Okay... Does this mean you can use a PC (laptop) instead of the iPad? Do you still need the BTU if you're directly connected to the laptop via USB cable? This is confusing...
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GMANNZ said:ResevorDG said:Wow. As an American, I'm shocked! We love The Hobbit out here
Really though you have a beautiful country. I hope to see it one day.
Little of topic ... but I was actually an "Elf" in the original "Lord of the Rings" movie ..... and by all means come on down anytime, will take you flying in "Hobbit country" ... I meant no offence by last comment its just being an international voice tech here, I speak to US techs daily all over and am sometimes suprised to where some think I am located
Pull_Up said:Hold your horses, that's a whole separate question!
I just didn't want people going out getting hardware that might not be necessary.
The implementation of the existing ground station gear on the P2 shouldn't preclude the previously announced ground station functions being available to the Vision with an app and firmware upgrade... But an unambiguous clarification would be good!
Pull_Up said:Right, I just got a reply to a PM I sent one of the DJI support guys on RCGroups. He's confirmed that the announcement is right in respect to the Phantom 2 but the response that said you'd need a BTU for your P2 or your Vision was not. Apparently the Vision doesn't have the appropriate hardware socket to accept the BTU in any case. He's letting DJI know to see if they can clarify the Facebook answer that triggered all this just in case there's something they haven't told everybody!!
Pull_Up said:P2 users need additional hardware for this upcoming release (and an iPad). The P2V waypoints flying has not been given a date or anything, it's completely unrelated to this announcement. I think someone has a slip of the keyboard in marketing or they think P2V is just a different version of P2. I doubt they have technical people updating their Facebook page on what is a Saturday in China which is why I believed it wasn't right info. Hopefully a clarification direct from DJI soon...
Pull_Up said:Hold your horses, that's a whole separate question!
I just didn't want people going out getting hardware that might not be necessary.
The implementation of the existing ground station gear on the P2 shouldn't preclude the previously announced ground station functions being available to the Vision with an app and firmware upgrade... But an unambiguous clarification would be good!
Pull_Up said:I think the key thing might be the phrase "compliant with the many UAV regulations now emerging all over the world". The Vision side of things is arguably easier to program because we have the app (with maps) and telemetry and two way communication already (the app can yaw the aircraft, of course). I wonder if the hold-up in the latter stages has been with DJI making sure that the software won't allow autonomous flight where it's illegal/of doubtful legality or otherwise limiting it's function to try and keep onside with the various aviation authorities...? Who knows, we'll see when/if it arrives in Vision Land!
Pull_Up said:I think the key thing might be the phrase "compliant with the many UAV regulations now emerging all over the world". The Vision side of things is arguably easier to program because we have the app (with maps) and telemetry and two way communication already (the app can yaw the aircraft, of course). I wonder if the hold-up in the latter stages has been with DJI making sure that the software won't allow autonomous flight where it's illegal/of doubtful legality or otherwise limiting it's function to try and keep onside with the various aviation authorities...? Who knows, we'll see when/if it arrives in Vision Land!
Visioneer said:I'm obviously late to this discussion which seems primarily focused on the technical aspects of making GS happen in this or that bird. My question is how is this going to be made to work in the real world? Programming a flight plan and turning a craft loose to do it's own thing assumes that there's nothing else in the air - perhaps possible in very remote areas, but in populated areas, i.e., those with all manner of air traffic? Did I miss something in my understanding of what GS is?
I'm not raising the issue of what may or not be legal now or in the future, rather the common sense issue of avoiding mid-air collisions. What have I missed here?
Pull_Up said:The P2V waypoints flying has not been given a date or anything, it's completely unrelated to this announcement.