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Using a Joystick/Gamepad with Ardupilot instead of RC transmitter

3/24/2013

 
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ArduCopter allows you to fly with a computer joystick sending commands via 3DR radio rather than a regular RC system. To use it, you must have the following:

  1. Wireless telemetr ardupilot telemetry kit (3DR Radio or Xbee)
  2. A USB joystick or Gamepad
  3. A laptop computer running the mission planner software


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Adding an On-Screen Display (OSD) board to arducopter

2/23/2013

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Arducopter has an inexpensiveOSD board called MinimOSD. It reads all the MAVLink data in the APM telemetry stream and overlays it on the video stream if you're using an on-board camera and wireless video transmitter. This is useful if you're flying in First Person View (FPV) mode or don't want to use a laptop at the field to see your telemetry data in the Mission Planner.


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