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APM MavLink to FrSky X8R S.Port converter

Posted by Rolf Blomgren on January 24, 2014 at 8:03am

Hi all,

I just bought an FrSky Taranis for my quad copter and needed to get the Mavlink data up on the Taranis LCD telemetry display. So here is my solution using a Teensy3.1 as a converter between MavLink and the S.Port on FrSky X8R.

See attached file below...

MavLink_FrSkySPort_1.3.zip

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- - - - Bernardo Diaz > MBR September 23, 2014 at 8:26pm
        
        Now it´s compiling! Thank you very much! I still have to try it but at least I have load it into the board. I still think that all developers should start joining and organize the code so that it is easier to upload it to any board (teensy, arduinos, etc)
        
        In the meantime the rest of the users will be testing everything in the boards that we have.
        
        Ed > Bernardo Diaz September 25, 2014 at 12:02am
        
        Hello,
        
        Have you succeeded to link pixhawk telemetry with X8R receiver by using an arduino nano ?
        
        If you did it, I will be very interested on it.
        
        Ed
        
        MBR > Ed September 27, 2014 at 12:56pm
        
        One more uC (FTDI) and I'll baptize that whole thing to
        
        uC quad bomber
        
        Pixhawk
        
        uBlox
        
        X8R
        
        3DR Radio Telemetry
        
        ESC's
        
        Buck Converter
        
        Camera
        
        Bernardo Diaz > Ed September 25, 2014 at 5:06am
        
        Hi Ed. I still don´t have a pixhawk. Although the mavlink protocol is the same so it should work fine. The telemetry modules are the same too! If you test it please let me know.
        
        Ed > Bernardo Diaz September 25, 2014 at 11:48am
        
        Ok, I think I will be ready to test by the end of the year (long delay with aliexpress providers).
        
        But wich sketch should I compile for the nano ?
        
        Ed
        
        Mike Machado > MBR September 23, 2014 at 10:35am
        
        Hey MBR, I'm the maker of the MAVBoard, the mavlink hub/telemetry converter based on an arduino chip. If you are interested in getting that code working for it, I can send you some free samples!
        
        It currently uses a modified version of the JD-ioBoard firmware for the old style FrSky telemetry, but I would really like to get the S.Port telemetry working but haven't been able to put the time into it. The research and work you are doing above seems like it could easily apply to the mavboard pro!
        
        Let me know. :)
        
        See:
        
        https://www.tindie.com/products/machadolab/mavboard-pro/
        
        and
        
        https://github.com/mavboard/mavboard
        
        MAVBoard Pro by machadolab on Tindie
        
        MAVLink telemetry converter
      - MBR > MBR September 23, 2014 at 7:27am
        
        http://svn.mbr89.de/listing.php?repname=arduino&path=%2Flibrari...
- MBR > MBR September 22, 2014 at 12:56pm
  
  Ok, itz not the code...
  
  ...this works!
  - MBR > MBR September 22, 2014 at 1:01pm
    
    What does this mean?
    
    Where is the "Custom Scripts" page?
    - Bud Hammerton > MBR September 22, 2014 at 1:49pm
      
      It means exactly what it says. Make sure the firmware you are using has the LUA option selected. It will add one more screen on the TX called CUSTOM SCRIPTS.
      
      This is where you need to add the ApmTelem script to your model.