I so hope to be wrong, but they may not allow waypoints anymore from this point forward, except on their more enterprise/pro line of drones. Changing times, liability bs. People like to assume that if you spend crazy amounts of money on a drone, then you're more "responsible" than the regular ol masses.
The Mavic Mini SDK was released today...
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Litchi won't support waypoints, but the Dronelink app will with no help from the SDK, and it appears to be a very nice system. Until today, I hadn't looked at what DJI offers for waypoints in DJI GO for most of their drones, but it turns out that it's pretty much a piece of crap -- you have to fly to each waypoint to set it, and I've seen more powerful camera control in $100 drones -- so even if DJI put that junk in DJI Fly for the Mini, we'd be wanting something better. Now I understand why Litchi is so popular for those drones.
As @RogerDH mentioned, Dronelink may be the solution to this. This from the Dronelink support site: Upgrade to DJI Mobile SDK 4.13 (with Mavic Mini support). The mission (with waypoints) is stored in the app rather than the drone and apparently works by sending commands to the drone in flight. This could be a game changer for the Mini.
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This dronelink app looks amazing
I just bought a basic license
I hope MM can use it soon, otherwise one of my next drones should be able to .
I just bought a basic license
I hope MM can use it soon, otherwise one of my next drones should be able to .
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For those that are frustrated with the lack of waypoint support for the Mavic Mini, you should definitely give Dronelink a look.
Outside of the fact that it's incredibly powerful, it uses its own flight controller will make it the only solution that will provide what you're looking for.. Only $20 and will give you a ton of additional things in addition to just waypoints.
The team has been very focused recently on some larger enterprise deals (which will only further help those that learn to use it), but released Mavic Mini support due to requests from existing DL users.
Here is the link to learn more and sign up.
Here are the how-to videos from the site as well.
www.youtube.com
Outside of the fact that it's incredibly powerful, it uses its own flight controller will make it the only solution that will provide what you're looking for.. Only $20 and will give you a ton of additional things in addition to just waypoints.
The team has been very focused recently on some larger enterprise deals (which will only further help those that learn to use it), but released Mavic Mini support due to requests from existing DL users.
Here is the link to learn more and sign up.
Here are the how-to videos from the site as well.
Dronelink
The drone industry has stalled when it comes to flight automation. It's time for a modern, connected, component-centric approach to autonomous missions. Are ...
www.youtube.com
I watched all the tutorials -- Dronelink is awesome! (And don't even think about jumping into the UI without watching the tutorials! This is not your grandfather's mission planner; it has a unique approach that's very powerful.)For those that are frustrated with the lack of waypoint support for the Mavic Mini, you should definitely give Dronelink a look.
Outside of the fact that it's incredibly powerful, it uses its own flight controller will make it the only solution that will provide what you're looking for.. Only $20 and will give you a ton of additional things in addition to just waypoints.
The team has been very focused recently on some larger enterprise deals, but released Mavic Mini support due to requests from existing DL users.
Here is the link to learn more and sign up.
Here are the how-to videos from the site as well.
Dronelink
The drone industry has stalled when it comes to flight automation. It's time for a modern, connected, component-centric approach to autonomous missions. Are ...
Kyle76
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I watched several videos last night. So, Dronelink works with the Mini right now? How bad is it if you briefly lose connection while flying, which happens to me sometime? Does it immediately RTH or wait a few seconds for connection to be regained?
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The list in the link below doesn't include the Mini just now, so expect they've yet to add in support for it:
What are the system requirements?
Dronelink is supported across a variety devices and operating systems, but can be a resource intensive application (learn more). For the best experience and results, we recommend using modern hardw...
support.dronelink.com
Also some info on what happens when you lose connection:
What happens if the drone loses connection?
DJI drones have a connection fail-safe setting that allows you to configure the behavior of the drone in the event that you lose connection. The options are hover in place, return to home, and auto...
support.dronelink.com
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Hang tight on full test Mini support - I don't have a MIni -but was told that it was updated to support it. I personally want to test it to make sure it works We are doing final testing on it and will post here..
As far as RTH kick in, , it's the same as if you were flying with DJI Go. If it loses connection, it tries to regain connection and then RTH is activated...
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The list in the link below doesn't include the Mini just now, so expect they've yet to add in support for it:
What are the system requirements?
Dronelink is supported across a variety devices and operating systems, but can be a resource intensive application (learn more). For the best experience and results, we recommend using modern hardw...
Also some info on what happens when you lose connection:
What happens if the drone loses connection?
DJI drones have a connection fail-safe setting that allows you to configure the behavior of the drone in the event that you lose connection. The options are hover in place, return to home, and auto...
Need to clarify....
I personally don't have a mini so I have tested it -- yet.. Got some of our testers doing that now. The Android APKs are being uploaded now - so they should be ready for testing and use.. Looking for feedback now.
The IOS version was submitted yesterday - needs apple approval.
More to come.
Apologize for the pre-announcement, I thought we had some users already test it, but haven't got there yet.
Wonder if Litchi is working on the same app-based waypoint idea? He actually has been pretty lax lately. Guess I'm just hoping maybe he's got something dronelink-like up his sleeve. Has anyone happened to write him about it? Especially since so many of us have a Litchi license, and I don't see dronelink offering any discount codes to mavicpilots members (which would definitely make me purchase one btw if you're listening 
I would say that to add mission capability to the Mini for $20 is a bargain.
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Unfortunately, $20 per month for anything other than pure recreation. That price point does make it pretty easy to try, though.
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It's $20/month for commercial drone pilots.
It's $20 one time for consumers.. (But you're getting the core functionality unlimited that you want)
If you're using it to make money, $20/month shouldn't be an issue. I'd also assume that most people that are using Mini's are probably using it for fun. Really need too upgrade to start driving better commercial content.
I suspect that most people with the Mini are recreational users so the one-off cost would apply.
Litchi currently costs $22.99. That looks like being for an app which doesn't give missions (waypoints) which would primarily be what I'm looking for.
What’s better litchi or hammer, assuming they both are working on the sdk integration for the mm.
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