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Title: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on April 07, 2013, 11:46:02 AM My Ground station till date was only functionally doing great but not much to look at. decided to upgrade the same to a more professional setup. The present setup was catering for both 900 Mhz as well as 5.8 Ghz. I was using for both Rangevideo as well as Eagle tree.
It had the Laptop in the same GCS for Recording as well as for telemetry. Now decided to separate the Laptop to a different box and further make two different GCS seperate for 900 Mhz and 5.8 Ghz and one with Rangevideo Diversity/telemetry and other with Eagle tree diversity/telemetry. The present Setup (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Fxzte0QD-ng/UWD-u1H263I/AAAAAAAABE0/UUIXXpPTO1U/s767/2013+-+4) (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BdG8j6rx63k/UWD-u6CO5JI/AAAAAAAABE0/kvFpeozS5CU/s767/2013+-+3) (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nFViJz9_7Bs/UWD-uwFAwuI/AAAAAAAABE0/KLN_BCMDICU/s767/2013+-+1) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e1B7GMVk2_U/UWD-u7iDT_I/AAAAAAAABE0/qv5joJrGNJQ/s767/2013+-+2) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on April 07, 2013, 11:49:10 AM The 900 Mhz with Rangevideo Telemetry and Diversity has to go in this Box.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q-UieovC7t0/UWEFZmds7iI/AAAAAAAABE0/ilAc8nWkNbY/s766/2013+-+1) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iGpIK_dbpCM/UWD_3zfz27I/AAAAAAAABE0/h5S0tDD-KOU/s767/2013+-+1) (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oFBrL1h_APY/UWEEKW5DiJI/AAAAAAAABE0/3LBAzVfY-FI/s766/2013+-+1) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: veloci on April 07, 2013, 12:23:46 PM NICE SETUP sir!
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: zonuna on April 07, 2013, 10:51:17 PM Great work ..... I'd like to them in action ...
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: VC on April 07, 2013, 11:26:22 PM Not that I understand much of this Technical Mumbo Jumbo ( I guess I'm not educated enough :'(), however, that balcony brings back memories of a wonderful evening. (:|~
Even though the charcoal grate had everything non vegetarian! ;) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on April 07, 2013, 11:42:09 PM Thanks Zonuna, The GCS is getting smaller to be more portable. May be some day in near future in Aizwal. what say.
VC we are too missing the company. Last Time I believe I goofed up. This time it will be a separate grill for the veggies for sure. Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: VC on April 08, 2013, 12:31:16 AM Paneer! Paneer! Paneer!
No one goofed up, Ma'm more than made up for it with the fantastic menu that was to follow later! We plan to impose ourselves on you soon. >:D (:|~ Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on April 08, 2013, 07:34:23 AM You are most welcome VC. We will be looking fwd to it. :)
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: arun.sreelakam on April 08, 2013, 07:42:05 AM Wow great setup... Sir Whats is that mounted on that tripod :(
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on April 08, 2013, 08:05:43 AM Thank you Arun. 900 Mhz 9 dbi patch antenna.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: zonuna on April 09, 2013, 12:14:31 AM Id like to hook it up with flight yoke, and fly as a Flight Sim :-)
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 15, 2013, 08:01:12 PM All the electronics loosely placed and the foldable shroud fitted.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pUp5HakmpKg/UZOJGXxL2PI/AAAAAAAABSA/ghJlQsI-ufY/w408-h306-no/2013+-+2) Filtered power supply for the Receivers and torroided power cable for Monitor and Goggle. Rangevideo Telemetry Down link as well as antenna tracker and digital video recorder. (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zWp91b6xCqA/UZOIIwCMlCI/AAAAAAAABRg/RVn3EmPF_-w/w408-h306-no/2013+-+3)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-b1MFTbiSS2w/UZN8RX4ZhvI/AAAAAAAABPU/RIQznlC7oyI/w408-h306-no/2013+-+3) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 15, 2013, 08:10:53 PM Contents of the monitor side flap are the monitor both the receivers for diversity setup, Box to hold the Goggle when in packed condition. Both the receiver fitted with Low band pass when using 2.4 Ghz amplified setup. and will be replaced with High band pass when used with an 433 LRS.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yLGiN_QRBvg/UZN8RTh6LaI/AAAAAAAABQc/Shq1u-4qYsg/w408-h306-no/2013+-+5)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VdER88eVWPI/UZN8RTFUF5I/AAAAAAAABQ0/TMhewFV59SQ/w408-h306-no/2013+-+6)(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6ytRQmfCBQQ/UZN8RZc7c6I/AAAAAAAABQs/pFJiEAyVBB4/w408-h306-no/2013+-+7)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VdER88eVWPI/UZN8RTFUF5I/AAAAAAAABQ0/TMhewFV59SQ/w408-h306-no/2013+-+6) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: santhosh-r on May 15, 2013, 08:17:22 PM Sundaram sir...the case is nice...where did you buy it...how much is it??
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 15, 2013, 08:20:16 PM The view inside with Foldable Shroud Deployed.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y9oW8zisSVU/UZOII7m3rxI/AAAAAAAABRU/iidDi0I_9Jo/w408-h306-no/2013+-+2)(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4io_kpodRns/UZOIIx3ViqI/AAAAAAAABRQ/t4WO5OFwv3o/w408-h306-no/2013+-+4) The deployed GCS (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tqeMG4A9eHM/UZOJGaHmGjI/AAAAAAAABR4/XevwnwoSj9w/w408-h306-no/2013+-+1)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JWfqz606N-U/UZOII_cC-BI/AAAAAAAABRY/vIlPvJFLPNk/w408-h306-no/2013+-+1)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-deyoLtumRSU/UZOGmj2rdGI/AAAAAAAABQY/ku5zCzV1mjQ/w408-h306-no/2013+-+8) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 15, 2013, 08:24:50 PM The box was a Audio Cordless mic box for 10 Mics. Bought for 2500/- from the Local Musical Instruments shop. The last piece he had.
Folded GCS the top flap and bottom flap. (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q_wyIaekF7M/UZN8Rd9zFFI/AAAAAAAABPQ/DUNllxBSd6c/w408-h306-no/2013+-+4)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y1WnW-Ttm0A/UZN8RSw1IyI/AAAAAAAABPY/ZtM4If4Plf0/w408-h306-no/2013+-+2) The closed GCS with all contents inside and spare space for a small laptop or a Patch/Biquad/Pepper box antenna. (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZNgEzrT5K-o/UZN8Re6UeLI/AAAAAAAABPc/l2CwjQugDr0/w408-h306-no/2013+-+1) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 15, 2013, 08:30:35 PM It would have been nice if I could have interchanged the location of Diversity/antenna tracker and Digital recorder with that of the goggle box, but the Antenna tracker is taking power supply from balance connector of the same Lipo. So it is there for now may be later i might rearrange as they are just stuck in place with velcro.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: girishsarwal on May 15, 2013, 11:03:41 PM Sandy sir, I'm drooling over that setup. You might find this funny, and silly perhaps, but I modded my drum throne into something that can mount your GCS very well, while giving 360 degree turn around motion. will send you some pictures soon :D. Long way before I get into FPV, but just doing the preparations.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 16, 2013, 09:29:43 AM Thanks Girish.
More to come are the antenna tracking mount setup, live telemetry tracking on Map. The rangevideo antenna tracker has nice provisions of display of telemetry like lat& lon, model range and height, model voltage and amperage and mah consumed, GCS voltage all on the LCD of antenna tracker. Full telemetry is recorded on the micro SD. Further coupled with a laptop and any GCS software one can access, track live and record full telemetry. When gauravag comes here next week we are going to have loads of fun doing formation flying. Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 20, 2013, 09:47:37 AM My 5.8 Ghz Ground Station with Eagletree Diversity & antenna tracker with both Rangevideo & Fatshark Receiver. The 7" LCD is from Satyagupta. Both the Goggle and Digital Recorder can be moved to this easily since the provisions have been left for it.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1SNLuT_WVlU/UZi1aojSsgI/AAAAAAAABXg/QZtPVc-P5bw/w956-h717-no/2013+-+1) If you run out of LC filters you can make your self one ;D (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jrMQ50UE0O4/UZmg8J10AhI/AAAAAAAABYo/Z6qmmG2E1nM/w956-h717-no/2013+-+1)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hd2tSvf-mIQ/UZmg8Aqf_RI/AAAAAAAABYk/eVV8gVABI2E/w956-h717-no/2013+-+2) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: girishsarwal on May 20, 2013, 10:41:53 AM (:|~ (:|~ (:|~ Sundaram sir, i really need to catch up with you soon. You're giving me much food for though for this http://www.rcindia.org/self-designed-diy-and-college-projects/flying-on-a-3d-joystick/msg134471/#msg134471
It looks amazing, very prof. Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 20, 2013, 10:56:55 AM Thanks Girish ;D
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on June 27, 2013, 12:00:15 AM Today My GCS gets an upgrade of Scratch built Circular polarized directional antenna IB Crazy 10dbi Cross Hair for 900 Mhz band (channel 1010Mhz) and 1.2 Ghz Band (Channel 1160 Mhz).
Now I will have to definitely almost always fly with my 2 Watts Booster on the radio. Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: pravesh736 on June 27, 2013, 07:20:07 AM DEADLY. awesome Sir. 0.8mm mig wire?
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on June 27, 2013, 08:12:19 AM Thanks Pravesh. 0.9mm copper alloy wire. Recovered from Dish TV antenna wire center conductor. :) the mig wire I have is 0.8mm its less than the min dia for a cross hair of 900 I suppose.
Will use that for 1.3 Ghz Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: pravesh736 on June 27, 2013, 08:27:48 AM thank you Sir, you should make pepper box next for the 1.3 ;D. even im planning to make cl and spw for 1.3 once i reach bangalore.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on June 27, 2013, 09:15:18 AM Its on the cards, both pepper box and Gatling Antenna. I will make them as and when I reach the required range of flying for those antennas. I need to make models which can out reach those antennas before that. :)
Apart from the RF cable used, everything else on the antenna are scrap, recovered materials. Even Chinese Chops sticks came real handy ;D Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: girishsarwal on June 27, 2013, 11:16:25 AM Sandy sir, awesome work on that antenna! Absolutely loved it. Simple and super.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: pravesh736 on June 27, 2013, 11:19:42 AM i thought those were bamboo sticks, but sir its very good, awesome, given that most are recovered items . thumbs up.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on June 27, 2013, 11:41:24 AM Thanks Girish
I am missing gauravag now to fly with and Gusty more than anything else. Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on July 05, 2013, 11:30:10 PM http://www.ebay.in/itm/271228451501?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
http://www.ebay.in/itm/271228451502?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 For those who are interested in fabricating your own antennae source for SMA connectors. Buy it while stocks lasts Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: shilon on December 05, 2013, 12:51:06 PM hello sir i'm new here..
can i know which product use "sundaram" sir!!... and where can i buy it & Price...... i'm From WB... Thanks.... Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: satyagupta on January 30, 2014, 05:13:25 PM The view inside with Foldable Shroud Deployed. (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y9oW8zisSVU/UZOII7m3rxI/AAAAAAAABRU/iidDi0I_9Jo/w408-h306-no/2013+-+2)(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4io_kpodRns/UZOIIx3ViqI/AAAAAAAABRQ/t4WO5OFwv3o/w408-h306-no/2013+-+4) The deployed GCS (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tqeMG4A9eHM/UZOJGaHmGjI/AAAAAAAABR4/XevwnwoSj9w/w408-h306-no/2013+-+1)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JWfqz606N-U/UZOII_cC-BI/AAAAAAAABRY/vIlPvJFLPNk/w408-h306-no/2013+-+1)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-deyoLtumRSU/UZOGmj2rdGI/AAAAAAAABQY/ku5zCzV1mjQ/w408-h306-no/2013+-+8) Sir what is the size of the box that you have use for this ground station? Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on January 31, 2014, 04:27:35 PM Its Approx 18" x 14" x 3.5 "
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: satyagupta on February 03, 2014, 02:12:19 PM (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oFBrL1h_APY/UWEEKW5DiJI/AAAAAAAABE0/3LBAzVfY-FI/s766/2013+-+1)
Sir what is the white colored box which is right next to FPV receiver :headstratch: Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on February 03, 2014, 03:07:00 PM That's also a 900Mhz Band FPV Receiver old version from Rangevideo.
Nothing fancy it has additional provision to monitor all four channels of 900 Mhz, switching in a loop in a fixed interval of time set, like a security Cam monitor. Some day I will dump that and go for all band latest receivers covering 900, 1200, 1300 and additional freq in Mhz band with saw filter. :) Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: satyagupta on February 03, 2014, 03:20:54 PM Thank you sir, i am planning to build a ground station for my quad. Hence doing lot of research work :D
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on February 03, 2014, 04:03:14 PM All the best :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
let me know any help required. Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: satyagupta on February 03, 2014, 04:28:04 PM I have lot of questions :D
You have mentioned something about eagle eyes. i was reading about it yesterday and its used for telemetry/OSD (am i correct) i am going to use MegaPilot NG on MWC AIO Pro v2.0 with 433Mhz Telemetry radio and MinimOSD so would i need that eagle eyes? Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on February 03, 2014, 11:48:11 PM Eagle Eyes is an antenna tracker and diversity to be used only with Eagle tree OSD. If you are using a 433 Telemetry then you can get telemetry directly at the PC and track directly on any Compatible GCS GUI Software with full telemetry.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: satyagupta on February 04, 2014, 10:43:52 AM I am planning to use mission planner on my tablet or a laptop.
So in that case i would be not require those eagle eye thing right? Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on February 04, 2014, 12:24:11 PM I am not sure if Mission Planner is compatible with Multiwii. Multiwii has its own GUI Software. Yes you will not require Eagle eyes ( Cannot be used) with either of the setup.
Eagle tree and Eagle eye setup uses the video signal to superimpose the Telemetry data on the same, which is separated at the Eagle eye apart from doing other features like video Diversity, antenna tracking, recording of telemetry and interface for PC GCS. Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: satyagupta on February 04, 2014, 12:27:39 PM Mission Planner is not compatible with MWC but it is compatible with MegaPirateNG which we can load in MWC AIO controller.
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on February 04, 2014, 12:35:12 PM Yes Mission Planer is compatible with MegaPirateNG
Title: Re: UPGRADING GROUND STATION TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETUP Post by: sundaram on May 29, 2014, 03:57:37 PM Today My GCS has got an additional Goggle set on wireless upgrade with Fatshark Attitude V2. Million thanks to Gauravag (http://www.rcindia.org/profile/?u=52) and his visit to HobbyKing.
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