start in fpv

Hello!
My name is Yakir
I fly a lot of years rc plane and heli
I'm a student and I need to do a project for school.
Project with software I want to build software that displays the flight data and video in real time from the computer.

I have a question about ardupilot apm 2.5
How do I get data from ardupilot apm 2.5 for PC?
I really want to get any data separately and display it in my software building at school Is this possible?
 I want to get the most important data for me, height and GPS, and of course the rest of the data as I should
Which programming language is written? is it can write in c #?
Do I have to use the Mission Planner software or only connect to the DLL?
What is the difference between ArduFlyer to apm 2.5?
Thank you

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  • Thank you for the comments!

    I read from the site of MAVLink
    Maybe someone can explain me in short how to work with this protocol
    I did not buy XBees I do not know what to buy what is better for me
    I watched this http://store.diydrones.com/3DR_RadioTelemetry_Kit_433Mhz_p/kt-telem...
    Is addition to apm I need osd?

  • Soren,

    I have never worked with video, but I have spent the last 6 months working with a MAVLink protocol ground station.  Do you use Xbees for your wireless communication?  If so you can write a simple c++ program to monitor the serial data received through the Xbee.  This will allow you to decipher the MAVLink messages sent from the APMs to get the important data.

  • Hi,

    APM uses the MAVLink protocol for telemetry. You can google for that, and find the QGroundControl pages where there is a detailed description.

    There are MAVLink implementations in many different languages, best known are probably C and Python. You can make one in C# also. I also have one but it needs a little more testing.

    APM can send all the data you mention with MAVLink.

    ArduFlyer is a cheap(er) imitation of ArduPilotMega. Most people I have heard about who bought ArduFlyers have had problems with them.

    Regards

    Soren

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