mavlink-devguide/en/getting_started

Getting Started

Download or Generate MAVLink source files for your dialect:

• Download the pre-built MAVLink source files if you're working in a C/C++ project and using standard dialects.
• Generate the MAVLink source files to use any other supported language, add/modify messages or dialects, or use the example scripts:
  1. Install MAVLink
  2. Generate Language-Specific Source Files.

The following topics explain how to include the files in your project and use MAVLink:

• Use the MAVLink Source Files explains how to include the source files in your project and send messages.
• Message Definitions contains human-readable explanations of the messages.
• Microservices explains the main sub-protocols for working with missions, cameras, images, parameters etc.