NAVIO2,Pi2 ,set-up ,installation and configuration

@a753951852 wrote:

For all intents and purposes consider me a noob.

I recently bought the navio2 , and was trying to set it up and calibrate it,
but i think i have messed up few steps provided in docs page regarding this ,

I am trying to build a quadcopter and plan on using it with a pi2 with both short-range (WIFI) and autonomous flights (over 3G/4G dongle) ,

I formatted and loaded the image provided on docs and the pi is running .

I updated it and upgraded it as it was mentioned ,

1. I didn't quite understand the part with the "SSID" wifi configuration , is it about making a the pi a "hotspot" or simple connecting the pi to the internet ,anyway i plugged in the Ethernet cable to do the internet jobs.

2. I typed "nmap -sn 192.168.1.*" to find my pi's ip address but it responds "-bash: nmap:command not found"

3. I installed the navio2 apm.

4.When i try to start the APM with "pi@navio: ~ $ sudo ArduCopter-quad -A udp:192.168.1.2:14550" ,
i get the response " Raspberry Pi 2 with BCM2709! Unknown option '?' "

5.Connecting to Ground control station i have both apm planner and mission planner installed on my laptop through which i intend to to control the quad , But i don't know how to connect to any of them and m confused about it.(UDP or TCP), and how would all this work out to be in terms of arming it,flying it and so on.
(just for my knowledge , can we connect it using TCP?)

I am not sure how to go about it , and i was not able to particularly find any specific solutions on the docs page , could anyone please walk me through it and help me setup the navio2 .

And i have few questions aswell ,

1. Do i need to a RC controller to fly this or can i fly it directly through the base station on auto mode and joystick manual mode? (i haven't bought any rc controller ).

2. Does it have its own power sensors that can tell me the voltage of the battery supply and shut down the pi automatically when the power is low ?

3.Can i add additional sensors onto it like proximity sensors and etc on the pi and how do i go about programming it and integrating it with the apm with regards to the flight inputs (lets say)?

Thanks!!

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