PX4 Developer Summit | Zurich 2019

In this talk we will demonstrate how the libuavcan project, a C++ implementation of the UAVCAN protocol, is using Raspberry PIs and Buildkite.com to run unit tests on Cortex-M targets as part of its automated build pipeline. We’ll discuss why we’re investing in this capability, how the project’s methodology is well suited for geographically distributed teams developing firmware, and will invite others in the PX4 community to comment and contribute ideas on how to evolve and improve what we’ve built.

This is a presentation of a blog post I have on my personal site here -> https://32bits.io/blog/2019/5/26/libuavcan-hil-test-automation-using-buildkite-and-raspberry-pi

As a global semiconductor company and the  number one supplier of automotive semiconductors, NXP has been developing projects and reference designs, relating to security and authentication components, vehicle networking, smart battery management and motor control solutions to enable developers design and build automotive grade industrial drone systems. This interactive session will cover current PX4 related hardware projects, and seek feedback from the open source community.

Zubax Robotics has developed an integrated motor control circuit that enables third-party hardware engineers to design sophisticated electric drives using its cutting-edge field-oriented control technology. With this solution, a regular hardware engineer without prior experience with motor control applications can design a custom electric drive in a few days. The motor control technology utilizes new patent-pending approaches to digital signal processing that facilitate reduced heat rejection, thereby increasing the energy-efficiency of the drive and enabling higher endurance. Extensive empirical testing indicates that innovative electric drives built on the Zubax motor control technology outperform similar solutions based on TI InstaSPIN (which is widely used by numerous well-known vendors such as DJI and T-Motor).