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Welcome to NXP Cup
Downloads and links
Support Material
Contact
MR-Buggy3 Developer Guide
FCC-CE EMC Notification
Getting started
MR-Buggy3 build guide
MR-Buggy3 software setup
NXP Cup Example Application
DFRobot Chassis Developer Guide
Getting started
Assembly
Development tools
RDDRONE-CUPK64 AKA Micro E Board Development
RDDRONE-FMUK66 Development
Virtual machine
Installing Ubuntu
PX4 Toolchain
MCUXpresso
Programming the RDDRONE-FMUK66
Working with the Example-Application
Adding distance sensors to the FMUK66
Landzo car model (OLD)
NXP Gazebo Summer Camp
Introduction to NXP Gazebo Summer Camp
Milestone 1 - Intro to NXP Gazebo and ROS
Milestone 2 - Time to go fast!
Milestone 3 - Simple Reaction
Milestone 4 - Advanced Reaction
Updating NXP Gazebo
Video Tutorials
[NOTICE] Update - 12.2.2021
HARDWARE REFERENCE
RDDRONE-CUPK64 (AKA ARC Board) schematics
RDDRONE-FMUK66 Schematics
FMU Connectors and pinout
EXTERNAL SOURCES
NXP Cup Supported Material
Pixy 2 Wiki
PX4 User Guide
PX4 Developer Guide
QGroundControl User Guide
MAVSDK Guide
PX4 Github
ARCHIVE
Battery Charger US/EU Plug
Setting up Visual Studio Code
Installation of NXP Gazebo [OLD]
Overview of the NXP Gazebo stack [OLD]
Overview of the self-driving example code [PX4]
NavQ on NXP Cup Car
Setting up NavQ for use on the NXP Cup Car
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RDDRONE-FMUK66 Development
How to write software for the FMU and flash and debug the FMU.
Most of the tools that are generally used for writing, building and debugging software for RDDRONE-FMUK66, are best supported under a Linux operating system. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to either use a native Linux setup, or a virtual machine (VM) running Linux on a Windows or MacOS computer. In case you are not able to use a native Ubuntu setup, a virtual machine setup will work just fine. This comes at the cost of speed and flexibility, but should not be a big issue for most developers. In this guide, we will set up a virtual machine, but most instructions would also apply to a native setup.
This section explains setting up software for running a virtual machine, creating such a virtual machine, and installing the required development tools inside it.
We will start with setting up the VirtualBox software for creating and running a virtual machine. We will also create the virtual machine, in which we will install the Ubuntu Linux operating system. Inside this virtual machine, the basic PX4 toolchain will be installed, which should provide all the tools already to build your own firmware binaries from source.
Finally, you will have the choice to install and setup an integrated development environment (IDE), which allows you to edit, build and debug the PX4 firmware. The recommend IDE is MCUXpresso, but we also provide instructions for setting up the popular Visual Studio Code.
It is very well possible to install all tools on your main operating system, whether you are using Linux, Windows or MacOS. However, we only provide the instructions for setting up a virtual machine, because this should work well for most users and it is easier to support a single platform. You are free to install the tools onto your main operating system, but please be aware that you might need to figure some things out using other resources. While these tools are cross platform, it should be noted that the majority of developers use Linux or MacOS.
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