Dronecode Foundation

PX4 Autopilot

PX4 is the open source flight control firmware the Dronecode Foundation stewards — the software running on the vehicle that MAVLink and MAVSDK talk to. It exposes no network API of its own; its programmable surface is the MAVLink link, reached through MAVSDK or a ground station.

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API entry from apis.yml

aid: dronecode:dronecode-api
name: PX4 Autopilot
description: PX4 is the open source flight control firmware the Dronecode Foundation stewards — the software
  running on the vehicle that MAVLink and MAVSDK talk to. It exposes no network API of its own; its programmable
  surface is the MAVLink link, reached through MAVSDK or a ground station.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dronecode.png
humanURL: https://docs.px4.io/
tags:
- Drones
- UAV
- Autopilot
- PX4
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.px4.io/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.px4.io/main/en/index.html
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://docs.px4.io/main/en/releases/
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/dronecode-sandbox.yml