Once you have the software and dongle installed, and the drone prepared, connect the power and let the Pi Zero boot.
RASPBERRY PI 3 DRONE STATION INSTALL
This is the main product page and there you’ll find a link to the download for the Linux version, or whichever operating system you're using.ĭepending on your version of Linux you’ll also need to download and install the software drivers for the wireless dongle. Now make sure that the APM Planner 2.0 (opens in new tab) software is downloaded and installed on your system. So once configured and before flight remember to remove it.Ĭonnect the dongle to the USB port of the Raspberry Pi Zero using the micro-B-to-female-A USB cable. The wireless dongle is quite large and in this project we’ll only be using it to configure the drone, and to make sure that all settings are correct and the drone itself is properly configured. Some of the commands and features that we’ll be looking at may fire up the motors, and with the dongle connected the result could get a bit messy. Making a wireless connectionīefore connecting the dongle make sure that the four propellers, along with the bolts and washers, are removed from the motors.
Once that’s out of the way we’ll make a huge leap in the functionality of the drone by fitting a GPS module – this part is surprisingly easy.
RASPBERRY PI 3 DRONE STATION HOW TO
In the first part of this feature we’ll take a look at how to connect using Linux and go on to open the APM software which will enable us to start calibrating the drone so that level flight is possible. This wireless dongle is going to slot directly into the micro USB port on the side of the Pi Zero and as long as you purchased the kit you should have the standard USB to micro USB converter ready to get the dongle fitted. The dongle used is the Edimax EW-7811UAC (opens in new tab) (Make sure you buy this version rather than the USC). The wireless dongle we’ll be using will create a 5GHz connection, so you’ll need to make sure that your computer’s Wi-Fi is compatible. In order to connect the drone to your Linux system you’ll also need a wireless connection, as the PXFMini doesn’t have a network socket, and you can’t create the connection required through USB.
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