TX Pole User Manual
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Version 1
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Status
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ISSUED FOR USE
Document Number
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PRJ-TXP-MAN-002
3
Applications
3.1
Ground Control Station
The immediate application for the TX Pole is to set up a ground station for unmanned aircraft
applications were long range and reliable communications are a must.
In this scenario, the TX Pole will allow control of the aircraft from your computer or personal device
and at the same time display on your preferred software the telemetry data received from the aircraft.
In this section, the process is explained using Mission Planner for Windows and Tower for Android.
However, this process can be extrapolated to other software supporting Transmission Control
Protocol (TCP) or User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
Once the TX Pole is configured as described throughout section 2, connect your computer or smart
device to the configured Wi-Fi network; that is either the TX Pole Access Point or the linked network
when using the module as a station. Then open Mission Planner on your computer or Tower App on
your Android device and choose TCP or UDP and
press the button “CONNECT” as per
figure 11.
Parameters should start loading provided that the TX Pole is properly bond to the modem on the
aircraft (solid green LED) and both devices are powered up.
Figure 11
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Mission planner connection options
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When prompted, enter the IP address and port number in the pop-up boxes as shown in figure. Default
values in AP mode are IP
192.168.4.1,
TCP port number 23 and UDP 14550. After that, if properly
connected, telemetry data should be available, and the control software should run missions as
normal.
Ground
Control Station
Drone fitted
with RFD900x
900MHz
Wi-Fi
Figure 10 - Typical Application Diagram.
