Text Messaging Telemetry for DroneKit
Project description
Text Messaging Telemetry for DroneKit Control Rovers, Copters, or Planes via inexpensive text messaging from within DroneKit
Dependencies:
– pip install python-gsmmodem
—pip install pymavlink
– pip install pylzma
—pip install dronekit
How to launch text messaging telemetry between your APM Rover and Ground Station computer:
- –Copy project files to your vehicle’s companion computer (e.g. Raspberry Pi) and your laptop.
–pip install dronekit-textmessaging
—On your ground station computer enter the following command:
LaunchTelemetry.py -ground
—On the vehicle’s companion computer, launch the script from DroneKit:
LaunchTelemetry.py -vehicle (NOTE: make sure to have AUTOPILOT_PATH set appropriately)
Supported Hardware/Software Configuration:
- Ground Station
Mac laptop/desktop
APM Planner 2 software
Sierra 313u (AT&T 313u) GSM modem
AT&T’s $2/day pay-as-you-go unlimited texting plan
- Vehicle
Raspberry Pi “companion computer” connected to autopilot via serial or USB cable
APM 2.6 or Pixhawk autopilot
Sierra 313u (AT&T 313u) GSM modem
AT&T’s $2/day pay-as-you-go unlimited texting plan
Changelog:
– 5 Sep 2015 – Under Development
—14 Nov 2015 – Updated to DroneKit version 2
– 21 Nov 2015 – Created pip package
License information:
– Copyright (C) 2015 Chambana
—License: GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3 or later; see COPYING included in this archive for details.
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