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- Connect the drone to MAVProxy
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- Start Motive and make sure `data streaming <https://v20.wiki.optitrack.com/index.php?title=Data_Streaming>`__ is turned on.
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- load and start optitrack module.
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- If you see following message appearing (initial pos may vary), then the drone is receiving pose data from Optitrack system.
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- Load and start optitrack module.
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- After starting the OptiTrack stream, verify that the position reported by ArduPilot closely matches the position shown in the OptiTrack (Motive) software.
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Small offsets (a few centimeters) are acceptable. Large discrepancies indicate a configuration issue such as incorrect axis alignment, origin placement, or rigid body setup.
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- If you see the following message appearing (initial pos may vary), then the drone is receiving pose data from the Optitrack system.
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``EKF3 IMU0 is using external nav data
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EKF3 IMU0 initial pos NED = 0.1,-0.2,0.0 (m)
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.. note::
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In order to take off in guided or auto mode, you need to use `GPS_GLOBAL_ORIGIN <https://mavlink.io/en/messages/common.html#SET_GPS_GLOBAL_ORIGIN>`__ to set the GPS location of motion capture system origin. It is not need to be accurate, any valid lat/lng is ok.
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In order to take off in Guided, Auto, or RTL modes, a valid GPS global origin must be set using
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