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MAVLink Mode vs. Raw Mode for BVLOS Command & Control Explained
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Sky Drone has always been about connectivity. To be able to remotely control drones from anywhere in the world, was always a main goal for us and is a key feature for truly autonomously operating unmanned air/ground/surface vehicles. Reliable BVLOS operation of such vehicles is required for almost any use case in that field. Sky Drone FPV 3, Sky Drone Link 3 and older legacy products that run the latest firmware, have the "MAVLink Mode" option available. MAVLink Mode Explained First off, a bit of background about MAVLink: "MAVLink or Micro Air Vehicle Link is a protocol for communicating with small unmanned vehicle. It is designed...
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- Tags: BVLOS, Dronecode, MAVLink, Sky Drone FPV, Sky Drone Link
Sky Drone Firmware Update 1.9-298
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A new firmware update is now available across the board for the following current products: Sky Drone FPV 3 Sky Drone Link 3 That firmware update is also available for these legacy devices: Sky Drone FPV 2 Sky Drone Link Sky Drone Link4k To all customers of the respective products above an email with a download link of their firmware version has been sent out already. If you have not received that email yet, please contact us Release Notes: Resolved an issue where "skydrone-config" WiFi was either not accessible or connecting to it was not successful Several performance and stability improvements Numerous...
Sky Drone Data Centers Across The Globe
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Sky Drone products establish P2P connections between the device on the drone and the ground control station. To ensure such connection can be established quickly, Sky Drone maintains servers across the globe that hold some basic meta data to allow the ground control station software on the grown to find the Sky Drone device on the drone. The closest data center to the device's location is being used to ensure low latency and high speed. Find out more on How it works. Sky Drone data centers are located at: United States of America - West Coast United States of America...
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Sky Drone partners with China Mobile HK on 5G Innovation Project for Connected Drones
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Sky Drone and China Mobile Hong Kong Co. Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster 5G connectivity of drones within the scope of China Mobile’s unique 5G Innovation Center. HONG KONG, 24th AUGUST 2020 – Hong Kong-based China Mobile HK (CMHK) has set up a 5G Innovation Center as a cross-industrial platform supporting the evolution from 4G towards 5G globally as well as a Regional Laboratory in Hong Kong. Sky Drone joins the Hong Kong Regional Laboratory to cooperate with CMHK and contribute to the evolution path from 4G towards 5G. “5G is a game-changer in the...
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Sky Drone 4G/LTE Upgrade for Yuneec H520 currently out of stock
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Due to high demand, our popular Sky Drone 4G/LTE Upgrade for Yuneec H520 is currently out of stock. We are working hard to get our stock refilled as soon as possible. In light of the current pandemic happening across the globe, we do our best to get this product back in stock. It is however, still possible to place an order. As soon as the product is back in stock, we will ship them out on a first come first served basis. Thanks a lot for everyone's patience. We'll make sure everyone gets their order as soon as possible.