MAVPilot for iPhone has been release. This is a "Ground Control Station for your Pocket". Its target audience is iPhone users (iPad version will come later). Pilots often fly unaccompanied and this can make it difficult to use a laptop at the same time. This is more so when a pilot is using a semi-auto modes like Alt-Hold etc... Using your iPhone instead of a laptop is a great way to keep focused on the MAV and still have all the useful information in reach. With in built text-to-speech support your iPhone will let you know instantly the status of your MAV as you are flying.
MAVPilot incorporates the FIND MY DRONE feature.
Features Targeted for V1.0 of MAVPilot
- Telemetry Screen showing flight information e.g
- Speed
- Altitude
- Yaw
- Rate of Climb
- Battery Voltage
- Battery Remaining %
- GPS accuracy
- Throttle %
- Mode Control e.g.
- Auto
- Stabilize
- Alt Hold
- Land
- RTL
- Loiter
- Map View with Mission outline
- Mission Waypoint editor
- includes waypoint parameter editing
- Configuration
- Calibration for level
- Commonly used parameter editing
- Tuning of common parameters
PLEASE NOTE: The app requires a Wi-Fi link on the drone or Wi-Fi Bridge to 915/433MHz Telemetry Radio. Details are here http://www.communistech.com/blog/support/
Compatibility: ArduPilot (Plane:Copter), ArDone 2.0 with Flight Control, and PX4 native stack (basic) (it's MAVLink 1.0 compatible, so other may work)
You can get the app from http://appstore.com/ for a special 1/2 price promo this weekend. More info on http://www.communistech.com (Sorry, my site seems offline at the moment, but should be back in the hour)
Happy Flying :-)
Comments
Hello Bill,
Im interested of buy the Appp,but I just wanted to check on the free app first to check if the connection worls with my 450 Quad running with BBB Mini / WIFI .
So I downloaded Find My Drone, and punched in this . Host 192.168.8.1 , Port 14550 , Type UDP == just like MIssion Planner setup. It show ''connecting'' but no progress... Any Clue ?
WiFi and Radio Control using 2.4Ghz are in the same radio spectrum. The issue about interference happens when you have them in close probity, as it impacts the sensitivity of the receiving stage of the radios. What also impacts this is the 'duty cycle'. If WiFi antenna is close to the antenna of the rc receiver, it will reduce the sensitivity of that receiver, hence the range. If you have the antenna further apart, you have less interference, and less impact to the range.
The suggested solution here http://www.communistech.com/blog/support/ actually creates a 'bridge' from Wifi to 915Mz radio on the ground, so the WiFi to RC Antenna is operated apart by a very large distance.
Will follow me mode work with MAV pilot? And I am only tech savvy enough to get myself into trouble, so how does this actually work? I thought WIFI and 2.4 were on the same spectrum? And using wifi close to the aircraft, on your go pro etc would cause signal issues to the radio receiver?
My daughter is excited, now she will be able to use her IPAD, she has asked me why this was not an option enough times, great work
@mP1: That typo is fixed in the app, i'll update the screenshot
@Bill. I'll be receiving my Walkera GCS early this week and will be testing it to see if they have restricted it to their software. They are using the UART port just like a 3dr radio on the Flight Controller side, I'm assuming they didn't get too creative on the ground side and I'm hopeful it is just a Bluetooth-UART-Dataradio with a built in battery (probably being to hopeful) It has a UART port on the ground station as well so maybe I can add a wifi adapter to it. We will see
For the FAA exemption the control and data links need to be FCC approved and the Walkera atleast indicates it is otherwise DJI really is the only option.
The software looks Nice, I'll be purchasing it. Will the iPad app be a separate purchase when available?
Looks nice and clean, can't wait to try it out.
When can we expect to see imperial measurements?
@Bill
Typo, you spelt Satellite wrong (first pic, map overlay).
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