Introducing Copilot Control

You can now create and send custom messages (and more!)

• Create and send messages with any available GPS data
• Create and send messages by using your own sensors (via I2C, ADC)
• Send up to 5 custom messages in every 10 minute window

Overview

Copilot Control makes makes these new features available, and the Enhanced Telemetry Dashboard will automatically graph and tabulate the data you send.

In addition to lots of documentation explaining the details, there is a Walkthrough that covers the basics in a front-to-back example.

This new functionality does not change the way you use Jetpack today.

Continue to use Jetpack as you have, and use the additional functionality if/when you like.

Maiden Flight

Here (link) is the maiden flight of the new system, using both a BME280 and BMP280, sending 2 custom messages within each 10 minute window, following Basic Telemetry.

Sensors

In addition to raw I2C support, a small (but growing) number of sensors are natively supported (eg BMP280, BME280, etc) to get you off the ground faster.

BMP280 native support example

// Create an instance of the sensor
let sensor = new BMP280(0x77)

// Extract data - no direct I2C required!
sensor.GetPressureMilliBars()

Jetpack Downloads

Jetpack Software in beta.

See the beta Copilot Control download in the Downloads section.

Dashboard

Dashboard in beta after a complete re-write from scratch. Not all prior funcitonality has been implemented yet (but mostly has).

The new dashboard takes the place of the old dashboard.

For the moment, there is a "dashboard_old" page which exist while the new dashboard is still in beta.

All existing bookmarks continue to work with the new dashboard.

Feedback

Please share any questions/comments/etc on the forum.

Hoping to strike the right balance of features and simplicity/clarity. Helpful if areas for improvement can be identified.

Also there are undoubtedly bugs and missing (or desired) features, share those, too.