Hi John,
awesome description!
Tried to get in touch via DIYdrones. Didn’t work ;-(
Still got some questions regarding hardware & operation. Maybe you can clarify it?
I have sourced the following hardware. Is that all thats needed?
(The long range remote would be used for normal flight control, but also to allow manual initiation of RTH in case the signal breaks off and there is a flyaway evolving.):
Drone
Disco Consumer Model
Remote 01. In this case only used for front cam video reception with the hack mentioned below.
Skycontroller 2
Remote 02: Needed because SC does not work with Ardupilot. Used during take off and landing
FrSky Taranis Q X7
Standart receiver:
FrSky XSR-M (R-XSR would have been preferred for redundancy but is sold out)
Long range remote system:
FrSky R9M EU (2x FrSky R9 Mini EU 868MHz Receiver & 1xFrSky R9M EU HF 868MHz Transmitter)
Battery:
Either 2x3S 3500mAh or 1x3S2P 5200mAh
Tracker:
Trackimo 3G
Camera:
GoPro Hero 6 or Sequoia
Laptop:
Anyone with big battery & Wifi
Mobile phone for front camera video reception during take off and landing
Any with WiFi
Is that all, or do I also need this to see the Disco’s progress over the mission on the laptop?
http://ardupilot.org/plane/docs/common-3dr-radio-advanced-configuration-and-technical-information.html
Would that not interfere with the long range remote? They both use the same frequency.
Is the following basic operation procedure right?
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Boot up all equipment -
Link Disco to laptop with APM -
Load mission into the CHUCK -
Do preflight checks -
Start flight with FrSky remote in "assisted mode". -
Switch to fully "Auto mode" -
Mission is executed -
No telemetry upload during flight with this hardware, but tracking possible on notebook? Or do I need special equipment for tracking? - Mission ends and plane goes into loitering or lands automatically
- Optional manual landing with “Assisted mode”.
Regarding front camera, there is a hack by AlexP posted on Oct. 18 at post
I suppose thats displaying on the mobile connected to the Skycontroller.
Main question, do I need a separate Antenna/receiver to receive flight info & tracking data on the notebook?
Can I receive this from the FrSky system and get that to display in mission planner?
Thank you or anyone else helping with this,
Fran