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Old 10-04-2016 | 05:38 PM
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I am new to the RC world. I have a few drones (IRIS and Phantoms) but this will be my first RC. SX10 crawler I believe.

So the question is, my friend is an avid RCer and we are talking LiPos, on the drones I can see my battery status on the control screen (my phone for the Phantoms)

Can this be done with an RC? Add a camera to the RC and stream live to a screen or phone and have battery readouts on the screen as well? I have a crashed IRIS+ that I can steal parts from and a Black pearl monitor I can use?
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Old 10-04-2016 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by krazjon
I am new to the RC world. I have a few drones (IRIS and Phantoms) but this will be my first RC. SX10 crawler I believe.

So the question is, my friend is an avid RCer and we are talking LiPos, on the drones I can see my battery status on the control screen (my phone for the Phantoms)

Can this be done with an RC? Add a camera to the RC and stream live to a screen or phone and have battery readouts on the screen as well? I have a crashed IRIS+ that I can steal parts from and a Black pearl monitor I can use?
You might be better off looking at radios with telemetry built in. I'd assume voltage level would be one of the available sensors.

That in itself may be overkill. Most ESCs should have a cutoff feature that will cut power when the voltage drops too low. There are also voltage alarms with LEDs and buzzers which may be sufficient. How much detail do you actually need?
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Old 10-04-2016 | 09:29 PM
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You can add an Immersion EZOSD and hook it up to an FPV camera and video transmitter and see it on a monitor as opposed to a phone.
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Old 10-05-2016 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by gigaplex
You might be better off looking at radios with telemetry built in. I'd assume voltage level would be one of the available sensors.

That in itself may be overkill. Most ESCs should have a cutoff feature that will cut power when the voltage drops too low. There are also voltage alarms with LEDs and buzzers which may be sufficient. How much detail do you actually need?
I did see some of the alarms, and will probably get some either way. I will definitely want a live view stream to a monitor or phone so I figured if it was easy I would like to be able to see battery levels as well, but its not a huge deal.
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Old 10-05-2016 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by trigger
You can add an Immersion EZOSD and hook it up to an FPV camera and video transmitter and see it on a monitor as opposed to a phone.

I saved the link, thanks. A little more pricy than I wanted but its def a good option if it comes down to it.
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