Ok @K-Stute I am unable to recreate your issue:
voxl2:~$ ros2 topic echo /fmu/out/vehicle_status
timestamp: 1714152702737855
armed_time: 0
takeoff_time: 0
arming_state: 1
latest_arming_reason: 0
latest_disarming_reason: 0
nav_state_timestamp: 15311461
nav_state_user_intention: 0
nav_state: 0
failure_detector_status: 0
hil_state: 0
vehicle_type: 1
failsafe: false
failsafe_and_user_took_over: false
gcs_connection_lost: true
gcs_connection_lost_counter: 0
high_latency_data_link_lost: false
is_vtol: false
is_vtol_tailsitter: false
in_transition_mode: false
in_transition_to_fw: false
system_type: 2
system_id: 1
component_id: 1
safety_button_available: true
safety_off: true
power_input_valid: true
usb_connected: false
open_drone_id_system_present: false
open_drone_id_system_healthy: false
parachute_system_present: false
parachute_system_healthy: false
avoidance_system_required: false
avoidance_system_valid: true
rc_calibration_in_progress: false
calibration_enabled: false
pre_flight_checks_pass: false
---
timestamp: 1714152702778985
armed_time: 0
takeoff_time: 0
arming_state: 1
latest_arming_reason: 0
latest_disarming_reason: 0
nav_state_timestamp: 15311461
nav_state_user_intention: 0
nav_state: 0
failure_detector_status: 0
hil_state: 0
vehicle_type: 1
failsafe: false
failsafe_and_user_took_over: false
gcs_connection_lost: true
gcs_connection_lost_counter: 0
high_latency_data_link_lost: false
is_vtol: false
is_vtol_tailsitter: false
in_transition_mode: false
in_transition_to_fw: false
system_type: 2
system_id: 1
component_id: 1
safety_button_available: true
safety_off: true
power_input_valid: true
usb_connected: false
open_drone_id_system_present: false
open_drone_id_system_healthy: false
parachute_system_present: false
parachute_system_healthy: false
avoidance_system_required: false
avoidance_system_valid: true
rc_calibration_in_progress: false
calibration_enabled: false
pre_flight_checks_pass: false
---
The steps I did to do this on a 1.2.0 Voxl-suite -->
Enable/start voxl-px4
sudo apt-get install voxl-ros2-foxy
sudo apt-get install voxl-microdds-agent
sudo apt-get install voxl-mpa-to-ros2
Ensure that microdds-agent service has been started: systemctl start voxl-microdds-agent
voxl-configure-mpa-to-ros2
source /opt/ros/foxy/mpa_to_ros2/install/setup.bash
ros2 topic echo /fmu/out/vehicle_status
I had to wait about a second for vehicle_status to being publishing as well.
