# DroneKit SITL

## DroneKit-Sitl

> Software In The Loop runner for DroneKit
>
> Your aerial platform. DroneKit offers an SDK and web API to easily develop apps for your drones. DroneKit is a set of developer tools for drones. It includes Python and Android APIs that automatically aggregate drone information sent over MAVLink and simplify sending common commands over MAVLink. There is also a separate tool for analysing different types of logs.

* [DroneKit Python](http://python.dronekit.io/)
* [Idiot's Guide to DroneKit-Python](http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/idiot-s-guide-to-dronekit-python-a-journey-to-whoz-chillin)

## DroneKit SITL :: Platform

```bash
user@workstation:~$ dronekit-sitl --list
solo-1.2.0
solo-2.0.18
solo-2.0.20
plane-3.3.0
copter-3.3
rover-2.50
user@workstation:~$
```

## DroneKit SITL :: Copter

```bash
user@workstation:~$ dronekit-sitl copter --home=20.654544,-103.3930971,30,0 --instance 0
```

```bash
user@workstation:~$ telnet 127.0.0.1 5760
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.


Init APM:Copter V3.3 (d6053245)

Free RAM: 4096
FW Ver: 120
----------------------------------------


load_all took 0us
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INS
----------------------------------------
G_off: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
A_off: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
A_scale: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00


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```


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