Cloud-based MAVLink GCS: Pilotanywhere

wro1

Dear Bernt, dear members,

we are the makers of Pilotanywhere, a cloud-based MAVLink GCS . In a way we do a similar thing.
For the last mile, we mainly use the 4G connection, ie. between our vehicles and our platform. But the link to the pilot is based on the WAN.

That's the difference here. So it may be the 4G connection again, but it doesn't have to be that.
We hope you find our platform useful and also find some time to make some real flights via Pilotanywhere.
If you want, you can use your local SITL instance to connect to our platform, for testing purposes. I think you know how to do that. If not, just take a look at http://go.pilotanywhere.com/help .

We have also a video streaming tool, which uses Gstreamer. So let us know, if you need some information about that for your projects.

Regards
- the Pilotanywhere crew.

Artem_Bulashev

Great idea.
But don't market it as 4G connection because it is not. Your software is not able to handle 4G. I think you posted on Facebook group as well a similar add, so I will repeat here. MavProxy is the easiest and the least efficient way to get mavlink going through.

See the servo response part of my project and that is inside my house high with only 2/5 bars on 3g (sometimes it gets to 1/5 bars 4g)

https://youtu.be/iUctV-tqh_M

Sinamics

@Artem_Bulashev

Nice video 🙂

MavProxy is the easiest and the least efficient way to get mavlink going through Yes probably, but take a look at the CPU usage, its probably pushing against 30% at least. This will be problem if you also streaming video.

wro1

Hey Artem,
thanks for the comment.

Terrysavage

Artem Bulashev
Do you not use this UAVcast? What do you use to get your set up? Just a VPN?

wro1

Hey Artem, so, yes, we use https://github.com/Trixarian/sakis3g-sour , but following the actual download (33 Mbps) and upload (16 Mbps) speed, it's a 4G connection that we have, see attached image.

We checkted that several times. So it seems that it's not a software issue here.
The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B for video and MAVLink streaming and the CPU load hits on average 75 %. This is fine for our purpose, since this is only what we do when we our live.

Dear Bernt, we haven't yet tested your set up, but that's now on our list.

Regards
wro1.

Sinamics

wro1 Dear Bernt, we haven't yet tested your set up, but that's now on our list.

Just give me a shout if you find any problems using UAVcast. it should be fairly straightforward.
Also keep in mind that you wont need the TTL adapter anymore, as ser2net has been tested and working using UDP.
However, UAVcast has not been updated with ser2net, its on my list though, but its very easy to install.

Keep me posted.