Downloading Logs via MAVLink

Owned by Conor McCaffrey (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jun 04, 2021 by Hope Nelson (Unlicensed)
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Using Mission Planner

  • Connect your aircraft to the ground station computer using a micro USB cable

  • Launch the Mission Planner Program

  • Selecting the “Data” icon at the top of the window to open the Mission Planner Flight Data screen

  • Select the “DataFlash Logs” tab on the lower left pane of the window

  • Click the “Download DataFlash Log Via Mavlink” button

  • Select the log(s) you want to download from the left pane of the popup window

    • Any logs with a date of 12/31/1979 were created when the aircraft did not have a GPS lock. As a result these logs usually indicate the times the copter was powered on while indoors.

  • Click “Download Selected Logs” button

    • Wait for the log files to download

This will save the selected log(s) to your Documents>MissionPlanner>logs>in a folder named after the vehicle type, such as OCTOCOPTER.

BFD Systems – 2020