Hi All, Apologies for the upcoming wall of text, I am facing an issue and will try to include as much relevant information. I am attempting to run an offboard controller using a Pixhawk 6c and an Odroid Xu4 companion computer. For position, I have a vicon motion capture set up. Previously, this …

I get the same error message when switching the modes using RC. But when I try to switch the mode to offboard using the code it does not switch but also does not show the error message. I can also arm it without any issue. I wonder if it is the same issue for you.

I have not tried arming it via my code but I will try to see if I can replicate your issue. Are you also using two telemetry cables to a Linux based offboard computer? Have you tried the settings listed at this link? Problems connecting a Pixhawk 6c to a Raspberry Pi - #4 by JulianOes I made thos…

Hi, Sorry about the late response. I have been sorting out the issues this whole time. I was able to switch my Pixhawk to offboard mode. I went through the vision web page attached below. Using Vision or Motion Capture Systems for Position Estimation | PX4 User Guide PX4 is the Profes…

Hi! Quick question, in what order do you send the quaternion? First the real part o the real part at the last? Thank you in advance

Switching to mode 'Offboard' is currently not possible. Check for a valid position estimate

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paul1 July 11, 2023, 7:56pm 5

Thank you for the update. I was able to solve it by using the settings found here: Problems connecting a Pixhawk 6c to a Raspberry Pi - #4 by JulianOes

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Switching to mode 'Offboard' is currently not possible. Check for a valid position estimate

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