform param transation

* fix(param_translation): fix GPS param migration return values

Add missing return for EKF2_GPS_POS_Z and remove incorrect return for
EKF2_GPS_DELAY (1-to-many migration should not return PARAM_MODIFIED).

* fix(sensors,ekf2): rename pps_compensation and clarify delay default

* fix(ekf2): account for SENS_GPS*_DELAY in observation buffer sizing

* fix(docs): migrate EKF2_GPS_DELAY param
2026-03-17 18:19:08 -08:00
Balduin
fa2d1c3662
SIH Simulator: Add wind (#26467)
* SIH: explicitly use local velocity for all aerodynamic calculations

no functional change

* SIH: add param & vars for wind and apparent vel

no functional change

* SIH: replace all relevant vels with apparent vel

Only places where _v_E is remaining:
 - ecefToNed to calculate _v_N
 - generate_rover_ackermann_dynamics
 - equations_of_motion
 - parameters_updated, init_variables
and _v_N:
 - ecefToNed
 - print_status
 - publish_ground_truth
 - generate_rover_ackermann_dynamics
 - equations_of_motion
 - parameters_updated, init_variables

which are all not relevant for aerodynamics.

* sih: wind review suggestions

* sih wind: switch direction to global wind source direction convention

* SIH: clean up variable declarations

* SIH: rename variables for consistency

* docs: SIH: document new wind parameters

* Release notes: note for SIH wind settings

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Co-authored-by: Matthias Grob <maetugr@gmail.com>
2026-03-05 08:53:39 +01:00
Hamish Willee
b37733459d
docs: Codespell check on English sources + swd fixes (#26657) 2026-03-05 12:50:59 +11:00
Hamish Willee
209c971c1b
docs: Link fixes in docs - including 404 fixes (#26605)
* Redirect 301/308 HTTP link fixes
* Easy 404 fixes - easy
* Add internal anchor fixes and generate msg docs fix
2026-02-28 17:09:53 +11:00
Hamish Willee
539b1def78
docs: Numerous spelling and grammer fixes in flight controller section (#26582) 2026-02-26 11:53:44 +11:00
Hamish Willee
cf50ecf41b
Split out PX4 v1.17 release note (#26225) 2026-01-10 14:06:19 +11:00
mahima-yoga
db3f33760e docs: add instructions for controlling actuators in SIH 2025-08-25 09:28:43 +02:00
chfriedrich98
72796a9844
docs: update ackermann sih (#25418)
* docs: update ackermann sih

* Update metadata to fix broken link

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Co-authored-by: Hamish Willee <hamishwillee@gmail.com>
2025-08-14 11:03:07 +10:00
chfriedrich98
c475ec2c1f
docs: ackermann rover sih (#25229)
* docs: ackermann rover sih

* prettier

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Co-authored-by: Hamish Willee <hamishwillee@gmail.com>
2025-08-13 09:04:33 +10:00
Hamish Willee
375f421c61
Link fixes galore (#25151) 2025-07-03 14:53:12 +10:00
Hamish Willee
b2b6a5f44e Fix up hitl too 2025-07-02 11:49:08 +10:00
Hamish Willee
93a4ff8d01 Rework to check-first 2025-07-02 11:49:08 +10:00
Beniamino Pozzan
e3e48d01d3 docs(sih): just mention CONFIG_MODULES_SIMULATION_SIMULATOR_SIH
Signed-off-by: Beniamino Pozzan <beniamino.pozzan@gmail.com>
2025-07-02 11:49:08 +10:00
Hamish Willee
36485a0920 Split out the firmware setup 2025-07-02 11:49:08 +10:00
Beniamino Pozzan
8998a5baf9 docs(sih): Update instructions for sih
Signed-off-by: Beniamino Pozzan <beniamino.pozzan@gmail.com>
2025-07-02 11:49:08 +10:00
Hamish Willee
acc12bb21d SIH Hexacopter X 2025-06-30 18:33:56 +02:00
Matthias Grob
0b3fc0a62d SIH: add Hexacopter X
to enable easy simulation of a motor failure.
2025-05-20 13:23:08 +02:00
Hamish Willee
88d623bedb
Move PX4 Guide source into /docs (#24490)
* Add vitepress tree

* Update existing workflows so they dont trigger on changes in the docs path

* Add nojekyll, package.json, LICENCE etc

* Add crowdin docs upload/download scripts

* Add docs flaw checker workflows

* Used docs prefix for docs workflows

* Crowdin obvious fixes

* ci: docs move to self hosted runner

runs on a beefy server for faster builds

Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>

* ci: don't run build action for docs or ci changes

Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>

* ci: update runners

Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>

* Add docs/en

* Add docs assets and scripts

* Fix up editlinks to point to PX4 sources

* Download just the translations that are supported

* Add translation sources for zh, uk, ko

* Update latest tranlsation and uorb graphs

* update vitepress to latest

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Signed-off-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Ramon Roche <mrpollo@gmail.com>
2025-03-13 16:08:27 +11:00