Home point symbol

nachobcn · May 24, 2017

Today I have test the google at first time. And the unique question is about one "H" letter near the center of the image, that moves when I move the dron. It seems indicates "home point" but I don't understand how it works..

Tx.

Onetwofifty · May 24, 2017

It's basically showing your starting position relative to the drone (represented in the center of the screen by the arrow) as it's flying. So quite handy since you know which way you need to turn/go to get back home without having to look at the map view on the mobile app.

nachobcn · May 25, 2017

Onetwofifty said:
It's basically showing your starting position relative to the drone (represented in the center of the screen by the arrow) as it's flying. So quite handy since you know which way you need to turn/go to get back home without having to look at the map view on the mobile app.

Thanks for your reply.

I have flight another drones with Naza and other FC, with the function to show the home point in the FPV image. But in this case, the "H" symbol didn't correspond to any 'logical' position of the home point.

According with your explanations, when the drones approaches to the real homepoint... the "H" symbol would be showed behind the arrow, but this did not happen.

Even when I was flying in stationary exactly above the takeoff place, the "H" symbol appeared to one side of the arrow.

(sorry for my poor english)

Onetwofifty · May 25, 2017

I'll need to do another flight to confirm, but does the H symbol's position actually represent relative distance to the drone? If it only shows relative direction, then the H symbol would always be outside of the arrow. I have an older quad with the Naza mini OSD, and the home point was represented by a small symbol (arrow?) always at the perimeter of the OSD. But in that OSD, the top always represented where the quad was facing, as opposed to the OSD in these goggles, where I believe the top represents North.

nachobcn · May 25, 2017

I agree.

What is incredible is that DJI does not provide any information about it.

rydfree · May 25, 2017

nachobcn said:
I agree.

What is incredible is that DJI does not provide any information about it.

Yes one would think they could have explained it on page 15 of the manual along with everything else displayed .

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/DJI+Goggles/20170519/DJI_Goggles_User_Manual_EN.pdf

I will have to test tomorrow when I get to fly again but I haven't given it any thought . I just assumed the "H" symbol rotated around the arrow according to where Home was .

nachobcn · May 25, 2017

rydfree said:
Yes one would think they could have explained it on page 15 of the manual along with everything else displayed .

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/DJI+Goggles/20170519/DJI_Goggles_User_Manual_EN.pdf

I will have to test tomorrow when I get to fly again but I haven't given it any thought . I just assumed the "H" symbol rotated around the arrow according to where Home was .

I don't find anything about that question in manual.

rydfree · May 25, 2017

nachobcn said:
I don't find anything about that question in manual.

Yes that's why I said one would think they would have since it even shows the Home icon along with the rest.

Robbyg · May 26, 2017

It might be a finished feature, maybe the operation is scheduled to be changed in a soon to be released update.
So they left it out of the manual until they finalize a better method .

nachobcn · May 27, 2017

I have done another test and I can confirm that this feature doesn't work. The "H" symbol don't show any 'logical' position to home point.

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Cyberpower678 · May 28, 2017

Oh come guys, I figured it out as soon as I saw it. It's your home point relative to the drone's position, no it's distance isn't scaled from the center, but it does show that numerical value anyway. If you want to guide the drone back based on that you yaw the drone until the arrow points to the H.

GooniesNeverDie · May 29, 2017

The H is the home point in relation the direction the drone is pointing. I'm certain of it

GooniesNeverDie · May 29, 2017

Also the numerical values are the Gimbals position in degrees

rydfree · May 29, 2017

Cyberpower678 said:
Oh come guys, I figured it out as soon as I saw it. It's your home point relative to the drone's position, no it's distance isn't scaled from the center, but it does show that numerical value anyway. If you want to guide the drone back based on that you yaw the drone until the arrow points to the H.

yep , I tested it yesterday and it is like my old Dji NAZA flight controllers used to display the home point .

nachobcn · May 29, 2017

Today I have done a test flight only for this topic. And the explanations are correct. The way to return to home, is align the center arrow with "h" symbol. Is a bit tricky for me, because I'm not used to see navigation maps with fixed north. And this is all you need to know for understand the display.

GooniesNeverDie · May 30, 2017

Yep just point the arrow at the H and away to home you go

Steve Reed · Aug 30, 2017

nachobcn said:
Thanks for your reply.

I have flight another drones with Naza and other FC, with the function to show the home point in the FPV image. But in this case, the "H" symbol didn't correspond to any 'logical' position of the home point.

According with your explanations, when the drones approaches to the real homepoint... the "H" symbol would be showed behind the arrow, but this did not happen.

Even when I was flying in stationary exactly above the takeoff place, the "H" symbol appeared to one side of the arrow.

(sorry for my poor english)

Don't apologize... great English.

chrisben · Jan 20, 2019

Goggle display icons and what they do. 1. Arrow is direction of drone on compass?
2. H in circle is relative direction to Home?
3. Little box with plus sign?
4. Other floating symbols.
5. How to reorient camera to direction of flight. (Black 4 way button)
Would anyone care to correct, elaborate, edit or suggest link to this functions.