GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Essential guides for setting up and operating MAVLink GPS.
Protocol
Serial vs. UDP
MAVLink GPS supports two methods of connecting to the Flight Controller: **USB Serial** and **UDP Network**.
Setting GPS_TYPE = 14
To tell ArduPilot to "listen" for GPS data coming from a MAVLink message rather than a physical UART wire, you must configure the GPS driver backend.
The GPS_INPUT Message (#232)
The `GPS_INPUT` message (ID 232) is the mechanism used to inject high-precision Android location data into ArduPilot. Unlike standard GPS modules w...
The ignore_flags Bitmask
In MAVLink GPS injection, sometimes "No Data" is safer than "Bad Data." The `ignore_flags` field is a bitmask that tells the Flight Controller to d...