# How to arm Drone without connecting to QGroundControl

**URL:** <https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197>\
**Category:** Pixhawk\
**Created:** [July 6, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197 "2026-07-06T08:07:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jolie\_Lee](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/jolie_lee/32/20134_2.png) [@Jolie\_Lee](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Jolie_Lee)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197/1 "2026-07-06T08:07:32Z")

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Hello friends,  
I need your helps.  
This is the first time i have built a drone. My device has Pixhawk 6C, PM07 module, M9N GPS, Fs-i6 RC. I set my device with SWA on RC to arm. But i face a problem: I only arm by RC when drone is connected to QGroundControl (QGC) by USB or Telementry, the led on Holybro M9N only green when drone is connected to QGC. Without connecting drone with QGC, i can not arm the drone and the led on m9n gps is red.

I have tried to set COM\_POWER\_COUNT to 0 but i could not arm my drone.

The firmware i used is PX 1.17 with QGC 5.x

Please help me if you can.

Thank you in advance,

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**Author:** ![qiu162813](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/qiu162813/32/21769_2.png) [@qiu162813](https://discuss.px4.io/u/qiu162813)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197/2 "2026-07-06T10:46:49Z")

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请将无人机遥测的故障保护关闭即可，默认的设置是故障RTK，请关闭后无人机即可手动飞行

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**Author:** ![qiu162813](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/qiu162813/32/21769_2.png) [@qiu162813](https://discuss.px4.io/u/qiu162813)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197/3 "2026-07-06T10:50:49Z")

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可以使用参数\*\*[COM\_DLL\_EXCEPT](https://docs.px4.io/main/zh/config/safety#COM_DLL_EXCEPT)\*\*实现

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**Author:** ![Pratik\_Wagh](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/pratik_wagh/32/18869_2.png) [@Pratik\_Wagh](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Pratik_Wagh)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197/4 "2026-07-07T04:28:28Z")

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FS\_GCS\_ENABLE = 0  
and remove all arming checks (just for debugging)  
then try arming , also there is arming gestures setting/parameters also check that

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**Author:** ![Jolie\_Lee](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/jolie_lee/32/20134_2.png) [@Jolie\_Lee](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Jolie_Lee)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197/5 "2026-07-08T07:07:20Z")

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Thank everyone,

I set **NAV\_DLL\_ACT** to Disabled, i can arm drone without connecting to qgc.  
I will test with your suggests.

Thank you so much

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**Author:** ![nitru](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/nitru/32/18827_2.png) [@nitru](https://discuss.px4.io/u/nitru)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-arm-drone-without-connecting-to-qgroundcontrol/49197/6 "2026-07-11T07:08:17Z")

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