Parrot Sphinx guide book

Getting started

• What is Parrot Sphinx
• System requirements
• Installation procedure
• Quick start
• Supported drone models
• Wi-Fi setup

Main usages

• Piloting with a remote controller
• About local controllers
• Configuration at launch time
• UE4 Application HMI
• Web dashboard
• How to use AirSDK missions
• Populate the scene with actors
• Record and visualize cameras
• Special cameras
• Segmentation camera
• Inspecting flight data
• Interact with the simulation
• Troubleshooting

How it works

• Core concepts
• Clocks in Parrot Sphinx
• About coordinates
• How to speed the simulation up

References

• 3D scenes available
  • Packaged applications
  • About the available paths
• All control references
  • Atmosphere
  • Actors
  • Barometer
  • Camera
  • Fwman (firmware manager)
  • Gimbal motor
  • GPS
  • Handling
  • IMU
  • IPLink
  • Light
  • Li-Po Battery
  • Magnetometer
  • Motors
  • Omniscient
  • Physics
  • Sky
  • Smart Battery
  • Spherical Coordinates
  • Time-Of-Flight
  • Ultrasound
  • Wind
  • Wireless link
• pysphinx API Reference Documentation
  • Sphinx
  • Component
  • Camera
  • Frame

For advanced users

• Guided and precise motion of the drone
• Interact with the sky
• Customize the 3D environment
• How to write expression to change HW component behavior
• How to emulate network packet loss
• Recipe: 3D-grid segmentation to evaluate 3D scanning
• Reset, reboot, and initialisation
• Modify the vision camera LED brightness
• How to debug firmwares
• About Firmwared
• Gazebo visual interface
• Shortcomings and limitations

Build your own Unreal Engine application

• Parrot Sphinx SDK
• Parrot-customized UE Editor
• Adapt an UE project to Parrot Sphinx
• Build your own application for Parrot Sphinx

Others

• Release notes
• Parrot Sphinx license agreement
• Credits