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We are building a digital FPV system for UAVs.
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Many commercial drone operations rely on several people in the field: usually a pilot, a payload/camera operator and sometimes additional domain experts depending on the mission type. In times of a pandemic - as we have it with Covid-19 at the…
One of the common questions regarding the use of 4G/LTE on drones is if the connection still works at high speeds. Especially in regard to fast flying fixed wings UAVs.In particular the Doppler Effect is often stated as the main concern.Ericsson…
"@Kevin The bandwidth requirement of the MAVLink stream mostly depends on the messages you enabled and it's update frequency. You can use QGroundControl to tweak it and minimize the required data volume."
"@Kevin Good to hear that you have the system running. The video bitrate adjusts to network conditions but might go a bit high for certain applications under ideal network conditions. We are aware of that and will have a GCS software update where you…"
"@Johm @Auturgy We indeed use a Rpi3 in the product and we are not trying to hide it. It just is not relevant to mention, as some customers might conclude the system is meant for tinkering - which it is not. Rather than using Raspbian or similar OS,…"
"@Marc The system does not have an analog output. Also we have a highly integrated video processing pipeline to guarantee low latency. That's why you can't change the camera. We do have a different product called "Sky Drone Link" that offers HDMI…"
"@Marc You are right, but you can easily remove the casing to mount it directly on/in your frame if desired. The weight of the entire system with casing removed is ~90g. The camera uses an Aptina AR0330 sensor. Not sure what you mean with "I bet that…"
"@HeinduPlessis Yes, the system will automatically fall back to 3G or even GPRS/EDGE as it dynamically adapts the video parameters to the available bandwidth. So basically anywhere with cell data coverage will work."
"@Auturgy I understand - as this is a DIY forum: it is definitely possible to build your own system running free software. But I can ensure you that is not "easy to do" for everyone. What we offer, is system that works out-of-the-box and don't…"
"@Kevin: send us an email (info@skydrone.aero) and I will provide you more details and the manual
@Rob: yes, there are scenarios whrere our system is not usable at the moment. But I am quite sure ubiquitous internet access - even in remote regions…"
@Rob: yes, there are scenarios whrere our system is not usable at the moment. But I am quite sure ubiquitous internet access - even in remote regions…"
Optimizing our supply chain allowed us to make our Sky Drone FPV 2 system available at a dramatically reduced price, starting from USD 299.- for the Europe/Asia version and 329.- for the US/Verizon version. The previous price was 699.-.Sky Drone FPV…
"I am aware that this is an old thread, but as there are still people looking for a solution you might want to take a look at our new product Sky Drone Link, which provides a Full HD video link from air to ground with HDMI input."
We have just released our new product Sky Drone Link. Sky Drone Link is a video transmission system for drones to get a low latency video link from a HDMI enabled camera over the 4G/LTE network to your ground station. Get a 1080p HD link from…
This is a small introduction on how use Dronekit applications with the Sky Drone FPV 2 system.Sky Drone FPV supports the Dronekit framework out of the box and makes it easier than ever for developers to create applications for autonomous drone…
"We are definitively still here. We admittedly did have several delays but are getting ahead now and will ship in June. Please note that all customers who pre-ordered but did not want to wait got a full refund. For more information please contact us…"
"see USB mode switching (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_3G_Modem)"
