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GCS ideas?

Posted by Scotty on June 13, 2010 at 10:33pm

Alright,
I've been a DiyDrones member for a while now and have finally decidedto give it a go; I also have the forethought to ask a few, moreexperienced people, what they think.

With that in mind -

What program would you recommend to design the GCS in? Running windows, I need to beable to embed and control a Google Earth/Maps window. I also need to beable to take input from USB devices; mainly a joystick, throttle, andpedals. I downloaded both; Labview and Visual Studio, trial edditions,and have messed around with both for a while now. Which one should Ichoose? Or, feel free to suggest another program, or even a linux based one, as I am very flexible at this point.

All input appreciated!
Scotty

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Pedro Zambrano June 22, 2010 at 1:55pm

I think that you should use a multiplatform lenguage, as Qt, because all users could use your program in anyone SO.

I suggest Qt because it is a easy development framework, cross-platform, with a great online documentation. I started to learning Qt from 3 weeks ago, and now I can create a beautifull graphic interfaces, I can read the serial port and I can execute threads in paralel.

I'm interesting in development a GCS for Linux, if you want I can help you.

best regards.
Scotty June 15, 2010 at 4:41pm

I have next to none expirience in programming; the only expirience I do have is with the Arduino IDE, and some HTML. So at this point, I basically want your advice on which program to pick up and learn. Which program do you think has an advantage, and which one will be easier to learn?
Thanks
Scotty
Jim June 14, 2010 at 1:18pm

I really enjoy working with processing, it's super easy to get going. Although embedding Google Maps could be difficult.
Jim
James Turner June 14, 2010 at 1:15pm

I would suggest start with whatever you can code best with. Personally I use visual studio because I'm already familiar with it so it save me time having to figure out how to use labview. I also like the fact I can use activex controls I find and easily integrate them into my project but someone may suggest labview is better suited to the task.