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1. Ctrl+f

2. Click on Mavlink

   1. If you are running another application, proceed to step 3

   2. If you are observing MAVLink telemetry messages only, proceed to step 4

3. Another application:

   1. In the upper dropdown, select TCP Host - 14550

   2. Check the Write access checkbox

   3. Click Connect

   4. Enter port 14550 , unless you are specifically using another port

   5. Click OK

   6. The application is ready to receive telemetry and send commands

4. Observation only:

   1. In the upper dropdown, select UDP Client

   2. Leave the Write access checkbox unchecked

   3. Click Connect

   4. Enter 127.0.0.1 , unless you are specifically using another IP

   5. Enter port 14550 , unless you are specifically using another port

   6. Click OK

   7. Mission Planner is now broadcasting telemetry

You can also observe some of the MAVLink messages through Mavlink Inspector (ctrl+f).

Instructions based on this: https://ardupilot.org/planner/docs/common-mp-tools.html

Ardupilot Only

Untested.

The Ardupilot website has extensive documentation on setting up the SITL found here (https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/sitl-simulator-software-in-the-loop.html). You may be able to download the SITL binary without compiling yourself by downloading the firmware from here: https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Copter/latest/. And use https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/blob/master/Tools/autotest/sim_vehicle.py to run it. (although this is untested).

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