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Another Newbie Question

Posted by Richard Gardner on September 16, 2013 at 7:21am

Does Mission Planner have a vide window.

I ask becuase I have Windows based Tablet, Rugged field usable type that I am going to use as my ground station. It has USB connectivity and I am going to pump Video to it from my hexa. I can use the PC as a dvr for instance as well as dealing with telemetry.

I wondered if Mission planner had a video window through which I could pump the vid to. Then I would have all the data in one spot, on a nice handheld device. Neat and clean no caffenine.

 

Let me know please if anyone knows.

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  • Richard Gardner September 23, 2013 at 10:50am

    I thought maybe it might make more sense to explain what I am thinking.

    I am considering building an antena tracker., The technology is easy enough to build, Mission planner as the brains, couple of servos, controller and a patch antenna and off to the races.

    Thing is, I found an in car pc for a couple hundred bucks, built in wifi and lots of USB ports. So I get to thinking.

    Load mission planner and let it run the tracker. Not cheap but not real expensive either.

    So add in a Video Capture card and connect it to the FPV video

    Also add in the USB 3DR reciever.

    Now you have a small computing device that has telemetry, and video.

    Now since its wifi enabled, one could make a peer to peer wifi connection and stream the video to my tablet pc, easy peasey

    Here is what my tablet looks like, about the best dang field usable pc I have ever seen.

    Run's mission planner, has GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, works rain or shine.

    http://ruggedpcreview.com/3_slates_xplore_ix104c2.html

     

    However what I don't know is, how to deal with Mission Planners telemetry.

    Its just a thought.

    Rugged PC Review.com - Xplore Technologies iX104C2 rugged tablet computer
    Review of Xplore Technologies' ultra-rugged iX104C2 tablet computer.
  • Richard Gardner September 16, 2013 at 7:35am

    Thanks Guys.

    More things to play with. Wa hooo.

    What a great hobby

  • Steven G September 16, 2013 at 7:34am
    Yes
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    Thomas J Coyle III September 16, 2013 at 7:32am

    @Richard,

    I believe that the MP does have a video window function that can overlay the HUD in the Flight Data window. Here is the wiki link on how to accomplish enabling that function: http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-other-mission-planner-featu...

    Regards,

    TCIII Admin

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