"I couldn't find any reference to microdrones using gprs but if they've go cellular then thats great!
I think there's probably enough literature available on the web to help throw something together. I'd probably give the…"
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Harris commented on John F. Koeninger's blog post Cellular modem with ArduPilot Mega"Very interesting idea.. I had almost the same plan a few weeks ago, but my budget was a little bit too low :) A arduino i/o board that supports fast HSDPA connection woud be great for (maybe) implementing wireless video. Would it be easy to connect…"
geir commented on John F. Koeninger's blog post Cellular modem with ArduPilot Mega"I've seen microdrones actually have this built in there controller :)"
John Ryan commented on John F. Koeninger's blog post Cellular modem with ArduPilot Mega"Here's another candidate.
http://www.hwkitchen.com/products/gsm-playground/
Comes with its own Arduino library too!
http://www.hwkitchen.com/news/gsm-playground-software-library/"
John Ryan commented on John F. Koeninger's blog post Cellular modem with ArduPilot Mega"Not wanting to be limited to any specific range - I like it!
This might be of interest to you if you are familiar with the Arduino.
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9607
Here's a real time gps to google map…"
Ed Stewart commented on John F. Koeninger's blog post Cellular modem with ArduPilot Mega"There's quite a bit mentioned about it in various posts, it seems there's a reliablity issue with dropped calls causing delays and what not is one of the biggest complaints if your looking for real time two way communication."
ModeratorThomas J Coyle III commented on John F. Koeninger's blog post Cellular modem with ArduPilot Mega
"John,
I approved your blog post, but you might want to move it to the Wireless Communication Forum as this is more of a discussion topic than a blog post.
Just a thought.
Regards,
TCIII"
John F. Koeninger posted a blog postCellular modem with ArduPilot Mega
Anyone out there have any experience with connecting a cellular modem to the ArduPilot Mega? My intent is to create greater/more reliable down/uplink range. If a radio modem has the capability, it doesn't seem too much of a stretch to think that a cell modem could.JFKSee More
John F. Koeninger replied to Rob Jackson's discussion GSM Cellular phone as telemetry modem"Yes, Yes!
definitly the direction i want to go! My limiting factor is my electronics expertise, so any instructions you can provide would be much appreciated!"
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Posted on October 18, 2010 at 2:00pm 7 Comments 0 Likes
Anyone out there have any experience with connecting a cellular modem to the ArduPilot Mega? My intent is to create greater/more reliable down/uplink range. If a radio modem has the capability, it doesn't seem too much of a stretch to think that a cell modem could.
JFK
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