dronekit-sitl copter: command not found

[potatoes9113]

I followed the instruction and install mavproxy, dronekit and, dronekit-sitl but when I try to run dronekit-sitl copter the return is command not found. I checked pip list both are installed. I ran python --version the version I'm using is 2.7.14. How can I fix this?

[ghost]

Hey, I am having the same problem.

Do we have to change directories or something like that?

( I am using Ubuntu 17.04 )
( When I installed sitl through PIP on Windows, It ran as documented with no errors)

[ghost]

In the dronekit-python Documentation, it's mentioned that DroneKit-SITL runs for x86 version of Linux only. I am using x64 version. Is this the issue?

http://python.dronekit.io/develop/sitl_setup.html

[AnthonySong98]

Same problem ！！！Any thoughts yet？

[zengdiqing1994]

but where to find x86 version of linux?

[hamishwillee]

The toolchain works by downloading prebuilt images. They are downloaded when you call a command like dronekit-sitl copter.

BUT, the images are only prebuilt for x86 and for quite old versions of ArduPilot. If you want a more recent version of SITL OR if you want to have x64 then you can still use DK-SITL, but you will have to build the binaries yourself following the normal instructions for building native binaries.

If you do this you lose most of the benefit of DK-SITL - getting easy pre-build binaries. However this is still useful for integrating with test frameworks etc.

[ABDULBASIT1998]

The toolchain works by downloading prebuilt images. They are downloaded when you call a command like dronekit-sitl copter.

BUT, the images are only prebuilt for x86 and for quite old versions of ArduPilot. If you want a more recent version of SITL OR if you want to have x64 then you can still use DK-SITL, but you will have to build the binaries yourself following the normal instructions for building native binaries.

If you do this you lose most of the benefit of DK-SITL - getting easy pre-build binaries. However this is still useful for integrating with test frameworks etc.

how to run the simulator?any idea i am x64 same problem? where to find the simulator file?

[hamishwillee]

@ABDULBASIT1998 You just quoted the answer to your own question. The files are not provided.

What you can do is build SITL natively: http://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/building-the-code.html

Even though you can't use prebuilt binaries, some people will still want to use DK-SITL with the binaries they build natively, because that makes it easier to script tests etc. You can do that by passing the file path to your natively built binary.

[hamzawinix]

this solved it for me
sudo -H pip install dronekit-sitl