Litchi and the M3E

AMann · Oct 25, 2022

Has there been any updates or announcements about Litchi with the M3E? I am thinking of upgrading to RTK and am looking at less expensive options for control of mapping flights with RiD capability.

Eagle Eye 62 · Oct 26, 2022

As soon as DJI releases the SDK, they should be able to get an M3E version out. Sadly no M3 version though which really is a bummer.

AMann · Oct 28, 2022

Eagle Eye 62 said:
As soon as DJI releases the SDK, they should be able to get an M3E version out. Sadly no M3 version though which really is a bummer.

Well it already has been released and DroneDeploy is available for the M3E using the DJI RC Pro Enterprise smart controller, but it does not yet support autonomous RTK missions. Hopefully, Litchi is next when they get the SDK for it.

https://help.dronedeploy.com/hc/en-us/articles/8972902386711-Mavic-3-Enterprise

Andrex · Nov 18, 2022

It may depend on if the developers at Litchi think there will be enough M3E users who want their app to make it worthwhile? Litchi has a low price point and so surely relies to an extent on volume - but the M3E being more costly is likely to sell far fewer units....

Recoveryone · Dec 25, 2022

AMann said:
Well it already has been released and DroneDeploy is available for the M3E using the DJI RC Pro Enterprise smart controller, but it does not yet support autonomous RTK missions. Hopefully, Litchi is next when they get the SDK for it.

https://help.dronedeploy.com/hc/en-us/articles/8972902386711-Mavic-3-Enterprise

How is it that it won't fly autonomous mission when DD is exactly what it does?????

AMann · Dec 25, 2022

Recoveryone said:
How is it that it won't fly autonomous mission when DD is exactly what it does?????

Drone Deploy does a lot more than autonomous missions, but it only flew autonomous missions when they released a beta version for it back when I wrote this two months ago. I haven’t seen if it was released yet since then.

TonyPHX · Jan 1, 2023

Dronelink is fully onboard with the M3E and is doing great a feature implementation.

cinclodes · Mar 18, 2023

Whoa! I'm glad to have come across this discussion. I had been giving some thought to getting an M3E on the basis of claims that that drone is compatible with Litchi.

TonyPHX · Mar 20, 2023

cinclodes said:
Whoa! I'm glad to have come across this discussion. I had been giving some thought to getting an M3E on the basis of claims that that drone is compatible with Litchi.

I have checked the litchi forum a few times to see if they are being responsive to M3E requests, but it does not look like any traction as of the last time I checked. You were wise to check in here.