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Adding electronics to the Mavic Air 2

You guys make me wish for an open-architecture drone system in which the user could install 3rd party or scratch-built modules to enhance whichever characteristic(s) are desired: range, speed, carrying capacity, fly time, remotely controllable lighting, PA, sound monitoring, etc.

Think of the possibilities!
 
You guys make me wish for an open-architecture drone system in which the user could install 3rd party or scratch-built modules to enhance whichever characteristic(s) are desired: range, speed, carrying capacity, fly time, remotely controllable lighting, PA, sound monitoring, etc.

Think of the possibilities!

What your referring to is the build yourself FPV drone.

 
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I've been exploring something similar with my MA2 as well and came across this:

Mavic Air 2 Payload Release - Simple, Easy & Affordable | Finish-Tackle (finish-tackle.com)

It uses a fiber optic cable triggered by the LED on the bottom of the drone. Might be possible to connect a photoresistor to a Raspberry Pi?

I’ve seen something like that before - it’s a good idea, my only issue with it is that you need an external battery rather than the one in the drone
 
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Sadly you took this photo with a muddy potato. This is the only example of this I can find on the entire internet. I want to do this same thing but you didn't take even REMOTELY close to a clear enough photo.. So sad when you get SOOO close to learning new things online but can't be totally sure.. I will now experience the same problems you did sadly.. View attachment 111169

PS: Sorry for the bad image quality
 
I’m sorry you lost the LED circuit in your Air. Not sure if it is using a MOSFET or other controlller to power it, have you seen anything on the board that may have been damaged?

Just an afterthought that is too late for using the LED circuit, but in the future for flying lightweight external microcontrollers, try using an Arduino Lilypad powered by a small rechargeable LiPo. It could sense that the LED’s have been turned on using a photoresistor. Another option is a small remote controlled switch like this?

 
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