@@rickgarner5496 yes, it works on the Skydroid H12. And yes, you will also have issues. Skydroid keeps it a secret how to connect to autopilot mavlink from an app installed on the device to the mavlink data available on the device. It is simply sad they cannot be honest about this. I have tested a workaround by installing a Bluetooth device inside the H12. This workaround is described in the Carp Pilot Pro user group on Facebook.

@@ArtE1789 Not exactly sure why it happens. I know for sure that some devices have issues (like experiences that my Android phone could not see the esp, but my Android tablet sitting right beside it could). Also have had trouble sometimes finding a WLAN SSID using my PC. Totally strange. If you have more questions and need to meet an arena where a lot of people use the ESP software and even the guy who wrote the code: Join the Carp Pilot user group on Facebook. It can be really hard to sort out technical matters in KZbin comments.

Ok danke für die schnelle antwort

@@Nature-bt5ip not that straight forward I think. The autopilot would have to directly control motor(s) and perhaps a separate rudder. I read some posts on electric outboard motors (like torqeedo) on the ardupilot discussion forum. Houseboat sounds heavy...

@@NS-niws i use standard fuses (flat) as also used in DC systems for cars. The number of amps depends on components in the boat. As I here use brushless ESCs I just added a 30A fuse. It breaks the positive wire between batteries and boat power distribution.

My boat Is 50A esc and battery 22000mah 6s How ampere should i use ? For the fuse

@@NS-niws i would use a 30A. Battery size irrelevant. And your ESC is on par with one i have in another boat, also use 30A fuse there.

@@MariuszT-c6y Yes you can use the AP with no RC transmitter at all. Even if you do add an RC receiver and have a transmitter you really do not need to use it. That's exactly what I do all the time. If you look at the video series for how to build a bait boat I used a remote transmitter from Skydroid (model T10). And I CAN use the transmitter. But I never do. I selected this transmitter because it can also transfer telemetry. What I do is to hang the T10 in the hook underneath the camera tripod. I then only use the app. The first few meters out from shore I use the on screen joystick to drive out. And back into shore. For driving to a spot to bait up I use i use goto function (tap a marker and it drives there). Or goto+ function (then it drives to the marker, baits up and returns home automatically). On an older boat I have wifi telemetry and a Flysky i6x remote. Years back I stopped using the transmitter. Never takes it out of the bag. I only use a tablet on a tripod. And I know several who simply removed their RC receiver. And also a professional builder who instead of using RC transmitter/receiver instead provides the customer a Bluetooth game controller. Works like a charm if you find the on screen joystick a bit too small. There is a video about that on the channel as well.

Thank you for your answers. This app simplifies a lot and reduces costs.👍

@@kennyvernieuwe6288 now just date. Adding an editable name us a good idea, not presently possible though. Future release for that.

@@PeterBehr82 if you have a pixhawk and a gps then Live mapping is by default possible, no need to do anything. This video is for the ones that think messing with a pixhawk autopilot is too difficult. The DT06 is also an easy to use device. But I truly hate it after buying no less than 14 and having problems with them all. For a straight forward wifi GPS only the solution presented here, and then please also look at the wifi GPS 2023 update that is ultra precise in the instructions, is truly the better option and surpasses the connector by a mile in quality. I have watched the logs received from the connector. It is a mess. Period.

​​@@TheCarpPilotHi, thanks for help, the DT06 was defective, didnt save the data...the Connector was very expensive but hes on my table i want to use him just cause i have him and i paid so much...but how to connect it. Its made for an other app and connected to the Pixhawk, i think it use the mavlink 2 protocol

@@der_biergaertner that adapter should work anyway. The other app uses mavlink 2, but that has to do with the two end points (the app in one end and the autopilot in the other). The link in between should generally not be relevant. If further questions on the matter then do visit the Facebook group for Carp pilot pro users where likely such questions can be guided more efficiently

@@151johny in Video number 5 I included a clip from another video after asking the author. And I also linked this video in the description. It is in German. But it is of fantastic quality showing you exactly how to modify that Raymarine. So check out video number 5 and you have a very precise instruction 🙂

@@Shapshapper if you want to use a game controller to control your baitboat it will need an autopilot. In this channel you find a 9 eposide video series showing you exactly (no nonsense, attention to detail instructions) on how to achieve that. Watch, follow and be successful 🙂

@@marom7949 I showed a module in video 3 that I have used a lot. Never let me down yet. But if every sample of your module gets destroyed after a short while my first and best guess would be a possible issue with the power supply.

@@TheCarpPilot I redid everything and now it works. And the mavlink was also a problem😅

@@Tehyic No, GPS sentences only. When the boat starts moving, the GPS will report direction of movement and then the Carp Pilot Pro app will show the boat icon direction accordingly.

@@TheCarpPilot I understand, thank you

@@fishingforfun3294 No. Usually I use a ublox based M10 GPS

@@sky_fpv7529 [email protected]

@@andreasoldiges7854 link to a sample parameter file that fits this boat as a glow using firmware 4.2.3 is in the description of video 7 (putting it all together). Note that as your boat is likely somewhat different then you will have to tweak setting and do additional tuning of autopilot driving before you are done.

Vielen Dank

The sound on the last part got terrible, microphone problems. So I had to re-generate the voice using AI. And sadly it picked up the app speaking as well and changed it. The app indeed speaks, but in another (Google style) voice like heard in the first part of the video.

@@TheCarpPilot hey man I’m trying to contact you. I have something I’d like to speak to you about. I believe it’s something you have knowledge on and I will pay you

Sure you can. But how to reach the mavlink data by internal UDP connection (within the H12 when the Carp Pilot Pro runs on the H12) is kind of a secret that Skydroid never revealed. Two known workarounds: There is a Chinese app developed by HEQ who uses the H12 for their drone. If you install this and run it, then Carp Pilot Pro can do UDP internally. But only for 30 minutes (which probably is the maximum flying time for that HEQ drone, my best guess). The second workaround is to install another bluetooth connection. I personally built in a HC06 internally in the H12. I found 3.3V and GND, and as it turns out the mini jack has the mavlink data available as serial data. Such a modification is not without risk. The way I did it was published in the Carp Pilot Pro User Group on facebook with pictures and description. The H12 screen is bright and clear. The screen size is a bit small to my taste. So I prefer to use the Skydroid T10 and a tablet on a tripod. I also have quite a collection of Android compatible game controllers and just released a video on how to use it and set it up. Especially one of the controllers (Ipega PG-9083s is high quality and can take large tablets - i managed to squeeze in my Galaxy tab 7+ which seems to be the limit).

@@neilgrant706 using wifi GPS offers a way to drive a boat using the radio transmitter but still utilize Carp Pilot Pro abilities for waypoints, depth map creation and so on. The Carp Pilot pro receives data for boat position and direction of travel. But it is no autopilot solution. To use the full autopilot capabilities you need a flight controller (most users select a pixhawk 2.4.8, like the Radiolink Pixhawk, but more than 50 models that work are available). And then you must install the Rover version of the ardupilot firmware on it. As explained in video #2 in the video series for how to build a bait boat. Other autopilot software than ardupilot is not supported.

@@TheCarpPilot thx buddy so can the pixhawk replace the motherboard to do all jobs like power motors open doors lights etc ?

@@neilgrant706 Of course it can. As demoed in the build bait boat video series. I have 5 bait boats using ardupilot. Full autopilot. Controlling hook releases, bait tray trap doors, light with/without dimmer, turning cameras on/off and so on. In the video series, episode 1 explains some basic power principles. In episode 2 the pixhawk is set up. In episode 3 some additional (optional) equipment is talked about. Like I personally prefer to have an easy to access USB socket to be able to upgrade the autopilot in the future. Then some episodes focusing on boat building, config of ESCs and so on. Finalizing the setup in the later episodes and my first test drive for the boat in France (first time ever using it - even got some nice carp).

@@TheCarpPilot thank you again very helpful

@@philgoodman1392 if another GCS can use it (say Mission Planner or QGC) then yes.

@@philgoodman1392 make sure to set the serial port you physically connect to to use protocol mavlink1 (if you use the telem1 port then set SERIAL1_PROTOCOL to value 1). If thereafter you can connect with say mission planner then the Carp pilot pro will also be able to connect. Using Bluetooth in your case. Carp pilot pro will ask you to choose an already paired Bluetooth connection. And remember afterwards. If you selected the wrong Bluetooth then I settings select to forget the default device and then you can try again.

Not really sure what settings you are asking for. And anyway it is better to join the Carp Pilot Pro user group on Facebook for detailed questions, KZbin comments section is not very well fit for such purposes

The motors I built and the ESC I used in the video about building a bait boat: See video 1. In that video I used a spitzt motor. The ESC you can use, but the motor should e of a slightly bigger size. If I remember correctly you need a motor with a 5 mm shank. Maybe join the Carp Pilot Pro user group on Facebook instead. Well above 1000 members with the same interests, they likely have more thoughts on this than I (also a collection of RT4 users there).

Send email to [email protected].

The video 1 description says a lot about the parts. For the autopilot and which is the critical purchase you will not go wrong if you buy the Pixhawk and the SE100 GPS from Radiolink. They also have a good documentation for the pixhawk available for download from their website. Visit: radiolink.com.cn/doce/pixdistributors.html For more such questions, KZbin comments are not very efficient. The Facebook Group "Carp Pilot Pro user group" is better.

Never tested max range. According to spec it is around 5 km. But that is only relevant for drones, boats over water cannot get the same distances. I believe I heard around 800 meters in real life.

@@TheCarpPilot cheers buddy

USB is neither serial1 or serial2 (at least on a regular pixhawk they are labeled TELEM1 and TELEM2), while the USB connection is serial0. Change SERIAL0_PROTOCOL to 1 and try again. If you have a bluetooth adapter connected (not sure which as you do not say anything about it) then there should be no problem if you connect it to the matching sockets for serial1 or serial2. Perhaps check the mateksys documentation to ensure that you have the correct port selected. One tip: At least using Skydroid T10 - if you have already connected using say the PC, make sure to disconnect the originally connected device first. On T10 I have experienced I also needed to restart the transmitter before it accepted another device to connect. KZbin comments are no good for support. You should consider joining the "Carp Pilot Pro user group" on Facebook (around 1000 members there already, some of which are also very competent on bait boats and autopilots).

The parameters i have uploaded for another video in the series are made for 4.2.3. And I also do 4.2.3 in this video. The settings I add generally should still be correct in the newer versions. But for 4.5.1, the tuning of driving and turning has changed significantly (baptised "SCurve"). Meaning that using my parameters for 4.2.3 (directly from a file) will not work as the tuning performed is no longer a valid tuning. As long as you find the same parameters when you try to set them then they are still valid. As for tuning in 4.5.1 there is a luascript called autotune. This you can upload to the pixhawk and get great help in the tuning efforts (prior to version 4.4, tuning was always a manual task and could be a bit challenging). That is the great news for anyone installing this recent 4.5.1 version.

@@TheCarpPilot this is great, tell me where to find this Luascript Autotune? How to download and configure it?

@@TheCarpPilot Do you have a video on setting up 4.5.1?

@@fishingforfun3294 i never tried 4.5.1, so there is no video made by me. It is more or less the same though. I made a typo. The script is not called autotune, it is called quicktune. I never tried it as the boats are already tuned manually. But if you look here, in the overview of tuning, and scroll a little down you will find a section about quicktune: ardupilot.org/rover/docs/rover-tuning-process.html Follow the documentation. The script must be uploaded to your pixhawk. And then you need to know how to use it. Instructions and downloads are all linked from the page I referred to.

Two options, tried both. No favorite: 1. By cutting out a middle section and keeping the connector: Here you should practice using the cut-off middle section before soldering your result. You must make sure to carefully peel back metal film and plastic film on each end. Then remove protection and solder one wire at a time. And finally reapply the metal and plastic wrapping. I also added a shrink tube with glue outside to protect from moisture. By reapplying all protection in the same order you should keep the shielding and avoid to get a spot in the cable vulnerable for EMI from other electronics in the boat. 2. Here you need some guide. Colors and pins are described in a picture on the facebook Carp Pilot Pro user group. What you do is to desolder the socket from the main board. Then you cut the cable to the desired lenght (allow some extra length so you can correct a mistake by starting over). Remove protection for 4-5 cm of the outer cable, then remove isolation of 0.5 cm and then solder the wires into their respective holes where the socket once was placed. Here you must take great care not to break the red and black wire for the transducer as these are very thin and brittle.

Either cut off the mid section. And then splice the ends together. When doing so great care to recreate the various shielding is needed (peeling back various metal and plastic shielding, then solder each wire, finally put shielding back). I found it useful to practice a bit on the mid section I had cut off. Or, desolder the socket from the board. Cut transducer cable and solder wires directly. Fairly straightforward if you know how to desolder. But note that some wires are thin and makes the job a bit more difficult (in particular the red and black power wire for the transducer). There is a drawing showing how the different wire colors match the pin holes on the board available in the Facebook user group for Carp Pilot Pro.

For the video, a radiolink pixhawk was used. The similar model you usually find (on let's say Ali express) is named as model 2.4.8. This model was great back in 2014-ish. Nowadays regarded entry level. And with the recent ardupilot 4.4 release we saw the first evidence that it has become dated. In 4.4 version you can run a lua script that helps you tune the autopilot. A task that is fairly straight forward to do manually if you carefully follow guides, but still not considered an easy task. Anyway: The pixhawk 2.4.8 does not get this script. It simply does not have the power to run it. So it is a clear indication that it's days are numbered. But seen aside from the tuning help it is a great piece of hardware for bait boats and likely will stay this way for many years to come.

Thank you so much for the fast response. I had one other question, I have a dual motor esc 40x2 40A per motor so to say. With this esc I can drive and steer with just one of the stick. Is a dual esc also fit for autopilot or do I need 2 separate esc’s? Kind regards!

@@benjaminmans4360 i believe you will need two individual ESC. Ardupilot controls one per channel (default ch 1 for left and ch 3 for tight motor). The mixing needed to make one stick control both throttle and steering is handled automatically.

A combination of glues. I have built many boats using Tec7. But it dries a bit slow, and does not hold well until dried. And some more to be aware of as well (see below). Say the vertical attachment of a battery holder to the side of the boat. Using Tec7 it would slowly slide down and thus needs support until glue dries. At the same time it stays formable for longer. And is more forgiving (allows more time) to make a nice looking seal around the edge when gluing upper/lower hull together. And I used Tec7 for that purpose only. One more con with Tec7: I make some thick seals to firmly hold the propeller tube at the hole of the hull. If you use Tec7 for this then you should add the glue in multiple layers. I have found that a thick, one time layer will result in the inner core around the tube never really gets solid. When I rebuilt a boat after a month, and also removed the tubes, the glue around parts of the tube was still soft and sticky. To make stuff stick more instantly (even before drying) and ease the build process there are better glues. Like Bostik Superstick. Name describes its abilities well I think.

If you have a wifi booster on your dragonfly you make yourself a wifi GPS like described in this video. Use the image that fits boats with a wifi echosounder (which your Raymarine Pro5 indeed is): kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4ayc52YfK1oa80si=xLk5Qsx-zTdMFA_c The difference with wifi GPS compared to a pixhawk: The pixhawk is an autopilot and thus more convenient as the boat can do more for you, your hands are free to care for rod and reel. That said, implementing a wifi GPS only is way easier, faster and less expensive to implement. But you do need to use the remote transmitter. Like in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaiTgpVnrKqHnqcsi=9sEzTXenE938RYUO In the last video I demonstrate using a boat with a Raymarine Pro 5 built in. So this is exactly what to expect.

Did you activate the premium ability to use wifi echosounder and also select Raymarine as option among echosounder choices? You should really join the Carp Pilot Pro user group on Facebook, KZbin Video comments is not a good way to ask for support...

@@TheCarpPilot yes, I have the premium version and can choose Raymarine at fish finders, but it doesn't work. I will join the Facebook group

Yes you can

The video is a bit dated. Since then the app is updated, start boat and remote and connect the app. Then, when you select a button and go into settings then move your stick or your switch to max on and max off. And then the app will recognize the channel and it's max/min values. When I developed this part it was with the RT4 in mind as this was also the boat I had at that time. Carplounge uses small micro controllers with their own branded sticker, but the controllers are regular PS4AT. Short up or down then on and off. Long hold (more than 0.8 sec) the other function. Also these controllers, or rather what they control, do not tolerate to long in their on position. In particular, letting the hook releases be on for a prolonged time (like 30+ sec) and the item tends to get destroyed along with the micro controller. Afterwards everything tends to be total disaster (items must be replaced). There should be no problem to use rc1 as long as this channel is not used for either steering or throttle. The app does not use rc16 so I cannot say why this should be an issue. Make sure the setting for servo1_function is not 0. I personally set them to 1 in order to let the rc pass thru. This is also a good setting for servo buttons. To support short vs long press then make multiple buttons and make them momentary. Set short momentary hold period, like 0.5 sec max for short press and 1.5 sec for long press to match. All answers above assume you do not have a boat with an APM autopilot. This is old and outdated hardware and cannot support dual use of transmitter and app (and a lot of other stuff APM also does not support). You should join the Carp pilot pro user group on Facebook. Much better place to get help than in KZbin comments.

I bought it together with the hull as a kit. It came tith all the right lengths and connectors to fit the boat. Not easy to build something like that for any boat...

At the moment this zoom runs at app start to home you in where you most likely sit down to enjoy the hobby: Where you are, or where the mission/boat is when connected. And right now there is no setting made available to disable that. Such a setting can obviously be made. To quickly find another area you may of course already now use two-fingers on map to zoom in/out. Use the map search function to find whatever you want. Or select any depth map you made and instantly have the app zoom in on that. If I should make such an option to disable map zoom - what should Google Maps then look at? Europe at a given altitude, some km up in the air? Google maps actualy needs to look at "something"... If you have ideas for improvement you are welcome to joint the Carp Pilot Pro suppport group on Facebook. KZbin video comments are not a good "forum" to discuss ideas for app changes.

The app is designed to use autopilot. But in 2022 we also extended it so you can get by with just using a GPS. And this video shows how to make such a wifi GPS in order to use the app. You should look at the 2023 video as it includes more detailed information, including how to properly clean the ESP in case it came with some software when you bought it or if you made a mistake and need to flash it again. The Carp Pilot Pro app is low cost (approx 5 Euro), this you need to pay to use this app. Obviously. Considering what you get to support your bait boat use it is a steal.

In the video series I used this (and also used the same some years back with a Deeper): www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006292467945.html

The depth map is formatted as a KMZ and can be used directly in Google Earh (as an example). Just use the built in file manager and share the file by (as an example) email to use it other places than within the app