MissionPlanner
Website : http://ardupilot.org/planner/
Forum : http://discuss.ardupilot.org/c/ground-control-software/mission-planner
Download latest stable version : http://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/MissionPlanner/MissionPlanner-latest.msi
Changelog : https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner/blob/master/ChangeLog.txt
License : https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner/blob/master/COPYING.txt
How to compile
On Windows (Recommended)
1. Install software
Main requirements
Currently, Mission Planner needs:
Visual Studio 2022
IDE
Visual Studio Community
To compile Mission Planner, we recommend using Visual Studio. You can download Visual Studio Community from the Visual Studio Download page.
Visual Studio is a comprehensive suite with built-in Git support, but it can be overwhelming due to its complexity. To streamline the installation process, you can customize your installation by selecting the relevant "Workloads" and "Individual components" based on your software development needs.
To simplify this selection process, we have provided a configuration file that specifies the components required for MissionPlanner development. Here's how you can use it:
- Go to "More" in the Visual Studio installer.
- Select "Import configuration."
- Use the following file: vs2022.vsconfig.
By following these steps, you'll have the necessary components installed and ready for Mission Planner development.
VSCode
Currently VSCode with C# plugin is able to parse the code but cannot build.
2. Get the code
If you get Visual Studio Community, you should be able to use Git from the IDE.
Clone https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner.git to get the full code.
In case you didn't install an IDE, you will need to manually install Git. Please follow instruction in https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/where-to-get-the-code.html#downloading-the-code-using-git
Open a git bash terminal in the MissionPlanner directory and type, "git submodule update --init" to download all submodules
3. Build
To build the code:
- Open MissionPlanner.sln with Visual Studio
- From the Build menu, select "Build MissionPlanner"
On other systems
Building Mission Planner on other systems isn't support currently.
Launching Mission Planner on other system
Mission Planner is available for Android via the Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.michaeloborne.MissionPlanner
Mission Planner can be used with Mono on Linux systems. Be aware that not all functions are available on Linux.
Native MacOS and iOS support is experimental and not recommended for inexperienced users. https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner/releases/tag/osxlatest
For MacOS users it is recommended to use Mission Planner for Windows via Boot Camp or Parallels (or equivalent).
On Linux
Requirements
Those instructions were tested on Ubuntu 20.04.
Please install Mono, either :
sudo apt install mono-complete mono-runtime libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-winforms4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.0-cil libmono-system-management4.0-cil libmono-system-xml-linq4.0-cil
Launching
You can debug Mission Planner on Mono with MONO_LOG_LEVEL=debug mono MissionPlanner.exe
External Services Used
Offline Use - No Internet
| Location | Use | Transferable between pcs |
|---|
| C:\ProgramData\Mission Planner\gmapcache | Map cache | yes |
| C:\ProgramData\Mission Planner\srtm | Elevation data cache | yes |
| C:\ProgramData\Mission Planner\*.pdef.xml | Parameter cache | yes |
| C:\ProgramData\Mission Planner\LogMessages*.xml | DF Log metadata cache | yes |
on linux this is in /home//.local/share/Mission Planner/
Offline Data Supported
Elevation
- SRTM Cache
- GeoTiff's in WGS84/EGM96
- DTED
Images
Paths used - Default
| Location | Use |
|---|
| C:\ProgramData\Mission Planner | All cross user content |
| C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Mission Planner | All per user content |
on linux this is in /home//.local/share/Mission Planner/
CA Cert
A CA cert is installed to the root store and used to sign the windows serial port drivers, and is installed as part of the MSI install.
