For all those who have purchased a Phantom 2 and ground station and are wondering why it is not working. It requires a firmware update that DJI has not made public yet.
Please be aware that your ground station is not broken. When you connect the air end to your phantom 2 and the BTU to your ground end, nothing will happen. The bluetooth device will have a red light but you will not be able to connect it to your iPad. This is not a problem. This is ok. Nothing will happen with your ground station until you update to the newest firmware (which is not out yet).
For those of you who are thinking about purchasing the ground station, this is what you need: http://1uas.com/DJI-IOS-Ground-Station- ... %20station
The above package also includes a mini iosd (and can bus hub which you will not need but should save for the future in case, never know) and if you already have this or do not need this, you can purchase this instead: http://1uas.com/2-4Ghz-Bluetooth-Data-L ... S%20ground
If you wish to connect everything in advance, you will connect the ground station air end directly to the can bus port on the leg. If you are using the mini iosd, you will connect the iosd to the can bus port and then connect the ground station air end to the can bus port on the mini iosd. The ground end is easy, connect the BTU to the can bus port on the ground end and connect the power connector to your power source. Most people wire it to a spare phantom battery but you can pick any sort of 12V power source that you wish. This is all you need to do.
Once the firmware update has been completed (once again this firmware is not available yet) you will update your phantom and the BTU will change from a red light to a green light. You will then be able to connect your iPad to the ground station and fly with waypoints. Until then your BTU will have a red light and it will not be detectable on your iPad.
Just relax and get used to flying the phantom with the TX. Get an understanding for heights, distances, and nose angle. A solid knowledge will help you fly better when you use the ground station.
Please be aware that your ground station is not broken. When you connect the air end to your phantom 2 and the BTU to your ground end, nothing will happen. The bluetooth device will have a red light but you will not be able to connect it to your iPad. This is not a problem. This is ok. Nothing will happen with your ground station until you update to the newest firmware (which is not out yet).
For those of you who are thinking about purchasing the ground station, this is what you need: http://1uas.com/DJI-IOS-Ground-Station- ... %20station
The above package also includes a mini iosd (and can bus hub which you will not need but should save for the future in case, never know) and if you already have this or do not need this, you can purchase this instead: http://1uas.com/2-4Ghz-Bluetooth-Data-L ... S%20ground
If you wish to connect everything in advance, you will connect the ground station air end directly to the can bus port on the leg. If you are using the mini iosd, you will connect the iosd to the can bus port and then connect the ground station air end to the can bus port on the mini iosd. The ground end is easy, connect the BTU to the can bus port on the ground end and connect the power connector to your power source. Most people wire it to a spare phantom battery but you can pick any sort of 12V power source that you wish. This is all you need to do.
Once the firmware update has been completed (once again this firmware is not available yet) you will update your phantom and the BTU will change from a red light to a green light. You will then be able to connect your iPad to the ground station and fly with waypoints. Until then your BTU will have a red light and it will not be detectable on your iPad.
Just relax and get used to flying the phantom with the TX. Get an understanding for heights, distances, and nose angle. A solid knowledge will help you fly better when you use the ground station.