Setting up a new Pixhawk 4

PX4 Autopilot Flight Controllers
#1

Hi all,

I have migrated from a Pixhawk 2.4.8 to a version 4. I am just trying to get my head around the wiring of the new Pixhawk.

I have wired it up as per the instructions and all seems ok.

Just a query on the battery voltage in Mission Planner. Do I still need to plug in and use the Pixhawk 2.4.8 battery voltage plug that gets installed with the older Pixhawk?

Thanks

#2

Hello and welcome to the community.
By power plug you mean the power module?

#3

No, if you use the power distribution board that is shipped with most Pixhawk 4 kits, that provides voltage and current monitoring (and comes with the correct connector).

#4

Thank you @mwbb & @auturgy. Answered my question perfectly.

I thought the Pixhawk 4 Power Management Board might provide that functionality. I wasn’t quite sure.

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#5

Broadys; Hey I was wondering where you got Version 4 from…? My Pixhawk 4 came from China and the version is 1.9.x…? hard to read Chinese…! Thanks in Advance, James…

#6

Hi @Jimlp1. I got it from a place in Sydney called Core Electronics.

There service and shipping is A1.

#7

Thanks Broadys…! =)