Vehicle Configuration

Having trouble?

If QGC won't connect to your vehicle, see Connection Problems. If parameters fail to load, see Parameter Download Failures.

The Vehicle Configuration view is used to configure a new vehicle prior to first flight and/or tune a configured vehicle.

Search

Use the search bar at the top of the configuration sidebar to find any setting by name. As you type, matching settings are shown across all pages — click a result to jump directly to that setting.

Configuration Pages

To the left of the screen are the available configuration pages. A page is marked with a red icon if there are still settings needed to be adjusted/specified. You should not fly if any of these are red.

INFO

The set of pages shown and the contents of each page may differ based on whether the vehicle is running PX4 or ArduPilot firmware.

Summary
An overview of all the important configuration options for your vehicle. Summary blocks show a red indicator when settings are not fully configured.

PX4-specific pages: Actuators / Motors, Airframe, Flight Modes, PID Tuning, Power, Radio, Safety, Sensors

ArduPilot-specific pages: ESC, Failsafes, Flight Modes, Flight Safety, Frame, Gimbal, Logging, Motors, Power, Radio, Remote Support, Scripting, Sensors, Servo Outputs, Tuning, Vehicle-Specific

Shared pages:

Joystick
Configure a joystick or gamepad for vehicle control.

Firmware
Flash new firmware onto the flight controller.

Parameters
View and modify all parameters associated with your vehicle.