I am wondering is there an equivalent to the tower app on an iOS divice? If so where do I get it from?
MAV Pilot supports mavlink devices including Solo. i've never tried it though. It's $12.99 in the app store.
DroneKit is missing ios support and there isn't any indication of when it will be added. until that happens you won't see any tower like apps for ios.
Hey Brendon,
It works, but it's not ideal. Using two tablets (Android & my iPad Air2 mounted on the controller) is not really conducive to my best practices while flying.
MAV Pilot supports mavlink devices including Solo. i've never tried it though. It's $12.99 in the app store.
DroneKit is missing ios support and there isn't any indication of when it will be added. until that happens you won't see any tower like apps for ios.
It would be nice if they made it available on iOS devices. Let's hope that comes soon. Until then maybe MAV Pilot is the best option
Load the 3DR App for Android and use it instead of your iPad.
Also, you don't have to launch Solo and then activate the mission. When you load the mission to Solo Tower will give you the option of creating a take off and landing point. I say yes, then I use Tower to activate (start) Solo, then select the autonomous mission on Tower. Solo takes off and flies the mission all by itself, then comes back and lands.
Not fun if that's what you're after, as for me Solo is just a platform to get a camera into a location I otherwise could not......
No one should hold their breath waiting for Tower on iOS. Tower is open source and Apple will never, ever allow open source onto an iOS device.
If that is really true, and i don't doubt you, it is a shame that apple is so closed minded (pun intended)No one should hold their breath waiting for Tower on iOS. Tower is open source and Apple will never, ever allow open source onto an iOS device.
Check out the Nvidia Shield tablet. There's a few members here that have the Shield. It's perfect for SoloYea, just using an android tablet would solve my stated issues. Unfortunately the android tablet I'm using will not receive video from Solo (everything else in tower works), nor will it run the Solo app or the simulator. I haven't done the due diligence to pick another android tablet yet, any suggestions?
I prefer to take-off and land manually but the ability to send Solo on a completely autonomous mission is pretty cool!
I would really love to put my Nikon (over the strident objections from my fiancé) on Solo but better sense and physics dictates otherwise. Oh well...maybe Solo 2?
Check out the Nvidia Shield tablet. There's a few members here that have the Shield. It's perfect for Solo
I use the Nexus 7 2013 version no longer made but available on Amazon for about $150. Works great for tower and Solo app and has a very bright screen. It has GPS as well. I also use it with telemetry radios with my other 3DR birds. I do not have service on it and if not using Tower I use my iPhone.Thanks, I will!
I use the Nexus 7 2013 version no longer made but available on Amazon for about $150. Works great for tower and Solo app and has a very bright screen. It has GPS as well. I also use it with telemetry radios with my other 3DR birds. I do not have service on it and if not using Tower I use my iPhone.
No one should hold their breath waiting for Tower on iOS. Tower is open source and Apple will never, ever allow open source onto an iOS device.
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