uAvionix microLink User manual

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microLink
Quick Start Guide

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1 Appendix A Quick Start Guide
The skyStation and airborne microLink radios are shipped from the factory
with a default configuration that allows them to connect on power up right
out of the box.
This quick start guide illustrates the steps to get up and going with your
pixHawk flight controller without any manual configuration.
Note that the radios depend on a GPS 3D fix in order to connect. A GPS
signal repeater is typically required for indoor operation. Also note that
some firewalls, antivirus/antimalware, and network switches may block
communication on certain network ports. Unblocking TCP ports 30011 and
30013 as well as UDP ports 30010 and 30012 may be necessary.
1.1 skyStation
•Connect the skyStation to the Power+Data port of the power over
ethernet (PoE) adapter. Connect your router to the Data Only port of
the PoE adapter.
Figure 1-1 skyStation network connections

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1.2 microLink
•Connect the PixHawk2 TELEM 1 port to the microLink USER port
(top connector).
•Connect the microFYX GPS to the microLink CNTL radio port (bottom
connector).
Figure 1-2 Airborne microLink connections.
•Apply power to your pixHawk. The TELEM 1 port supplies power to
the microLink and to the microFYX.
1.3 skyLinkApp and Mission Planner
•Launch the skyLinkApp.exe application. The skyStation and
skyLinkApp will discover one another and automatically connect.
Note the IP address of the skyStation is displayed in the upper left
corner of skyLinkApp. This is the address you will connect to from the
Mission Planner application.

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Figure 1-3 Automatic discovery. The IP address of the skyStation appears in the upper left
If you encounter a message from Windows Defender Firewall when
launching skyLinkApp, select Private Networks and press “Allow
Access”.

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•Connect Mission Planner to the skyStation using a TCP connection,
the skyStation IP Address, and port number 30011.
Figure 1-4 Select TCP connection type
Figure 1-5 Enter the IP address of the skyStation

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Figure 1-6 Enter the USER Data Port number from the skyStation (30011 default)
•Use skyLinkApp to verify that the radios are connected.
•Once connected and all the parameters are downloaded you are ready
to plan your mission and fly!