Rpanion-Server 1.0.0 Released

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Rpanion-Server 1.0.0 has been released, with support for platforms (Jetson Orin, RasPiOS Trixie) and MAVLink camera controls (Camera Controls and Parameters — Copter documentation)

Rpanion-Server is an Open-Source software package designed to facilitate the management of companion computers (such as a Raspberry Pi or NVIDIA Jetson) on an ArduPilot-powered vehicle. It provides functions like MAVLink telemetry distribution, video recording/streaming and network management, NTRIP streaming, flight log management, PPP connection management, and automatic flight log cloud uploads. It is designed to be simple and light-weight, and can be run on fairly low-end platforms.

This release includes the following major changes:

  • Add local video and stills recording
  • Support added for Jetson Orin (Jetpack 7.2)
  • Support ArduPilot MAVLinkCamera, to allow ArduPilot to trigger still or video capture
  • Add option to sync flight controller time (clock) to system time
  • PPP: Better reliability with restarts and start-on-boot
  • Add support for RasPiOS Trixie
  • Updated detection of cameras
  • Cloud: Upload photos and video. Allow for upload-on-disarm

Comprehensive documentation is available here, with pre-built disk images and deb packages on the Releases page.

The source code for Rpanion-Server is available on GitHub, where bug reports and Pull Requests are welcome.

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Really great to see this!

I’ve been using RPanion recently on my aerial photography copter because it has good support for camera gimbals connected directly to the RPI.

Today I tested out RPanion’s NTRIP service for the 1st time using Softbank’s Ichimili service (which litterally means “1mm service”) and it works a-ok. RTK Fixed and a very solid position on the map.

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One thing I’ve struggled with when using NTRIP services is they often don’t tell you the “Mountpoint” for some reason. When used with the CubePilot Here4 GPS I found that “RTCM32M4S” was the best MountPoint to use with Softbank’s service.

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