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#4492·AirSim

Ardupilot with airsim: Error while receiving rotor control data

Author: KevinlibabaCreated Apr 21, 2022Updated Jan 27, 2026
Labelsardupilotbug-report

Bug report

  • AirSim Version/#commit:Binary 1.7.0
  • UE/Unity version:N/A
  • autopilot version:master
  • OS Version:Ubuntu 18.04

What's the issue you encountered?

When I run the binary with ArduCopter's setting, an error was occurred as follows:

[2022.04.21-06.56.16:031][  0]LogStaticMesh: Allocated 512x387x128 distance field atlas = 48.4Mb, with 220 objects containing 33.5Mb backing data
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
[2022.04.21-06.56.16:108][  0]LogTemp: Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
[2022.04.21-06.56.16:208][  0]LogTemp: Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
[2022.04.21-06.56.16:217][  0]LogContentStreaming: Texture pool size now 1000 MB
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
[2022.04.21-06.56.16:309][  0]LogTemp: Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
[2022.04.21-06.56.16:407][  0]LogVulkanRHI: Creating new VK swapchain with present mode 0, format 44, color space 0, num images 3
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
[2022.04.21-06.56.16:410][  0]LogTemp: Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1
Error while receiving rotor control data - ErrorNo: -1

How can the issue be reproduced?

1.Set the 'VehicleType' in settings to ArduCopter/ArduRover, and run airsim with binary. the error will be occurred. 2.If set the 'VehicleType' back to SimpleFlight", anything went to well.

Include full error message in text form

see log file.

Settings

my setting.json is as follows (from here):

{
  "SettingsVersion": 1.2,
  "LogMessagesVisible": true,
  "SimMode": "Multirotor",
  "OriginGeopoint": {
    "Latitude": -35.363261,
    "Longitude": 149.165230,
    "Altitude": 583
  },
  "Vehicles": {
    "Copter": {
      "VehicleType": "ArduCopter",
      "UseSerial": false,
      "LocalHostIp": "127.0.0.1",
      "UdpIp": "127.0.0.1",
      "UdpPort": 9003,
      "ControlPort": 9002
    }
  }
}

Source: microsoft/AirSim

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