{"id":113,"date":"2013-05-30T06:25:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T14:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2016-04-11T16:27:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T00:27:02","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For technical support please try the<br \/>\n<a title=\"Q&amp;A\" href=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/questions\/\">Q&amp;A<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Forums\" href=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/forums\/\">Discussion Forums<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Forums\" href=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/forums\/forum\/tech-support\/\">Tech Support<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to Connect FIND MY DRONE \/ MAVPilot to Your Drone.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: The section below is being replaced by the newer ESP8266, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/forums\/forum\/tech-support\/\">forums<\/a> for help.\u00a0Thx<\/p>\n<h3><b>Long Range Radio Bridge &#8211; WiFi to 915MHz (or 433Mhz) 3DR Telemetry Radio<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Below are instructions on how to connect FIND MY DRONE or MAVPilot using WiFi to a 3DR 915 or 433MHz Telemetry radio. NOTE: The instructions are a working DRAFT, please leave suggestions and improvements in the comments. Thx.<\/p>\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#parts\">Parts List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#config\">Configuration Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#infra\">Setup Using Infrastructure Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#softap\">Setup Of a Software Access Point<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#assembly\">Assembly of WiFi Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/WorkingImage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/WorkingImage-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"WorkingImage\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/WorkingImage-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/WorkingImage-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/WorkingImage.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"parts\"><\/a><br \/>\n<b>Required Parts<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/10822\">Roving Network RN-XV Wi-Fly module<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 x <a href=\"http:\/\/store.jdrones.com\/product_p\/xbtrmbee01.htm\">ExtremeBee Adapter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/11373\">XBee Explorer Regulated<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 x 5 pin FTDI to FTDI cable i.e. 5 Pin 0.1&#8243; female headers<\/li>\n<li>1 x 5V uBEC e.g <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hobbyking.com\/hobbyking\/store\/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=18789\">X5 uBEC\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/8687\">XBee USB adapter<\/a> OR 1 x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/9718\">FTDI Cable<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Optional<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 2-pin header @ 90Deg e.g\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/store.3drobotics.com\/products\/1x04-right-angle-pin-header\">http:\/\/store.3drobotics.com\/products\/1&#215;04-right-angle-pin-header<\/a>\u00a0and cut in half. If you use this to connect the uBEC (or you can solder the 5V and GND wires to the board)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Wi-Fly RB-XV Configuration<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"config\"><\/a><br \/>\nThe first step is to configure your RN-XV to work on your WiFi Network or as a standalone Access Point using your XBee USB Adapter or FTDI cable This simplest configuration which is great at home when you have an available WiFi network is Infrastructure mode. It&#8217;s Good for testing, and leaves your computer able to connect to the internet.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>To configure the WiFly connect it using an FTDI cable to \u00a0your computer. (I&#8217;m using a Mac so this will be Unix flavour, for windows you can use a terminal program like Hyperterminal)<\/p>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important;\">The default baud is 9600, to connect I run Terminal and the command<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><code>screen \/dev\/cu.usbserial-AM01RMWT 9600<\/code><\/p>\n<p>type $$$ to enter setup mode. <a id=\"infra\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Option: Infrastructure TCP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>factory R<\/li>\n<li>set wlan ssid YOUR_SSID<\/li>\n<li>set wlan phrase PASSWORD<\/li>\n<li>set wlan join 1<\/li>\n<li>set ip flags 0x6 (means TCP connection closed on disconnect)<\/li>\n<li>set ip proto 2<\/li>\n<li>set uart baudrate 57600<\/li>\n<li>save infratcp (save it with a name, so easily switch configs with load later)<\/li>\n<li>save<\/li>\n<li>reboot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Or if you want a fixed ip add the lines<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>set ip dhcp off<\/li>\n<li>set up address 10.0.1.211 (or the address that is free on your network)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now you should be able to connect using Mission Planner TCP option to DHCP assigned IP address on port 2000<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>NOTE: You can always connect the RN-XV Module directly to the Telemetry port on the APM2.5. This is useful when at home tweaking missions etc..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a id=\"softap\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Option: Soft AP<\/strong> You can also set the Wi-Fly up as a micro-router, which is great when in the field. In this mode device connect to the device as before and do the following <b>NOTE:<\/b> You need to have connected your WiFly module to the internet using the above <a href=\"#infra\">steps<\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>set ftp address 0<\/li>\n<li>set ftp filename wifly-EZX-AP.img<\/li>\n<li>set dns name rn.microchip.com<\/li>\n<li>ftp update<\/li>\n<li>factory R<\/li>\n<li>set uart baudrate 57600<\/li>\n<li>save<\/li>\n<li>reboot<\/li>\n<li>set wlan join 7<\/li>\n<li>set ip dhcp 4<\/li>\n<li>set ip address 10.0.0.1<\/li>\n<li>set ip net 255.255.255.0<\/li>\n<li>set ip gateway 10.0.0.1<\/li>\n<li>set ip proto 2<\/li>\n<li>set wlan channel 11<\/li>\n<li>set wlan APMNetwork<\/li>\n<li>save softap<\/li>\n<li>save<\/li>\n<li>reboot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can simply connect your iPhone to the APMNetwork to 10.0.0.1:2000 to connect to the APM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"assembly\"><\/a><br \/>\n<b>Assembly of WiFi Bridge.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BigWiringImage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BigWiringImage-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BigWiringImage\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BigWiringImage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.communistech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BigWiringImage-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> To create the WiFi to 3DR Radio bridge you need to connect the serial ports of the two radios. This means you need to connect (see following color coded table)<\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\">RN-XV<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"38\">\u00a0DATA FLOW<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"142\">3DR Telemetry Radio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>5V (RED)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"38\">&lt;-&gt;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"142\"><strong>5V<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>GND (BLACK)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"38\">&lt;-&gt;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"142\"><strong>GND<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>RX (BLUE)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"38\">&lt;-<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"142\"><strong>TX<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\"><strong>TX (YELLOW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"38\">-&gt;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"142\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>RX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also to power the system you need to connect 5V\/GND from your voltage regular (uBEC) For the parts listed above:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>First you need to follow the instructions to assemble your XTreameBee Adapter<\/li>\n<li>Solder the 2 Pin Header to the XtreameBee board or uBEC directly to spare 5V\/GND<\/li>\n<li>Connect the 5 FDTI cable between the XtreameBee and 3DR Radio. Black to GND connections\n<ol>\n<li>The GND is in the middle of the board on the XtreameBee, not the edge like the 3DR Radio<\/li>\n<li>The picture shows a different shorter FTDI cable, but other than that its the same.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Put the XtreameBee in slave mode (this swaps RX\/TX lines)<\/li>\n<li>Solder the 2Pin connector to 5V\/GND pins on the XTreamBee board<\/li>\n<li>IMPORTANT. Swap the 5V\/GND pins in the uBEC connector, the middle pin is not 5V on the board.<\/li>\n<li>BEFORE YOU POWER UP, double check that 5V &amp; GND are connected correctly, other blue smoke will appear. If you mix up RX\/TX, no harm will occur BUT Power must be connected correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Power up: you should be good to go. Enter the ip address in the settings page and press the &#8216;refresh&#8217; button in the app to connect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Other Options<\/b> <b><\/b>You can use XBee Regulated Breakout board from SparkFun\u00a0i.e.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/11373\">https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/11373<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Note: don&#8217;t use the older board\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/9132\">https:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/products\/9132<\/a>\u00a0as the RN-XV is not compatible)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For technical support please try the Q&amp;A Discussion Forums Tech Support How to Connect FIND MY DRONE \/ MAVPilot to Your Drone. 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