Initial doubts

Navio / Edge Getting started
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Hi guys, I’m starting on the great world of Raspberry and Navio+.
And I have the follow doubt: Is it possible to send commands from the Raspberry to the Navio+ without transmission Radio?
For exemple: Can I programar a python script to send commands to the quad to go forward, stop, go up and so on? Is it possible?
My intention is build a autonomo drone. Can I do this with Navio+ ?

Thanks,
Warley R. Mendes

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Hello Warley,

Yes, it is possible to control APM without RC transmitter. APM accepts MAVLink commands, which can be used to set waypoints and even RC control overrides. Also, there’s a a great tool for this called MAVProxy which is written in Python.

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Hi mikhailavkhimenia, thanks for your reply.
Then I will buy a Navio+ to start my studies.

Thanks,
Warley R. Mendes

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Hey @warleymendes I’m also a bit new here… I’m also working on an autonomous drone… For you inital set up this can help:
http://docs.emlid.com/Navio-APM/configuring-raspberry-pi/
http://docs.emlid.com/Navio-APM/installation-and-running/

Here is an interesting post on how to control your drone with a joystick via 4G…
http://uavmatrix.com/Blog/38

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For safety sake I suggest @CavP28 @warleymendes both have transmitters as backup. Autonomous commands are easy, once everything is tuned and dialed in. Good luck pid tuning APM with a playstation remote. Even once your dialed in stuff still goes wrong and when it does you will want a transmitter to reel your months of work and effort back in to a safe landing.

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