Hi. I did a search here but came up with empty results.
I was wondering if the APM Ground Control software works with a commercial flight control system for a multirotor like http://www.dji.com/feature/a2-features/
No, Mission Planner and APM Planner 2.0 use MAVLink protocol to communicate with the APM. DJI uses a proprietary protocol standard that isn’t published AFAIU.
Thanks Bill,
I am still researching the control system for my octo and I am giving these open source project a second look after thoroughly looking at the commercial products.
My main concern is the lack of support and protection of my investment in time and hardware to get a reliable flying octo.
I am NOT going to be looking to constantly push the envelope but rather find the most stable system that does the functionality I need.
I plan only to use the octo for cinematography and need a ground station (5 or 6) way-point mission planner, and a futubaba 14sg for back-up manual control. In flight mission updates is a bonus but not likely required.
I don’t like the DJI flightplanner software. For a commercial company I find the whole thing rather sketchy. They are up against economic incentives that run counter to a consumer’s needs if they are suffering to stay profitable.
The entry cost to this project is very reasonable. I will likely go with this ardupilot system. I would appreciate any fast forward hints to getting the whole project in an overview…
Cheers
Mark
I would say, read this diydrones.com as there are lots of discussions and opinions about using the APM platform
Also look at APM Planner 2.0 as this is across-platform GCS. There’s also two Andriod Apps, and iOS one in the works. So plenty to choose from 
This forum or more for support style request for user of software and hardware.