A discussion page to allow me to add my experiences using a Raspberry Pi 2/3/Zero V1.2/1.3 as a companion computer for Ardupilot/APM/Pixhawk flight boards. I will update my experiences as I learn, feel free to comment and offer tips, it's all free here.
I'm building a github for my experiments: https://github.com/benb0jangles/Companion-Pi
Drone Unit: Raspberry Pi Zero V1.3 + Pi Camera Module
img file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1cVb3uX0f0dQTZzSmVISFdYd3M
Ground Unit: Raspberry Pi 2
img file: <to be added>
Goggles Unit: Raspberry Pi Zero V1.3
img file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1cVb3uX0f0dakFpaTAyVF9HV2s
Ardupilot Technical Questions:
Also, if you have any technical code/hardware questions which you feel may take ongoing contributions and help over an extended timeframe, feel free to ask over on Ardupilot.org technical discussion page here: http://discuss.ardupilot.org/t/companion-pi-2-3-zero/9460
I will update as I get by, please contribute by offering your 'plug & play' wifi adapters using Raspbian Jessie. Also, if you happen to pick up this project, and are working faster than me, then please send us your own .img file experiments. Thanks.
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If you are interested in controlling other cameras via WiFi, here's how I did it with the GoPro.
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-control-a-gopro-camera-o...
I am sure you can do the same thing with any other wifi-controllable camera.
I know it's not cheap for two RPI, wifi adapters, cases, Rpi cam and a cheap mouse nobody really need, but nobody offers it cheaper and it is pretty much plug and play. Connex is 1300$. I don't work for them and haven't use it, only wanted to share that there is such a product sorry if it's not appropriate i really like what all of you are doing to make such thing's more affordable user friendly and teach us how to do it.
I also want to ask if it's possible to connect a camera(sony a6000/5100/7 or DSLR) to RPI wia usb and control exposure from the ground and if you have plan's to make it. I remember that in the past somebody has used RPI for wireless tethering.
if you google there is some python software to control sony cameras via wifi, and some sony camera via usb
and btw skip the mouse...
and sony has an API for it
did you print in white letters? NING a PITA @ the moment
http://www.wirelessdv.com/widv-one-professional-kit-58-ghz-c2x18310715 and in this link they say it works with pixhawk - http://wiki.wirelessdv.com/index.php/File:WiDV_diagram.png. There is rcgroups thread http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2245437, don't now way those are not more popular haven't tried it. It's interesting if the csi bridge will work with sony cameras and if its posible to control exposure values with usb, but that's another thing.
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