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The camera is an optical flow sensor. It essentially works like the sensor on an optical mouse and detects motion in x and y. The motion output form the flow sensor in combination with the distance to the ground (measured by the distance sensor on the deck) it is possible to determine how the Crazyf...

The best way to check if a deck is detected by the Crazyflie is to use the python client. Open the console tab and check if you can see a line saying something like "DECK_CORE: 1 deck(s) found" You can also use the Parameters tab to check which deck that is detected. Find the "deck&qu...

Hi Joe! As mentioned earlier, the geometry estimation script is designed for a CF placed on the floor. Any other use cases may produce unexpected results and I do not know what to expect. The script I provided for multiple geo measurements was a quick hack to try out the concept, there are no guaran...

Hi! If we took three readings from get_bs_geometry.py in three seperate positions. we could chain the reference frames together right? (it has been a long time since I did engineering maths) Yes, as long as you have readings for (at least) two base stations in each position you can map the pose of a...

It sounds like your geometry data may be wrong, have you set it according to the instructions? We are currently adding lighthouse configuration functionality to the client, and even-though we're not done yet, we have implemented a visualization of the system. If you update the firmware, python lib a...

Hi! Have you configured the base stations to use channels (modes) 1 and 2? This part was unfortunately missing in the instructions but was added recently. You can find the instructions here https://github.com/bitcraze/crazyflie-firmware/blob/master/docs/functional-areas/lighthouse/setting_up.md#ligh...

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1) Valve is using the values 1 to 16 when configuring the channel in a Lighthouse V2 base station. It is also possible to set it to 0, but that means "detect which channels that are used and pick one that is unused", and this feature should not be used with the Lighthouse deck. On the othe...

This is not really supported (which makes it more fun of course) If you increase PULSE_PROCESSOR_N_BASE_STATIONS to say 4, the Crazyflie will support 4 base stations, using channels 0-3 (1-4 in the lighthouse GUI). Everything else is identical to 2 base stations. For the get_bs_geometry.py script, t...