ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MissionPlanner
Feature request: Add LTM support
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- C#
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Description
LTM support has been added to Ardupilot firmware recently. It‘s an ultimately lightweight telemetry protocol that allows to downlink the most vital flight data (position, attitude, status, navigation) at 1200 / 2400 baud while still providing update rates of 5-10 Hz.
Due to its design it is particularly suitable for long range downlink telemetry over AV audio, using a simple FSK modem, without the need for additional radio / HF components.
On the ground side, it is frequently used for antenna tracking or simple ground-based data display (Ground-OSD).
However, the list of GCSes that natively support LTM is somewhat limited, actually there’s only one linux-based app still being actively developed (mwptools) as to my knowledge (https://github.com/stronnag/mwptools).
Adding LTM support to MissionPlanner would allow for seamless integration of this streamlined telemetry protocol into the ardupilot environment.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing Mission Planner’s existing telemetry integrations and the LTM protocol as described in the issue, using mwptools as a reference for native LTM support. Done means Mission Planner integrates LTM with the ArduPilot environment and supports the described telemetry use cases; the issue does not name specific files or tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100