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Offboard control Python links #3560

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It has been tested on Ubuntu 20.04 with ROS 2 Foxy and PX4 v1.14.

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_Offboard_ control is dangerous.
If you are operating on a real vehicle be sure to have a way of gaining back manual control in case something goes wrong.
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[VehicleCommand](../msg_docs/VehicleCommand.md) is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to command PX4, and by subscribing to [VehicleCommandAck](../msg_docs/VehicleCommandAck.md) you can also confirm that setting a particular command was successful.
The param and command fields map to [MAVLink commands](https://mavlink.io/en/messages/common.html#mav_commands) and their parameter values.
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## See Also

- [Python ROS2 offboard examples with PX4](https://github.com/Jaeyoung-Lim/px4-offboard) (Jaeyoung-Lim/px4-offboard).
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### Offboard Control

For a complete reference example on how to use Offboard control with PX4, see: [ROS 2 Offboard control example](../ros2/offboard_control.md).
[ROS 2 Offboard control example](../ros2/offboard_control.md) provides a complete C++ reference example of how to use [offboard control](../flight_modes/offboard.md) of PX4 with ROS2.

[Python ROS2 offboard examples with PX4](https://github.com/Jaeyoung-Lim/px4-offboard) (Jaeyoung-Lim/px4-offboard) provides a similar example for Python, and includes the scripts:

- `offboard_control.py`: Example of offboard position control using position setpoints
- `visualizer.py`: Used for visualizing vehicle states in Rviz

## Using Flight Controller Hardware

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