3DR Solo Controller

dmreese · May 18, 2015

Anyone know the maximum tablet dimensions the controller will hold and the dimensions of the controller itself?

franknitty69 · May 18, 2015

8.5" is the max the holder can extend to. so pretty much all of your mini tablets. as far as controller size/weight...tbd.

dmreese · May 18, 2015

Thanks. I am just thinking about the best size of tablet to get.

rrmccabe · May 18, 2015

For my the Android 8.4 I bought is ideal.

Dirby · May 18, 2015

rrmccabe said:
For my the Android 8.4 I bought is ideal.

which one did u get and where did u get it?

rrmccabe · May 18, 2015

I bought the Samsung Tab S because its really bright. However a lot of guys are going for Nvidia Shield with good success.

I grabbed mine online somewhere. Have to look and see.

Johnny Baer · May 18, 2015

After confirming with 3DR support by phone I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 which will definitely fit according to a 3DR dev on another group. The display should be killer for my weary old(er) eyes.

Got it at Best Buy.

GSSP · May 19, 2015

I use Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 AT&T LTE on my P2, very nice tab, 8 core processor, damn fast

ken nielsen · May 19, 2015

Ditto here for the last 8 months on my Phantom, Samsung Galaxy Tab. Plan on using it also for the Solo.

MGOSAN · May 21, 2015

i wonder if we have to do the "wang" dance like the rest of the DJI set up?

ken nielsen · May 22, 2015

3DR is building a great platform in the Solo and I'm pretty sure Colin will be dancing circles around Wang one day...hopefully soon

DattaGroover · Jun 10, 2015

Pardon my ignorance, but for the Solo, do I need to get a tablet that has WiFi capabilities, or will anything with and HDMI input do? I already have a 7" Black pearl (with diversity receivers).

Thanks!

MGOSAN · Jun 10, 2015

tablet that has wifi connectivity. thats how you be able to view the video from your copter via Gopro on board.

DattaGroover · Jun 11, 2015

MGOSAN said:
tablet that has wifi connectivity. thats how you be able to view the video from your copter via Gopro on board.

Thanks.

Mark_T · Jun 11, 2015

You can also view it from the HDMI out connector but you'll still want to use a tablet for the controls within the App.

DattaGroover · Jun 12, 2015

Mark_T said:
You can also view it from the HDMI out connector but you'll still want to use a tablet for the controls within the App.

Thanks. Seems like it would only make sense to have the interactive tablet, but at least there is an option of another screen for streaming or whatever.

rrmccabe · Jun 12, 2015

DattaGroover said:
Thanks. Seems like it would only make sense to have the interactive tablet, but at least there is an option of another screen for streaming or whatever.

You NEED the WiFi tablet. There is no telemetry on the HDMI feed out and you have no way of controlling the Solo functions without out. With the HDMI you have no software and just a FPV view of where you are going.

DattaGroover · Jun 12, 2015

rrmccabe said:
You NEED the WiFi tablet. There is no telemetry on the HDMI feed out and you have no way of controlling the Solo functions without out. With the HDMI you have no software and just a FPV view of where you are going.

Yeah, I got that, thanks. I meant it could be useful to have an additional screen (though not for me that I can foresee.)

Raybro · Jun 12, 2015

Within the Solo app I believe there was a setting to save the camera roll to your device? I wonder if it records telemetry as well? If not you would need a screen capture app for that since it does not output though the HDMI port.