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New product in the DIY Drones store: APM telemetry kit!

Posted by Chris Anderson on April 21, 2011 at 5:00pm

3689402008?profile=originalCheck it out: an all-in-one telemetry kit for ArduPilotMega, all set up and ready to go! No more fussing around with Xbee configuration. $165 for the total, which includes the custom configuration.

 

In this kit you will find everything you need to add telemetry features to your aircraft set up. The Xbee modules come paired up and ready to use!  Included with this kit:
- 1x XtreamBee Board (The one manufactured by DIYDrones!), including the two female connectors and right angle connectors.
- 1x XBee-PRO 900 extended range module w/ RPSMA connector and duck antenna
- 1x XBee-PRO 900 extended range module w/ wire antenna
- 1x Xbee Explorer Dongle (USB adapter for the Xbee module!)

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  • Moderator
    Brian April 22, 2011 at 6:38pm
    900mhz requires a ham license, right?
  • Pete Birley April 22, 2011 at 10:23am
    Martin:

    Yep been using no probs.

    Im aware of the isues with the 868. The 868's should be good with a bit of work though may require some dedicated h/w to fully get round the duty cycle issue. I'm tossing up between getting some or a freescale radio modem at the mo..
  • Ante Vukorepa April 22, 2011 at 10:00am
    @Mark Colwell - Bought two SMA bees from Sparkfun, since the weight difference isn't too important for me (next to >1 kg made up by the rest of the Arducopter) and they're more convenient for other uses as well that way.

    If'd have known about this kit, i would've bought it regardless of the SMA connector, though, since i don't care much about the range at this point. Plus, as you've said, i can always solder a connector on.
  • Darren April 22, 2011 at 8:59am
    I believe with the adoption of mavlink protocol, the +++ issue is resolved.
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson April 22, 2011 at 7:54am
    Yes, we'll add a cable to the kit.
  • Developer
    Mark Colwell April 22, 2011 at 7:30am

    Nice TM kit!  Plug and play!  Do you test each kit before shipping?

     

    Ante,  

    You can add a SMA connector to the wire Xbee, but requires some good skills, I have replaced my worn out wire antenna too.  

  • Ron Holley April 22, 2011 at 7:16am
    Wonderful! Order placed. Thanks for the convenience.
  • Distributor
    Dany Thivierge April 22, 2011 at 6:56am
    oh yeah! on my "to buy" list... I just received my jdrone kit.. very well packaged, good job guys, really happy customer (now time to make it and fly it)
  • Ante Vukorepa April 22, 2011 at 6:35am
    AFAIK, wire antenna will have a lower gain (and, hence, range), but is smaller and lighter. I assume that's why it was chosen. (telemetry isn't mission critical, weight and flight range/duration are)
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson April 22, 2011 at 6:34am
    rpsma has longer range. It's a bit bulkier, so we tend to use the smaller wire antenna one one the plane, but you can use whatever you want.
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