Connecting Drones for Automatic Media Sync
Wifi notes:
- Leave the controller off when attempting to use wifi for media sync (the controller will hog the drone wifi radio if on)
- Plug the drone into a power supply and then it will try to connect to wifi
- Breathing green lights = searching for network
- Solid green lights = successfully connected to wifi (should take less than 1 minute to connect)
- Flashing amber lights (on the S2's only) = failed to connect to wifi
- Monitor the connection/upload status on Skydio cloud
- If you attempt to use wifi media sync and it fails please let me know. We are trying to keep track of this to help troubleshoot the issue.
Using Ethernet for Media Sync:
We can use a USB-C to Ethernet adapter to connect the drone to the internet for media sync. I tested it and it seems to work well. Here are the steps to use it:
- Make sure the drone has a fully charged battery (as this process will not charge the drone during upload)
- Power on the drone and let it run through it's precheck (blue lights start breathing)
- Connect the drone to ethernet using the following adapter (sourced from IT. I am leaving this one with the Richard's X3 drone)
- Go to Skydio Cloud to monitor the connection
- You should see the drone connect in less than a minute
- The drone light remains breathing blue so the only way to know that the connection is working is by monitoring it in the Skydio Cloud
Matthew Hasbrouck
Process Automation Engineer
Nucor Steel West Virginia
29618 Huntington Road
Apple Grove, WV 25502
(304) 973-1280
matthew.hasbrouck@nucor.com