Sensor Calibration#

Sensors produce data. To help make sense of this data and transform it into information, it is useful to calibrate sensors.

Calibrate the sensors#

Attention

Remove the propellers before calibrating the flight controller.

  • Open the Sensors section in QGroundControl.

  • Gyroscope: start the gyroscope calibration and leave the Duckiedrone still on a level surface until it completes.

  • Accelerometer: start the accelerometer calibration and hold the Duckiedrone in the six different orientations requested by the on-screen prompts.

  • Level Horizon: leave the Duckiedrone still on a level surface until this completes.

  • After the sensors are calibrated successfully, the Sensors section should turn green.

QGroundControl summary page with the Sensors section green after calibration

Fig. 65 QGroundControl summary page after the sensor calibrations complete.#