Adding electronics to the Mavic Air 2

[Thewrightstuff]

I wish I had at MA2.

 

[Hauptmann]

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!

 

[lannes]

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.

How To Get Started With FPV Drone - The Ultimate Beginner's Guide - Oscar Liang

Learn how to get started with FPV drone in this comprehensive tutorial, covering the basics of building and flying FPV drone, tips on safety, equipment and software.

oscarliang.com

 

[Deleted member 114292]

What your referring to is the build yourself FPV drone.

How To Get Started With FPV Drone - The Ultimate Beginner's Guide - Oscar Liang

Learn how to get started with FPV drone in this comprehensive tutorial, covering the basics of building and flying FPV drone, tips on safety, equipment and software.

oscarliang.com

There are several commercial drone that use PX4.
Yuneec for example.

 

[pfless]

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?

 

[IceAndNull]

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

 

[Doug3601]

Interesting write up. please post any accessories you develop to use the power outputs.