Introducing Dronelink

Rojillio Santoro · Feb 17, 2020

dronelink said:
Hey everyone,

I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’ve been heads-down working on my next project called Dronelink.

Dronelink is an entirely new approach to flight automation, and we are looking for beta testers on iOS, Android, and the web. This is a great opportunity for you to influence our product roadmap, and we would love your feedback. You can join the beta now, and our public launch is scheduled for later this year.

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Jim McAndrew and I am a software architect and drone enthusiast from Austin, Texas. My passion for creating drone software started in 2014 with Autopilot, the first app for DJI drones in the iOS App Store. After Autopilot I cofounded Hangar and served as CTO until mid 2018. Since then I have been working hard to create Dronelink - the culmination of five years of experience and lessons learned. To those of you who have supported me along the way, thank you.

I look forward to creating the future of flight automation with you.

-Jim

How do get Dronelink?

LakeTravis · Feb 17, 2020

I assume you worked with Brooks. Is he involved? I would like to more about the project, I'll check out the link... ps... I obviously nearby! Just checked and I'm already registered.

The Editor · Feb 17, 2020

Roger Shile said:
How do get Dronelink?

Try this....

LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You

For all those people who find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than to Google it for themselves.

lmgtfy.com

parkgt · Feb 17, 2020

Dronelink is a very powerful product that keeps getting better. Jim and Eric just keep adding functionality and are very responsive to user input.

Anyone that hasn't taken a look, should. There are a whole series of tutorial videos that will walk you through the concepts and get you going. Once you start to get it, you will be amazed by what you can program your craft to do and repeat.

parkgt · Feb 17, 2020

Roger Shile said:
How do get Dronelink?

Dronelink.com for the web app and then install either the IOS or Android app for your flying device.

Rojillio Santoro · Feb 17, 2020

The Editor said:
Try this....

LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You

For all those people who find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than to Google it for themselves.

lmgtfy.com

I've searched dronelink website and Playstore but cant find a download, is this software or vaporware?

DronePilotNH · Feb 17, 2020

Roger Shile said:
I've searched dronelink website and Playstore but cant find a download, is this software or vaporware?

To get the Android app you must login to Dronelink. On the top left you will see bars click on it and then click on native app selection. Click on the Google Play Store and follow the instructions. There is a problem with the DJI SDK on the Google Store. So the Android version is being distributed directly from Dronelink.

LakeTravis · Feb 17, 2020

I've got it on my iPad Pro 11 and iPad min 4, I'll give it a shot... I checked it out briefly early on, but I'll give it a shot after I watch a few of your videos

gemini1364 · Aug 3, 2020

I purchased the hobbyist subscription and was wondering if there is a way to get the apk to install on an Amazon Fire tablet? I've done the necessary hacks to get Google Play and Google products to run on the device but to install the apk, the Fire OS says that its not going to work. Was hoping for a workaround.

Thanks!

maelstrom · Aug 4, 2020

gemini1364 said:
I purchased the hobbyist subscription and was wondering if there is a way to get the apk to install on an Amazon Fire tablet?

Even if you could, the processors in the Fire Tablets are fairly low power so probably wouldn’t give you a good experience with Dronelink anyway.

gemini1364 · Aug 5, 2020

maelstrom said:
Even if you could, the processors in the Fire Tablets are fairly low power so probably wouldn’t give you a good experience with Dronelink anyway.

Thanks for the advice. May be time to invest in a decent tablet!

Blott · Aug 10, 2020

DroneLink is the best autonomous flight app available. The power and control over the drone as well as the ability to share with others is work far more than the $20.

Antshill · Aug 10, 2020

Hey guys,

I just grabbed DroneLink to mess with on my Mavic Mini - Q for you more seasoned pros. I created a mession on my desktop then went out to the location only to discover my start point was right under a bunch of power lines. Is there a way I can manually lift off - maneuver over to near the start area then execute the mission? I tried for a bit and couldnt figure it out on my phone so I returned home

DronePilotNH · Aug 10, 2020

Antshill said:
Hey guys,

I just grabbed DroneLink to mess with on my Mavic Mini - Q for you more seasoned pros. I created a mession on my desktop then went out to the location only to discover my start point was right under a bunch of power lines. Is there a way I can manually lift off - maneuver over to near the start area then execute the mission? I tried for a bit and couldnt figure it out on my phone so I returned home

Yes you can manually takeoff and position the MM where you want it. Then just start your mission. Dronelink will figure out everything once its airborne.

lannes · Aug 11, 2020

Can you use dronelink in free flight or do you always need to have a plan setup which you then execute ?

DronePilotNH · Aug 13, 2020

lannes said:
Can you use dronelink in free flight or do you always need to have a plan setup which you then execute ?

You can use it just like any other app. The planning portion makes it more valuable tool than some of the other apps out there.

lannes · Aug 13, 2020

msstdenis said:
You can use it just like any other app. The planning portion makes it more valuable tool than some of the other apps out there.

How do you change the flight mode to sport mode from the phone app ?
Can you also make changes to the RTH setting and OA settings
How do you make changes to frequencies and channels ?
Can you change yaw and gimbal settings while in free flight
Where are the menus to change these options ?

I can’t find where to change these options ?
Do you have to log into DJI Go4 or DJI FLY make the changes and then run dronelink again.

shutterup · Aug 15, 2020

I can't find this on the Google play store?

lannes · Aug 15, 2020

shutterup said:
I can't find this on the Google play store?

What device are you trying to load it on, I'm not sure if latest Dronelink version is only 64 bit compatible.

You might need to side load a 32bit version app without the google playstore extra .apk's needed for the DJI monitors.

How do I install the native app on DJI monitors?

Download and install the APKs for your device. Please keep in mind that DJI's monitors are effectively low performance, outdated Android devices, which may cause performance limitations for Drone...

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