{"id":1586,"date":"2016-10-16T21:37:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T19:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/?page_id=1586"},"modified":"2018-05-10T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T09:49:44","slug":"ultimate-lrs-telemetry-on-taranis-01","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/ultimate-lrs-telemetry-on-taranis-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate LRS telemetry on Taranis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Introduction<\/h1>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible to use Ultimate LRS in combination with a laptop, tablet or smartphone to show the telemetry data, send commands or new waypoints. But many users wanted to display the telemetry directly on the LCD screen of their RC controller.<\/p>\n<h1>Mavlink to Taranis LCD, using Teensy<\/h1>\n<h2>How does it work<\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to see your telemetry data directly on the Taranis large LCD screen, without having to use a smartphone, tablet or laptop ?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s perfectly possible thanks to the\u00a0Teensy 3.2 firmware created by rcgroups user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcgroups.com\/forums\/member.php?u=593215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zs6buj<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It will translate mavlink received from ULRS into FrSky protocol. This protocol can in turn be interpreted by the Taranis thanks to OpenTX and yaapu&#8217;s script.<\/p>\n<h2>Screenshots<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7messages1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7messages1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7dual1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7dual1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x71.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x9dmessages1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x9dmessages1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x9ddual1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x9ddual1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x9d1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x9d1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Examples from yaapu&#8217;s github <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/yaapu\/FrskyTelemetryScript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here :<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7dual.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7dual.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7minmax.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"128\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7menupag2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7menupag2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7messages.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/x7messages.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Converting Mavlink to FrSky protocol<\/h2>\n<p>Until\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcgroups.com\/forums\/member.php?u=593215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zs6buj<\/a>\u00a0made a firmware for Teensy that converts Mavlink into FrSky Passthrough protocol.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcgroups.com\/forums\/showthread.php?2037442-Ultimate-LRS-40-km-APM-Telemetry-RC-link-for-54-%28using-2-OrangeRX-1W-TX%29\/page889#post39625056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his own words in the ULRS thread<\/a> :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So, for anyone interested, I&#8217;ve written a Mavlink to Passthrough converter firmware, which I run on a Teensy 3.2. It will also run on a cheap STM32F103 with a few little mods and an inverter.<\/p>\n<p>The beta version is here on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/zs6buj\/MavlinkToPassthru\/wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GitHub<\/a>. You need to build it and flash to the Teensy. I&#8217;ll add binaries when I get a chance. Note that this firmware is not yet properly tested, and any feedback on bugs or improvements will be welcome. Hope it&#8217;s useful to someone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The size of the Teensy allows to have it inside the OrangeRX case :<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gku58Gn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gku58Gn.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gku58Gn-510x383.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gku58Gn-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beta version is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/zs6buj\/MavlinkToPassthru\/wiki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gihub here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Displaying FrSky on the Taranis screen<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to proceed :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You&#8217;ll have to install OpenTX as firmware on your Taranis<\/li>\n<li>Then install yaapu&#8217;s lua script which is <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/yaapu\/FrskyTelemetryScript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. A &#8216;lua&#8217; script is a script that runs on top of OpenTX and brings additional features. You can think of it as a software running on top of an operating system. You can find more information about lua scripts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open-tx.org\/lua-instructions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Another Teensy based solution<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Several options using a Teensy are described by rcgroups user &#8216;athertop&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcgroups.com\/forums\/showthread.php?2037442-Ultimate-LRS-40-km-APM-Telemetry-RC-link-for-57-%28using-2-OrangeRX-1W-TX%29\/page629#post36555838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>This version converts from Mavlink into FrSky Sport protocol.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/main_screen11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/main_screen11.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/main_screen11-510x160.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/main_screen11-300x94.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Clooney82\/MavLink_FrSkySPort\/wiki\/2.4-Ultimate-LRS-Support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9439123-20-IMG_20161016_1503521-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"a9439123-20-img_20161016_1503521\" width=\"530\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9439123-20-IMG_20161016_1503521-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9439123-20-IMG_20161016_1503521-510x289.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9439123-20-IMG_20161016_1503521-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9439123-20-IMG_20161016_1503521-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Arduino pro mini based solution<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Another solution based on Arduino pro mini rather than Teensy is proposed by rcgroups user &#8216;JNJO&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcgroups.com\/forums\/showthread.php?t=2037442&amp;page=531#post35952606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcgroups.com\/forums\/showthread.php?t=2037442&amp;page=531#post35952606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9432365-23-DSC026201-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"a9432365-23-dsc026201\" width=\"530\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9432365-23-DSC026201-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9432365-23-DSC026201-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9432365-23-DSC026201-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itluxembourg.lu\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/a9432365-23-DSC026201-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For native mavlink on opentx 2.0 with 9x, 9xr, 9xr pro, taranis and taranis, here&#8217;s another interesting post from rcgroups user &#8216;geofrancis&#8217; : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcgroups.com\/forums\/showthread.php?t=2037442&amp;page=543#post36003346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction It&#8217;s possible to use Ultimate LRS in combination with a laptop, tablet or smartphone to show the telemetry data, send commands or new waypoints. 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