MM with Litchi

RogerDH · Aug 17, 2020

jumpingbean said:
While there is considerable buzz about the waypoint feature of Litchi, or the lack of thereof, nobody seems to mention the added image control - contrast, saturation and sharpness. Mini has a nice baked-in profile, though a bit limited for color grading. With rolled back settings, you can get a much flatter picture with reasonable sharpness. Not a film look yet, but close enough!

Have you actually tried those on the Mini?

jumpingbean · Aug 17, 2020

RogerDH said:
Have you actually tried those on the Mini?

Indeed. The weather is not yet there to try it out, but I can see the difference those three values make on the preview. I’ll post an update once I can take off.

jofer2020 · Aug 17, 2020

RGS2010 said:
But only with Android, right?

I have red waypoints pro app in my android phone. Yes, Waypoints works on my mavic mini. But active track/follow me is not working

Agu_Caces · Aug 17, 2020

Hello guys! I hope you are having a great time flying with litchi. I have a pixel 4xl with android 10 and couldn't use litchi beta yet. It can't connect with dji servers.. Does it run on Android 10??

skrajnik · Aug 18, 2020

Does Litchi have options for controlling stick sensitivity?

jumpingbean · Aug 18, 2020

skrajnik said:
Does Litchi have options for controlling stick sensitivity?

Not at the moment, but that would be a much desired functionality.

jofer2020 · Aug 18, 2020

Kyle76 said:
I would be very excited about a focus mode for the Mini. Is this something you believe possible, or is that feature expected for higher-end models?

Red waypoint has POI that you can set every waypoints

Berche · Aug 30, 2020

[QUOTE = "dino9832, message: 1077244, membre: 130306"]
Juste une petite question, je ne voulais pas commencer un nouveau fil étant que celui-ci est déjà sur LITCHI.
Si je paie et installe la version bêta sur mon téléphone, devrais-je payer à nouveau pour l'installer sur ma tablette? Les deux sont Android.
Merci!
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Non si vous restez sur le même système d'exploitation (Android ou ios)

Berche · Aug 30, 2020

[QUOTE = "dropke, post: 1077107, membre: 15542"]
N'oubliez pas que DRONELINK Guys n'aime pas Android !!!
On the FLY fonctionne UNIQUEMENT AVEC une connexion Internet! c'est pourquoi je préfère LITCHI
et bientôt ils auront des WAYPOINTS aussi.
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Litchi moins stressant en cas de perte de connexion car il continue sa route alors que Dronelink déclenche le RTH qui peut être dangereux s'il est défini

maelstrom · Aug 30, 2020

Berche said:
Litchi moins stressant en cas de perte de connexion car il continue sa route alors que Dronelink déclenche le RTH qui peut être dangereux s'il est défini

The Mini will never be able to continue a waypoint mission without a signal (even with Litchi, if they eventually include that capability) as the waypoints are not stored onboard the drone. You will only ever get hover, land or RTH, depending on which you have selected.

RogerDH · Aug 30, 2020

Berche said:
[QUOTE = "dropke, post: 1077107, member: 15542"]
N'oubliez pas que DRONELINK Guys n'aime pas Android !!!
On the FLY fonctionne UNIQUEMENT AVEC une connexion Internet! c'est pourquoi je préfère LITCHI
et bientôt ils auront des WAYPOINTS aussi.

Litchi moins stressant en cas de perte de connexion car il continue sa route alors que Dronelink déclenche le RTH qui peut être dangereux s'il est défini
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If you lose the connection, continuing the mission without being able to see what's happening or abort the mission is the dangerous (and illegal) thing to do! Litchi now has an option to abort missions on loss of signal, and you really should use it. And BTW, the way Litchi works with other DJI drones, yes, the drone will continue to fly to the uploaded waypoints after loss of signal, but you won't get any camera or gimbal control commands executed at those waypoints -- those are sent when a waypoint is reached rather than being uploaded with the waypoints -- so saying that the "mission is continued" isn't entirely accurate, anyway, since just the flight path is.

Berche · Aug 30, 2020

[QUOTE = "RogerDH, message: 1090866, membre: 112941"]
Litchi moins stressant en cas de perte de connexion car il continue sa route alors que Dronelink déclenche le RTH qui peut être dangereux s'il est défini
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Si vous perdez la connexion, continuer la mission sans pouvoir voir ce qui se passe ou abandonner la mission est la chose dangereuse (et illégale) à faire! Litchi a maintenant une option pour abandonner les missions en cas de perte de signal, et vous devriez vraiment l'utiliser. Et BTW, la façon dont Litchi fonctionne avec d'autres drones DJI, oui, le drone continuera à voler vers les points de cheminement téléchargés après la perte du signal, mais vous n'obtiendrez aucune commande de contrôle de caméra ou de cardan exécutée à ces points de cheminement - ceux-ci sont envoyés quand un waypoint est atteint plutôt que d'être téléchargé avec les waypoints - ainsi dire que la "mission se poursuit" n'est pas tout à fait exact, de toute façon, puisque seule la trajectoire de vol l'est.
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Je sais tout cela, mais ce qui m'intéresse c'est que l'avion poursuive son chemin jusqu'au dernier wp même si certaines commandes ne sont pas exécutées. Cependant, l'enregistrement vidéo déclenché initialement se poursuit après la perte de connexion

Drone_The_Sky · Aug 31, 2020

I have tested almost all modes on Litchi with the Mini, I tracked a Kangaroo, Did follow me mode on a car and flew with VR Google's.
Litchi and the Mini are a good mix.
Here is the channel if you want to see the apps capabilities.

Drone The Sky

A channel devoted to providing drone lovers from around the world Tutorials, Videos and anything to do with all things droning. Why not come join our Faceboo...

bit.ly

RGS2010 · Sep 1, 2020

Drone_The_Sky said:
I have tested almost all modes on Litchi with the Mini, I tracked a Kangaroo, Did follow me mode on a car and flew with VR Google's.
Litchi and the Mini are a good mix.
Here is the channel if you want to see the apps capabilities.

Drone The Sky

A channel devoted to providing drone lovers from around the world Tutorials, Videos and anything to do with all things droning. Why not come join our Faceboo...

bit.ly

Great review, very nice detailed description and demonstration!

aeropic · Sep 1, 2020

skrajnik said:
Does Litchi have options for controlling stick sensitivity?

YES on some modes such as focus or track you can adjust stick sensitivity.

skrajnik · Sep 12, 2020

aeropic said:
YES on some modes such as focus or track you can adjust stick sensitivity.

Really ??!!?!
If so, I am buying the app ASAP !

aeropic · Sep 13, 2020

skrajnik said:
Really ??!!?!
If so, I am buying the app ASAP !

In fact it is really indirect, you can adjust the % of stick you introduce into focus or track motions...
But I don't think there is a calibration of sticks like on RC radios...

Repaid1 · Sep 13, 2020

RogerDH said:
Litchi moins stressant en cas de perte de connexion car il continue sa route alors que Dronelink déclenche le RTH qui peut être dangereux s'il est défini

If you lose the connection, continuing the mission without being able to see what's happening or abort the mission is the dangerous (and illegal) thing to do! Litchi now has an option to abort missions on loss of signal, and you really should use it. And BTW, the way Litchi works with other DJI drones, yes, the drone will continue to fly to the uploaded waypoints after loss of signal, but you won't get any camera or gimbal control commands executed at those waypoints -- those are sent when a waypoint is reached rather than being uploaded with the waypoints -- so saying that the "mission is continued" isn't entirely accurate, anyway, since just the flight path is.
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I have flown over 500 missions with Litchi and I have never found what you say to be the case. The entire mission Including waypoint and POI as well as gimbal angle, altitude changes, speed changes are all executed regardless of connection to aircraft. I can find no information to say they are not (Other than someone saying it doesn't) and I can attest multiple mission in the past are well out of any contact with my transmitter. Could you please link to your source of that info?

RogerDH · Sep 13, 2020

Repaid1 said:
I have flown over 500 missions with Litchi and I have never found what you say to be the case. The entire mission Including waypoint and POI as well as gimbal angle, altitude changes, speed changes are all executed regardless of connection to aircraft. I can find no information to say they are not (Other than someone saying it doesn't) and I can attest multiple mission in the past are well out of any contact with my transmitter. Could you please link to your source of that info?

In the Litchi Help for waypoints, in the section titled "Waypoint Gimbal Pitch," it says: "Litchi can control the gimbal pitch automatically during the mission, as long as the aircraft is within range of the remote controller."

With a quick search, I also found this thread on this forum. One user claimed that it didn't work on iOS but it did on Android, but I believe that was a misperception. Other users confirm that speed changes are also not executed when the connection is lost (which I had read about elsewhere, but I can't find the reference now).

EDIT: I also found another thread on this forum with a posting that says:

Litchi support replied today
The gimbal is controlled by Litchi (mobile device), if you lose signal, the gimbal's behavior is undefined.

Mitch · Oct 24, 2020

When planning a mission using Litchi back when I had a Mavic Pro Platinum there was the ability to calculate above ground level height at each waypoint. With virtual sticks and Dronelink, is that (above ground level at waypoint) also a feature?