FPV Ground Station - Preview

|trobi81
FPV Ground Station - Preview

Hi Guys,

This is the first time I have posted something on Flite Test. I'm currently putting together a ground station that I can use in conjunction with a few of my RC planes and quad/hexcopters.

This is my first attempt at putting something together which has a little bit to go to complete the build. 

A list of things I have used:

Outside

* FatShark goggles (very old version)
* Chinese 7 inch screen/DVD player as a backup screen 
* 5.8Ghz receiver and patch antenna
* Chinese 12 volt gauge and alarm for low battery (LCD display)
* Eagle Eyes ground station

 Inside

All wiring plugs in to the HobbyKing Quadcopter Power Distribution board.

Front View

 

Back View

 

Side View

 

Close Up

 

Close Up 2

Close Up 3

 

Unfortunately the timber has bowed from all the moisture in the air (it has been raining here for about four days in country New South Wales - Australia). Also, sorry about the bad lighting in the photos.

I still have some things to do that will finish the project off. This includes buying another video receiver for a second antenna, tidying cords, finishing the paint and I want to have a dual battery switch for two batteries (I'm running all this gear plus a laptop off the batteries).

I'm going to change the antenna tracking system to the Arduino Ardupilot setup because I'm using Ardupilot in my multicopters and I really like the system. As you're probably aware, its leaps and bounds ahead of the Eagletree system. 

I hope you found this interesting. 

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