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  Robert Haddad September 18, 2014 at 4:38am

  Hey guys,

  I'm trying to implement telemetry over GPRS on my X350 Pro, so I'm using an Arduino Uno to do the configuration as per your instructions then I relay the serial communication over UDP using a SIM900D module. I initiate the UDP connection to MP, but then I get the message "Getting Params..(sysid 1 compid 1)", which continues for about 1.5 minutes then finally I get a "Connection Failed" message with the following details:

  Timeout on read - getParamList
  1 Packets where received, but nop paramater packets where received

  at MissionPlanner.MAVLink ....

  What am I doing wrong?

  Here is my code for the Arduino Mega 2560:

  arduinoMega_SIM900D.txt

  Thank you in advance,

  Robert
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  Bernt Christian Egeland February 20, 2014 at 9:53am

  Or you could use GoPro/usb Webcam connected to Raspberry pi with usb modem 3g /4g.
  Serial connection with APM and ser2net(only TCP) or this which supports UDP :)

  Regards

  Bernt Christian
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  Dusan February 20, 2014 at 9:45am

  If you can make OTG to work as serial connection you can run ser2net on the other side make VPN connection to your ground station to avoid all IP shenanigans from your cell provider. If there is enough bandwidth you can run IP webcam and stream video to your ground station. Any phone supporting OTG should work. Finding old 4G phone can be done for less than $50. Cheaper than drone cell and more powerful. 

  

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  Greg Dronsky February 20, 2014 at 9:31am

  in the topic:

  http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/future-of-fpv
• Milan Polimac February 20, 2014 at 9:30am

  i was thinking about it, but sooner or later i will feel a need to use a power of full android os(camera,etc, backup gps location).

  disassembled phone without screen,battery,etc and casing will be really light and for a plane 20-30g for such a powerful element in the game is nothing :)
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  Simon Wunderlin February 20, 2014 at 9:26am

  Milan, this should work. Maybe you want to check the DroneCell, it is a 3G modem that can be connected to the telemetry port. It's much smaller, lighter than a cell phone and requires probably less power. With that said, the DroneCell has not much CPU power ... it's basically just a modem.
• Milan Polimac February 20, 2014 at 8:05am

  please correct me if i am wrong, 

  is it possible to build this kind of setup:

  APM telemetry port (GND,tx,rx,vcc) >>>> FTDI >>>OTG >>> android phone (usb host) >>> andorid app that till relay from serial to tcp or udp

  i think it is much better solution than use of bluetooth inside of aircraft.

  i will try today or tomorrow to setup this , but please correct me if this is even possible, i am IT guy weak in electronics.

  Thanks
• Håvard Lothe Lauritsen February 10, 2014 at 1:52pm

  Hi all, what is the latest wokring code for arduplane/ copter with telemetry? Got the Dronecell 3.0 and APM 2.6. Very eager to try the telemetry over cellular. I think I got everything ready, only missing the code. If anyone could guide me in the right direction, that would be great. Thanks!
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  Tim Mulder November 15, 2013 at 7:53am

  Anyone have any thoughts on using this (http://www.netcommwireless.com/product/m2m/ntc-4000) for 3g telemetry?
• Paul Henckel November 15, 2013 at 5:29am

  Thanks for the speedy reply Christiaan :)