13 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
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
4226b7d4ec
docs: Manual control updates to reflect prioritised selection (#25835) 2026-02-25 10:43:19 +11:00
PX4BuildBot
36b5e1e1bb docs: auto-sync metadata [skip ci]
Co-Authored-By: PX4 BuildBot <bot@px4.io>
2026-02-11 22:43:01 +00:00
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
Connor Denihan
33fed67c07
Update community_supported_simulators.md (#25155)
Fixed wording
2025-07-04 09:01:37 +10:00
Hamish Willee
b2b6a5f44e Fix up hitl too 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
af5f2f8b74 docs(hitl): Update instructions for hitl simulations
Signed-off-by: Beniamino Pozzan <beniamino.pozzan@gmail.com>
2025-07-02 11:49:08 +10:00
Matthias Grob
0b3fc0a62d SIH: add Hexacopter X
to enable easy simulation of a motor failure.
2025-05-20 13:23:08 +02:00
Beat Küng
fee575f944
docs: update integration tests (#24671)
* docs: update integration tests

Updates for https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/22494.
Transferred from https://github.com/PX4/PX4-user_guide/pull/2970.

* Apply suggestions from code review

* Update docs/en/test_and_ci/integration_testing_ros1_mavros.md

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Co-authored-by: Hamish Willee <hamishwillee@gmail.com>
2025-05-07 13:52:03 +10:00
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