Recruit Wing with PX4, Pi Zero, GSM Hat, and DroneKit

At this point I'm not entirely certain if it can be done, but wanted to document the process as I go. The GitBook referenced throughout this video can be found here:

and here are the key chapters in the video. Thanks for following along.

00:00 - Introduction
01:47 - Imaging Pi Zero
02:30 - Headless networking setup
04:05 - SSH into Pi Zero
04:45 - Updating Pi Zero packages
05:00 - Configure Pi Zero for serial communication
06:50 - Communication with Waveshare GSM hat using Picocom
08:23 - AT commands for SMS with Waveshare GSM hat
11:38 - Python verification
11:52 - Installing pip and Python dev tools
12:24 - Installing DroneKit
13:11 - Send SMS with Python and Waveshare GSM hat
14:33 - Pi Zero wiring with Pixfalcon
15:55 - Running DroneKit on Pi Zero
18:23 - Conclusion

[davwing]

Welcome
I have been waiting for a long long time.

[bharathraj]

Welcome back.. I’ve been following you from the Naza lite days.. greetings from India 🇮🇳

[JR-kkce]

Great video. I really appreciate your videos because they push the technology to new limits and purposes.

[SAMETELMACI]

greattt, ı want know this thing, ı hope

[nickkirastoulis]

awesome video. have you heard of the android app andruav or drone engage? it allows you to connect an android phone to your flight controller and also use the phone camera for fpv over 4g. andruav and drone engage work together, but drone engage would allow you to use a raspberry pi and 4g module instead of a phone.

[azimyth]

Great video! Any update on whether or not you were able to get it working for streaming Mavlink? Or was there not a way to get past the simple AT command structure?

[fbwa]

Thanks a lot. Got into the same trap )) IoT isn’t enough and had to switch to OpenHD and network device. Waiting for OpenHD 3.0 where you can basically use PiZero with an LTE modem via Mavlink you can control/receive video and other cool stuff :) Rpanion is a good alternative with VPN but no OSD and slow video but supports Mavlink out of the box.