ZeroPilot

Welcome to the ZeroPilot Documentation!

This is the home page for all documentation about ZeroPilot.

About ZeroPilot:

ZeroPilot is a next-generation autopilot, currently being developed by the Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group. It has been designed to be able to fly both fixed-wing and multi-rotor aircraft, but is easily adapted to control almost any vehicle.

Most of ZeroPilot's processing is performed by a powerful ARM Cortex-M7 microcontroller, produced by STMicroelectronics. The device used is the STM32F765ZG. There is a second MCU on board that manages the safety systems for the autopilot. This is the much smaller STM32F030RC. You can find more information about the hardware here.

The code for ZeroPilot is publicly available on the WARG GitHub.

If you're looking for the WARG embedded software bootcamp, it can be found here.

Pages:

• Getting Started with ZeroPilot
  • Firmware Development Environment Setup
• Firmware Knowledge Base
  • How-to articles
  • Working with git
  • Protocols
  • Oscilloscopes 101
  • C Keywords & Preprocessor Definitons
  • Interrupts
  • The Debugger
  • Real Time Systems (RTOS and Friends) - WORK IN PROGRESS
  • STM32-Specific Whimsy
  • Coding Principles
  • Unit Testing with Google Test
  • Peripherals
  • Working with Telemetry
  • Working With Docker
  • EFS Bookshelf
  • Test Driven Development (TDD)
  • Git and GitHub Tutorial
  • Using the Command Shell
  • EFS Tutorial Interview Questions
  • Printf() with Nucleo Board
  • WARG GSC Router
• ZeroPilot 3.5 Architecture
  • ZeroPilot3.5 Design
  • Milestones
  • ZeroPilot Managers
  • Drivers
  • Branch Naming Standards
  • Style Standards
  • Fixed-Wing Aircraft & ZP
  • ZeroPilot 3.5 IOC Configuration Overview
  • Archive
• Ongoing Projects Page
  • Example MicroArch + Timeline doc
  • Comms Emulator Board - Requirements
  • Simulator
  • MPU 6065 MicroArch + Timeline
  • Lidar Rangefinder Support
  • SBUS
  • Debug board Project Proposal
  • EFS Work Session Tutorials Ideas
  • ZP3 improvement Ideas
  • COTS Improvements
  • Arduino Tracking Antenna Software
  • ZeroPilot Validation Image Sequence
  • Custom CAN Hub
  • SWO printing with STM32
  • CAN Lighting Board Firmware
  • EFS Sensor Clustor
  • RPI Interface Rev C Software
• Competition
  • Competition 2023
  • Comp-pre-2022
• Project Archive
  • Tracking Antenna 2023
  • ZeroPilot-ArduPilot Integration
  • Phoenix
  • Laminar OS
  • ZeroPilot 1.0 Architecture
  • ZeroPilot 3.0 Architecture
  • HIL Controller version 0.1.x
  • LOS_Storage & LOS_Logging Design + Impl.
  • CRSF MicroArch Doc
  • ZP3 Architecture Research - FW
  • BLDC Motor Controller
  • Hiren K Startup Guide
  • Firmware Bootcamp Proposed Amendments

External Links:

• ZeroPilot Software
• ZeroPilot Hardware